BI Norwegian Business School

BI Norwegian Business School
Handelshøyskolen BI
Established	1943
Type	Private University College
Admin. staff	800
Students	19,931
Location	Oslo, Norway
Affiliations	EFMD
Website	www.bi.no

Brand-new Nydalen Campus.

BI Norwegian Business School former name BI Norwegian School of Management (Norwegian: Handelshøyskolen BI) is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe.^[1] BI has in total 6 campuses with the main one located in Oslo.

History

BI Norwegian Business School was founded in 1943 by Finn Øien as 'Bedriftøkonomisk Institut' (English: Institute of Managerial Economics), hence the abbreviation BI. The current president is professor Tom Colbjørnsen. Past presidents include Jørgen Randers, co-author of the Club of Rome Report Limits to Growth; Peter Lorange, former president of IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland; Leif Frode Onarheim, a former member of the Norwegian Parliament and current CEO of leading Norwegian fish farming company Marine Harvest.

Current activities

BI Norwegian Business School is a self-owned, not-for-profit foundation whose sole focus is education and research. Any profit will be used to strengthen BI’s research and learning environment in accordance with the objectives of the school.

BI Norwegian Business School is one of Europe’s largest business schools with around 20,000 students and 340 permanent faculty. BI is the largest supplier of economic and administrative competence and skills in Norway with more than 200 000 graduates since 1983.

BI Norwegian Business School boasts the country’s leading faculty in the school’s spear-head areas of economics, management, strategy, marketing and finance. BI Norwegian Business School has organised its academic activities in eight separate research departments covering all of the disciplines that can be expected at a modern European business school.

BI Norwegian Business School has an international profile. BI’s faculty cooperate extensively internationally and BI has student exchange agreements with more than 170 institutions in 45 different countries. This gives BI’s students excellent opportunities to obtain international experiences and to experience intercultural learning.

BI Norwegian Business School of develops and delivers custom-made courses and programmes for a number of specific industries and organisations in the public and private sectors^[2].

As of 2010 the school has 19,998 students.^[3] This includes 9,567 full-time students. There are 752 employees, of whom 370 are academic and 382 are administrative. There are also 674 part-time lecturers.

BI offers a full set of programs for bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education and tailor-made programs for businesses. The teaching languages are English (BBA and postgraduate programs) and Norwegian (majority of undergraduate programs and programs for local business life). The school currently participates in exchange programs with 170 foreign institutions in 45 countries.^[4]

The internationally award winning main campus in Nydalen (Oslo)^[5] was designed by Niels Torp^[6], who also designed Gardermoen Airport.

Norsk Kundebarometer

Nydalen Campus.

Norsk Kundebarometer (NKB) (English: Norwegian customer barometer) is a research program arranged at BI, with a focus on relations between customers and businesses. Based on an annual survey from Norwegian households, it seeks to collect data that may be used for comparison between businesses, comparisons between various fields, and comparisons over time.^{[citation needed]}

Campuses in Norway

• BI Norwegian Business School (Oslo)
• BI Bergen
• BI Stavanger
• BI Trondheim
• BI Kristiansand
• BI Drammen

Activities abroad

Most BI students have the opportunity to spend one semester abroad as part of their BI degree. BI has almost 170 exchange agreements with academic institutions in more than 40 countries worldwide. The exchange agreements allow students to prepare for an international career by being exposed to different cultures and business philosophies. ^[7].

BI has roughly 1500 students in China^{[citation needed]} through its close relationship with Fudan University in Shanghai, and is also the majority shareholder of the ISM University of Management and Economics (previously known as International School of Management) with around 2000 students located in Vilnius and Kaunas in Lithuania.^{[citation needed]}

Degree programs

Lecture Hall in Nydalen.

Undegraduate, Bachelor in:

• Accounting
• Business & Economics
• Business Administration (Taught in English)
• Business Administration (Taught in Norwegian)
• Retail Management
• Culture & Administration
• Business Law
• Business & IT-administration
• Business & Journalism
• Estate Agency
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• International Marketing
• Marketing
• Market Communication
• PR & Communication
• Tourism

Nydalen Campus.

