The National Center for Nynorsk in Education ( no, Nasjonalt senter for nynorsk i opplæringa or simply ''Nynorsksenteret'' 'Nynorsk Center') is a Norwegian organization dedicated to promoting the use of

Nynorsk Nynorsk () () is one of the two written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language ( no, Landsmål) parallel to the Dano-Nor ...

in education. The center was opened by Ministry of Education and Research

Kristin Clemet Kristin Clemet (born 20 April 1957, in Harstad) is a Norwegian politician for Høyre, Norway's Conservative Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1989, but was not re-elected in 1993. She had previously served as a deput ...

on March 30, 2005. It is located at

Volda University College Volda University College ( no, Høgskulen i Volda or HVO) is one of the no-tuition state institutions in the system of higher education in Norway. It is located in the town of Volda, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. History HVO was established ...

. The center is administratively linked to the college and academically to the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training. The center carries out systematic research and development work to promote the learning of Nynorsk, primarily with regard to the course content. According to a press release from the Ministry of Education and Research, the center "leads and coordinates efforts to develop content, methods, and assessment in Nynorsk parts of Norwegian language courses, offers heads of schools and schools support and guidance in work on motivation for and learning Nynorsk, establishes systematic research and development work to promote learning Nynorsk, and contributes to skill development." Every year, the center is able to specify a number of specific tasks in a letter of commission from the Directorate of Education. The letter of commission applies to all national resource centers, and the Nynorsk Center especially works in partnership with the National Center for Reading Education and Reading Research (''Nasjonalt senter for leseopplæring og leseforsking'') and the Norwegian Center for Writing Education and Research (''Nasjonalt senter for skriveopplæring og skriveforsking'').

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External links

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Nynorsk Education in Norway 2005 establishments in Norway Volda University College