BI Norwegian Business School (Bokmål: Handelshøyskolen BI) is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe. BI has in total four[1] campuses with the main one located in Oslo. The university has 845 employees consisting of an academic staff of 404 people and 441 administrative staff.[2] In 2015, BI Norwegian Business School had 18,728 students.[1] BI Norwegian Business School is a private foundation and is accredited as a specialised university institution.[1] It is one of three private specialized universities in Norway, alongside VID and MF.
BI Norwegian Business School was founded in 1943 by Finn Øien as Bedriftøkonomisk Institutt (English: Institute of Managerial Economics), hence the abbreviation BI.
Current activities
BI offers a full set of programmes for bachelor, master and doctoral degrees, as well as executive education and tailor-made programmes for businesses. The teaching languages are English (BBA and graduate programmes) and Norwegian (most undergraduate programmes and custom programmes for local businesses). The school currently participates in exchange programmes with 200 foreign institutions in 45 countries.[1]
Norsk Kundebarometer (NKB) (English: Norwegian customer barometer) is a research programme run by BI, with a focus on relations between customers and businesses. Based on an annual survey of Norwegian households, it collects data that may be used for comparison between businesses, comparisons between various industries and comparisons over time.[5]
BI Lecture
Campuses in Norway
Campus Oslo: the main campus is located in Nydalen, Oslo, the capital of Norway. Campus Oslo has more than 14,000 students.[6]
Campus Bergen: the second-largest campus is located in Bergen, the second-largest city in Norway. Campus Bergen has more than 3,000 students.[7]
Campus Stavanger: located in Stavanger, the oil capital of Norway. Campus Stavanger has approximately 1,200 students.[8]
Campus Trondheim: located in Trondheim, the third-largest city in Norway. Campus Trondheim has approximately 1,900 students.[9]
Part-time MBA in China (in cooperation with Fudan University in Shanghai, China)
Master of Management programmes in International Management, Project Commercial Management and Project Leadership
Several Executive Master of Management programmes, including a relatively new specialisation in security and cultural understanding created in cooperation with the Norwegian Armed Forces.[14]
The school has two student organisations, one for the main campus in Oslo and one for the other campuses. The Oslo student organisation is called "Studentforeningen ved Handelshøyskolen BI i Oslo [no]" (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—Nydalen Campus. The three previous unions were 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 7 February 1987 and is today the largest student union of a private school in Norway.[15] As of June 2019, the two student organisations have decided to merge into one student body, the name and other details of which will be decided over the summer of 2019.
The student newspaper is named INSIDE and its circulation is 11,000.
The all-male student choir is named UFDA The Choir Boys[16] and was established in 1986.[16]
Ranking
The Financial Times ranks BI as Norway's best business school for the 6th year running in its European Business School Ranking 2021. BI ranks number 50 out of the 95 schools that make it onto the list.[17]
Financial Times also ranks BI Norwegian Business School's Master of Science in Business as one of the world's 100 best programmes in its latest FT Master in Management 2021 ranking.[18]
Quality accreditations
BI is accredited as a specialised university institution by the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT).[19]
BI has also received the following recognitions from private institutions:
BI Norwegian Business School is the first Norwegian business school that has received the three most prestigious international accreditations. Less than 1 % of business schools worldwide have achieved triple accreditation.[24]
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BI Norwegian Business School Bokmal Handelshoyskolen BI is the largest business school in Norway and the second largest in all of Europe BI has in total four 1 campuses with the main one located in Oslo The university has 845 employees consisting of an academic staff of 404 people and 441 administrative staff 2 In 2015 BI Norwegian Business School had 18 728 students 1 BI Norwegian Business School is a private foundation and is accredited as a specialised university institution 1 It is one of three private specialized universities in Norway alongside VID and MF BI Norwegian Business SchoolHandelshoyskolen BIMottoMake it your businessTypePrivate University CollegeEstablished1943AccreditationTriple Crown accreditationPresidentKaren SpensAcademic staff404Administrative staff441Students21 653Undergraduatesc 15 000Postgraduatesc 4 000Doctoral studentsc 100LocationOslo Norway59 56 55 37 N 10 46 5 21 E 59 9487139 N 10 7681139 E 59 9487139 10 7681139 Coordinates 59 56 55 37 N 10 46 5 21 E 59 9487139 N 10 7681139 E 59 9487139 10 7681139CampusOslo Stavanger Bergen TrondheimColours BI