We will receive a 3.7% adjustment for wage and price increases, as well as an expected cut due to the withdrawal of the additional study places that NMH was allocated during the pandemic. In addition, we will have a cut of NOK 3.4 million to free up funds for other priorities in the sector, including study places in technology, health and the natural sciences.
The 2027 National Budget: still a tight budget for NMH
There are no major surprises in the proposed national budget for the Norwegian Academy of Music for 2027, but there have now been steady and repeated cuts to the budgets over many years, which together mean that NMH’s financial situation is tight.
The budget proposal represents a real-terms reduction of approximately NOK 5 million in 2027, compared with 2026.
Solvik, Director
Real-terms reduction
The budget proposal represents a real-terms reduction of approximately NOK 5 million in 2027, compared with 2026. This is roughly as expected and is therefore not dramatic for NMH in the short term. However, there have now been steady and repeated cuts to the budgets over many years, which together mean that NMH’s financial situation is strained.
No funding for our priority proposals
Nor is funding proposed for the additional priorities that NMH submitted for the 2027 budget: increased funding for premises, new study places to strengthen diversity, and more PhD positions.
We must expect that investments in these areas in the years ahead will, at least in part, be financed through cuts in other subject areas, such as music and arts education, the humanities and the social sciences.
Kvalbein, Principal
«Competence budget»
In the national budget, the Government is introducing a new “competence budget”, which will provide guidance on the priorities to be made in the education sector in the coming years. As expected, the Government will invest more in the natural sciences, technology and health-related subjects. We must expect that investments in these areas in the years ahead will, at least in part, be financed through cuts in other subject areas, such as music and arts education, the humanities and the social sciences.
