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Recognition authorities

There are a number of competent authorities in Norway that recognise foreign education.

Directorate for Building Quality (Direktoratet for byggkvalitet)

Phone number:

+47 22 47 56 00

Directorate for Civil Protection (Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap – DSB)

Phone number:

+47 33 41 25 00

Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse)

Phone number:

+47 21 02 18 60

Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi)

Phone number:

+47 24 16 88 00

Directorate of Mining (Direktoratet for mineralforvaltning)

Phone number:

+47 73 90 46 00

Website:

Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet)

Phone number:

+47 22 93 98 00

National Library of Norway

E-mail:

nb@nb.no

Phone number:

+47 23 27 60 00

National Police Directorate (Politidirektoratet)

Phone number:

+47 23 36 41 00

Website:

Norwegian Communications Authority (Nasjonal kommunikasjonsmyndighet)

Phone number:

+47 22 82 46 00

Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljødirektoratet)

Phone number:

+47 73 58 05 00

Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet)

Phone number:

+47 22 40 00 00

Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet)

Phone number:

+47 73 19 97 00

Norwegian Mapping Authority (Kartverket)

Phone number:

+47 32 11 80 00

Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen)

Phone number:

+47 22 07 30 00

Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat)

E-mail:

nve@nve.no

Phone number:

+47 22 95 95 95

Supervisory Council for Legal Practice (Tilsynsrådet for advokatvirksomhet)

Phone number:

+47 22 00 75 00