The guidelines include establishment of all new yearly programmes and degree-programmes, including executive master's degrees offered as commissioned or self-financed studies
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The process leding up to establishment includes:
a) Application approval for new yearly studies and degree programmes
| Responsibility | Rector |
| Participants | The faculty boards, dean, department council, and head of department. |
| Purpose | Decision regarding application approval and development of new degree programme based on assessments regarding societal needs, strategy and action plans, competency- and reseource assessments. |
| Documentation | Application document from department/institute, minutes from faculty board and decision of the dean. |
b) Handling at faculty level
| Responsibility | Dean |
| Participants | The faculty board, dean, department council and head of department. |
| Time | Deadline for submission to the education committee and the board: august 7th. |
| Purpose | Final decision regarding whether the progamme should apply for accreditation and establishment.Final finish of application |
| Documentation | Minutes from faculty board,Submision of application and programme description from dean. |
c) Establisment in the board and accreditation in the education committee
| Responsibility | The board and the education committee |
| Participants | Rector and director of academic affairs |
| Time | Handling in the board by NovemberHandling in the education committee by October |
| Purpose | Accreditation and establisment of new programme |
| Documentation | Decision fromt the handling in the board and education committee is sent out and published at uis.no |
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