next day. Students do not have to go to school on these national holidays. However, some of the holidays are included in the long break. For example, New Year's day and Christmas are national holidays in Norway, but students have Christmas Holidays at that time. See also List of universities in Norway Open access in Norway References Further reading Ishii, Yuri (石井 由理; Yamaguchi University). "Awareness of Global Citizenship in the Norwegian School Curriculum(Educational Philosophy)" (Archive; ノルウェー学校教育課程に見られる地球市民の視点(教育哲学)). International Christian University publications. I-A, Educational studies (国際基督教大学学報. I-A, 教育研究) 43, 29-38, 2001-03. International Christian University. See profile at CiNii. See profile at International Christian University Repository (国際基督教大学リポジトリ). English abstract available. https://web.archive.org/web/20160327163436/http://www.udir.no/Upload/Brosjyrer/5/Education_in_Norway.pdf External links Official authorities Ministry of Education and Research (Kunnskapsdepartementet) The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service (Samordna opptak) The Education Mirror 2012 yearly publication from The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training with description and statistics on primary and secondary education The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training (Utdanningsdirektoratet / UDIR) contains all syllabuses for elementary through to upper secondary school in Norway. Reports from international organizations OECD Education Policy Outlook: Norway Information on education in Norway, OECD - Contains indicators and information about Norway and how it compares to other OECD and non-OECD countries Technical and vocational education in Norway, UNESCO-UNEVOC(2013) - Overview of the technical and vocational education system in Norway