however norway has developed a range of other policy levers predominantly aimed at improving the quality of higher education and these may also affect the labour market relevance and outcomes of the system indirectly this approach has built high levels of trust between the government and the higher education system and could be used more effectively to build a consensus on the role of higher education in developing labour market relevant skills and helping graduates achieve good outcomes in the world of work at the highest level the prime minister and the ministry of education and research host an annual meeting with stakeholders to discuss priorities for higher education and research participants include the rectors and senior management from all higher education institutions experts on higher education and research and representatives from other ministries