Postgraduate (Only available Oslo; all taught in English except MSc in Professional Accountancy)

• MSc in Leadership & Organizational Psychology- Organisational Psychology provides knowledge and expertise in the ways individual, group and organisational factors influence organisational performance, problem solving and decision making^[8].
• MSc in Business and Economics- The Master of Science in Business and Economics is a two year leadership and economics programme. Students entering this programme will take coursework together with students already enrolled in the integrated 5-year programme in Business and Economics (Siviløkonom)^[9].
  • Majors possible in: Economics, Finance, Marketing, HRM, Strategy, Logistics and Business Law
• MSc in Strategic Marketing Management- The MSc in Strategic Marketing Management programme aims to educate market-oriented leaders for the modern economy. The program is founded on three pillars: marketing theory, statistical methods, and financial implications of marketing investments. Following this we view marketing as investments in customer assets with the objective of increasing customer equity and firm value^[10].
• MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship- The Master of Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is the latest master programme offered. Students will gain insight and highly sought after skills in development, project management, enterprises and entrepreneurial activities^[11].
• MSc in International Management- The MSc in International Management is BI’s answer to the challenges of international business life. The programme focuses on international strategy and management, cross-cultural management and international marketing^[12].
• MSc in Financial Economics- BI’s Financial Economics department is internationally recognised as one of the leading within its field. This excellent research quality is reflected in the MSc in Financial Economics^[13].
• MSc in Political Economy- The programme in Political Economy offers bolder challenges than mainstream business economics and better career opportunities than a traditional social science education^[14].
• MSc in Professional Accountancy- Masterstudiet i regnskap og revisjon er det samme studiet som vi tidligere kjente som Høyere Revisorstudium. Dette er et toårig profesjonsstudium for personer som primært ønsker seg en karriere som statsautorisert revisor, enten med eller uten relevant arbeidserfaring. Translated from Norwegian: The Master study in accounting and auditing is the same study which was previously known as Higher Revision Studies. This is a two year professional study for people whose primarily wish to work as a state-certified auditor, either with or without relevant work experience) ^[15].

These are some quick facts regarding our MSc programmes, graduates, research departments and about BI.

Programme Length

2 years full time ECTS Credits 120 ECTS (Stp) ECTS Credits Coursework 90 ECTS (Stp) ECTS Credits Master Thesis 30 ECTS (Stp) Enrolled Students in 2010 1178 Average Age 25 Ratio of Male/Female 52 % / 48 % Ratio of Norwegian/International Students 66 % / 34 % Number of Nationalities* 52* Where are they from Europe, Asia, South and North America, Africa

• includes exchange students

According to the 2010 Employment Survey

   96 per cent of master graduates obtained jobs six months after graduation
   70 per cent of master graduates received their employment offer before graduating
   Average startpay was 434.000,- NOK, or approx 53000,- EUR
   93 per cent of the responding MSc graduates say they would recommend BI to other students

Research facts

Measured by scientific publishing, BI is ranked as the fifth best academic environments in Europe in the area of financial research

   BI is rated the best in Scandinavia and among the leading business schools in Europe with respect to the amount of market research published
   In 2010 BI’s academic staff reached more than 360, and in BI’s core areas this constitutes one of the largest scientific environments in Europe

Accreditation

   BI has been EQUIS accredited since 1999 as one of only 121 business schools in the world
   BI obtained the status of 'Specialized University Institution' in 2008 by NOKUT (the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education)
   BI Norwegian Business School takes 17th place among the best-known business schools in Europe according to The survey Top Business Schools Worldwide by Eduniversal

About BI

   BI Norwegian Business School is a self-owned foundation and has no private owners
   BI is a business school, which creates research-based, lifelong learning both nationally and internationally in close interaction with students, business and industry and the public sector[16].

• Executive MBA (EMBA general management in cooperation with Nanyang Business School (Nanyang Technological University), Singapore and Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain and faculty from Haas School of Business (University of California at Berkeley), USA)

The current Executive Masters of Business Administration (EMBA) course at the Norwegian business school is fantastic. The new structure and the combination of the general EMBA course with other renowned business school in Europe, Asia and the United States gives the course an additional advantage. The new structure exposes participants in the course to business structure in Europe, Latin America, Asia and North America; hence providing participants with a global business exposure.

