Contact us
Here you will find phone numbers and addresses.
Recently edited : 27. November 2025Contact Information
Email: post@hkdir.no
Phone: 55 30 38 00
Opening hours for the switchboard: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Postal address:
The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills
P.O. Box 1093
5809 Bergen
Christmas 2025
The switchboard will be closed from December 24, 2025, through January 1, 2026. During Christmas 2025, our services have the following opening hours:
- Prøvetelefonen (phone, chat and email) (Tests in Norwegian language and Social studies, and the Norwegian citizenship test) – closed from December 22 to January 5
- Samordna opptak and Recognition of foreign education – phone service closed from December 23 to January 4
- Karriereveiledning.no opening hours:
- Dec 22 to Dec 23: 09:00–17:00
- Dec 24–26: closed
- Dec 29 to Dec 30: 10:00–14:00
- Dec 31 to Jan 1: closed
- Jan 2: 10:00–14:00
- Extended opening hours from Monday, Jan 5.
Invoice information
In Norway, electronic Peppol PEPPOL BIS invoice is mandatory.
To send e- invoice you need following information:
- Organization number with landcode: 0192: 974788985
- Reference Code in the tag Invoice/buyerRefernce
- Reference Code starts with 1650 and 4 to five letters.
For more information see: How to send an e-invoice
Recognition of foreign education
Do you have questions about the recognition of foreign education? Use our contact form to find answers. In the form, you can also ask questions if you don't find the answers. To the contact form.
The phone line is staffed on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
Phone: 21 49 56 09
The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service
For questions about registration of an application, foreign education, deadlines and procedures, use our contact form.
The phone line is staffed on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 PM to :00 PM. In the meantime, you can use our contact form.
Phone: 21 49 56 09
Tests in Norwegian language and Social studies, and the Norwegian citizenship test
If you have questions about your own test or registration, you need to contact your test centre.
We can answer general questions about the tests. The opening hours for the phone and chat service is Monday–Thursday 10:00h–12:00h and 12:30h–14:30h.
Phone: 40 63 17 35
Website for candidates
Candidates who are taking tests in Norwegian, social studies, or the Citizenship Test will find everything they need to know about the tests and registration at the website: prove.hkdir.no