Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Høgskulen på Vestlandet

Basic information


National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Initial institutional accreditation
    gives universities and colleges certain rights to award national degrees or diplomas.
  • Programme accreditation
    required for non-accredited university colleges on all levels and for university colleges or specialised university institutions that wish to establish a new doctoral or master programme outside their doctoral fields.
  • Audit
    carried out at least once in 8 years. The right to self-accredit programmes is conditional upon a positive evaluation of the higher education institution's internal QA system (audit).
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Norway

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

This report does not have a validity period, but it is older than 6 years and thus considered part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Periodic review of institutional quality assurance practices, Sogn og Fjordane University College
This report does not have a validity period, but it is older than 6 years and thus considered part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Periodic review of institutional quality assurance practices, Stord/Haugesund University College

Programme level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive Joint programme
Maritime Operations (degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master of Science
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
  • Joint programme with