Standing Committee on Education and Research

The Standing Committee on Education and Research ({{langx|no|Utdannings- og forskningskomiteen}}) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to education, research and church affairs. It corresponds to the Ministry of Education and Research and the church affairs section of the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs. The committee was named the Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs (Kirke-, utdannings- og forskningskomiteen) between 1993 and 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/Standing-Commitees/The-Standing-Committee-on-Education-Research-and-Church-Affairs/ |title=The Standing Committee on Education and Church Affairs |author=Parliament of Norway |accessdate=23 October 2009}} The committee has 15 members and is chaired by Trond Giske of the Labour Party.[http://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/Standing-Commitees/The-Standing-Committee-on-Education-Research-and-Church-Affairs/ The Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs] Stortinget.no. Retrieved 30 October 2013