Statutes and regulations

The essential elements in the legal framework for the University of Bergen are as follows:

• Act relating to universities and university colleges

Regulations from the Ministry of Education and Research:

• Regulations concerning quality assurance and quality development in higher education and tertiary vocational education  (see also annotations to the regulation)
• Regulations on degrees and professional education programmes,
  protected titles and nominal length of study at universities and university
  colleges
• Regulations concerning Requirements for Master's Degrees
• Forskrift om ansettelse og opprykk i undervisnings- og forskerstillinger ("Regulations on employment and promotion in teaching and research positions")

Regulation from the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT):

• Regulations on the supervision and control of the quality of Norwegian higher education (studietilsynsforskriften)

UiB regulations:

• Regulations concerning admissions, studies, assessments and degrees at the University of Bergen.