The Ambiguous Quality Agenda in Norwegian Higher Education Policies

Quality has been a ubiquitous issue in European higher education policy over the last decade. In country after country the issue of higher education quality has been raised, and consequently reforms to ensure and develop quality have been implemented. In Norway, quality as a focal point in higher education policy appeared rather late as compared to other European countries. Specific policies and efforts directed to assuring quality of Norwegian higher education were proposed in 2001, but the debate on quality had been initiated twelve years earlier. Looking specifically on the latest policies on higher education, quality has become the overarching theme, reflected for instance in the name the government gave its latest policy document on higher education, "the quality reform."

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