• EMBA in Energy Management (in cooperation with Nanyang Business School (Nanyang Technological University), Singapore and IFP, Paris)
• EMBA in Shipping, Offshore and Finance (in cooperation with Nanyang Business School (Nanyang Technological University), Singapore
• Executive Master in Energy Management (in cooperation with ESCP-EAP in Paris and IFP)
• Part-time MBA in China (in cooperation with Fudan University in Shanghai)
• Master of Management programmes in International Management, Project Commercial Management and Project Leadership
• Doctoral Programmes (PhD)

Student organizations

Main Entrance in Nydalen.

The school has two student organizations, one for the main campus in Oslo and one for the other campuses. The Oslo student organization is called "Studentforeningen ved Handelshøyskolen BI i Oslo" (SBIO) (English: The Student Association at BI in Oslo). This union was formed in 2005 after the relocation of the three locations in Oslo into one - Campus Nydalen. The three previous unions was called Bedriftøkonomisk Studentersamfund (BS), BISON and MØSS. BS was the oldest union, formed in 1964. The union for the other campuses is "BI Studentsamfunn" (BIS) (English: BI Student Community). This union was founded on February 7, 1987 and is today the largest student union of a private school in Norway.^{[citation needed]}

The student newspaper is named INSIDE, and its circulation is 11,000.^{[citation needed]}

The all-male student choir is named UFDA The Choir Boys^[17] and was established in 1986.^{[citation needed]}

Quality accreditations

• EQUIS accreditation^[18]
  • BI was the first Norwegian institution to receive the distinction EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System)^{[citation needed]}
• NOKUT accreditation
  • BI is accredited as specialised university institution by the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT)^[19]
• EDUNIVERSAL award^[20]
  • BI received the award by EDUNIVERSAL as the 24th most influential business school in the world ^[21]

See also

• List of business schools in Europe

References

1. ^ "About BI Norwegian Business School" Accessed 16 October 2011,
2. ^ http://www.bi.no/en/About-BI/The-organisation/
3. ^ "About BI Norwegian Business School", Accessed 11 October 2011
4. ^ (Norwegian)"About BI Norwegian Business School", Accessed 11 October 2011
5. ^ http://www.fiabciprix.com/past-winners/2008.html "FIABCI Prix d'Excellence Winners 2008" Accessed 11 October 2011]
6. ^ (Norwegian) "FIABCI Prix d'Excellence Property Award Given to BI" Accessed 11 October 2011
7. ^ http://www.bi.no/en/Resources/Students/Exchange/Student-Exchange-Programme/
8. ^ http://www.bi.no/no/Heltid/Master/MSc-in-Leadership-and-Organisational-Psychology/
9. ^ http://www.bi.no/en/Full-time/Masters/Master-of-Science-in-Business-and-Economics/
10. ^ http://www.bi.no/en/Full-time/Masters/MSc-in-Strategic-Marketing-Management/
11. ^ http://www.bi.no/en/Full-time/Masters/MSc-in-Innovation-and-Entrepreneurship/
12. ^ http://www.bi.no/en/Full-time/Masters/MSc-in-International-Management/
13. ^ http://www.bi.no/en/Full-time/Masters/MSc-in-Financial-Economics/
14. ^ http://www.bi.no/en/Full-time/Masters/MSc-in-Political-Economy/
15. ^ http://www.bi.no/no/Heltid/Master/Master-i-regnskap-og-revisjon/
16. ^ http://www.bi.no/en/Full-time/Masters/Facts-and-News/Quick-facts/
17. ^ (Norwegian) UFDA The Choir Boys
18. ^ "EQUIS Accredited Schools", Accessed 22 August 2011
19. ^ "NOKUT Accredited Educational Institutions", Accessed 22 August 2011
20. ^ "Universal Business Schools with Major International Influence 5 Palms", Accessed 22 August 2011
21. ^ "EDUNIVERSAL Global Top 100 Business Schools 2011", Accessed 5 November 2011

External links

• BI Norwegian Business School official site

Coordinates: 59°56′55.37″N 10°46′5.21″E / 59.9487139°N 10.7681139°E / 59.9487139; 10.7681139