blueWebsitewww wbr bi wbr edu Contents 1 History 2 Current activities 2 1 Norsk Kundebarometer 2 2 Campuses in Norway 2 3 Activities abroad 2 4 Degree programmes 2 5 Student organisations 3 Ranking 4 Quality accreditations 5 Notable faculty and alumni 5 1 Faculty 5 2 Alumni 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditBI Norwegian Business School was founded in 1943 by Finn Oien as Bedriftokonomisk Institutt English Institute of Managerial Economics hence the abbreviation BI Current activities EditBI offers a full set of programmes for bachelor master and doctoral degrees as well as executive education and tailor made programmes for businesses The teaching languages are English BBA and graduate programmes and Norwegian most undergraduate programmes and custom programmes for local businesses The school currently participates in exchange programmes with 200 foreign institutions in 45 countries 1 The internationally award winning main campus in Nydalen Oslo 3 was designed by Niels Torp 4 who also designed Gardermoen Airport Norsk Kundebarometer Edit Norsk Kundebarometer NKB English Norwegian customer barometer is a research programme run by BI with a focus on relations between customers and businesses Based on an annual survey of Norwegian households it collects data that may be used for comparison between businesses comparisons between various industries and comparisons over time 5 BI Lecture Campuses in Norway Edit Campus Oslo the main campus is located in Nydalen Oslo the capital of Norway Campus Oslo has more than 14 000 students 6 Campus Bergen the second largest campus is located in Bergen the second largest city in Norway Campus Bergen has more than 3 000 students 7 Campus Stavanger located in Stavanger the oil capital of Norway Campus Stavanger has approximately 1 200 students 8 Campus Trondheim located in Trondheim the third largest city in Norway Campus Trondheim has approximately 1 900 students 9 Activities abroad Edit BI has educated roughly 1700 students in China 10 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 1800 students located in Vilnius and Kaunas in Lithuania 11 BI Auditorium Degree programmes Edit Undergraduate All taught in Norwegian except Business Administration and Data Science for Business 12 Accounting amp Auditing Finance Economics amp Management Business Administration Taught in English Business Administration Taught in Norwegian Data Science for Business formerly Business Analytics Taught in English Retail Management Creative Industries Management Real Estate Business amp Entrepreneurship International Management Marketing PR amp Market Communication Economics and Business LawGraduate All taught in English except MSc in Accounting amp Auditing and MSc in Law amp Business MSc in Applied Economics MSc in Business Analytics MSc in Business Majors Accounting amp Business Control Economics Finance Marketing Leadership amp Change Logistics Operations amp Supply Chain Management Strategy MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation MSc in Finance MSc in Leadership amp Organisational Psychology MSc in Quantitative Finance QTEM Masters Network Programmes MSc in applied economics MSc in business analytics MSc in business major in economics MSc in business major in finance MSc in strategic marketing management MSc in accounting amp auditing taught in Norwegian MSc in law amp business taught in Norwegian Executive MBA EMBA general management in cooperation with Nanyang Business School Nanyang Technological University Singapore IE Business School in Madrid Spain and Haas School of Business University of California Berkeley Berkeley California U S BI Library Area EMBA in Energy Management in cooperation with Nanyang Business School Nanyang Technological University Singapore and IFP School Paris France EMBA in Shipping Offshore and Finance in cooperation with Nanyang Business School Nanyang Technological University Singapore 13 Executive Master in Energy Management in cooperation with ESCP Business School and IFP School in Paris France Part time MBA in China in cooperation with Fudan University in Shanghai China Master of Management programmes in International Management Project Commercial Management and Project Leadership Several Executive Master of Management programmes including a relatively new specialisation in security and cultural understanding created in cooperation with the Norwegian Armed Forces 14 Doctoral Programmes PhD TEDx Event at BI Student organisations Edit The school has two student organisations one for the main campus in Oslo and one for the other campuses The Oslo student organisation is called Studentforeningen ved Handelshoyskolen BI i Oslo no 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 Nydalen Campus The three previous unions were Bedriftokonomisk Studentersamfund BS BISON and MOSS 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 7 February 1987 and is today the largest student union of a private school in Norway 15 As of June 2019 the two student organisations have decided to merge into one student body the name and other details of which will be decided over the summer of 2019 The student newspaper is named INSIDE and its circulation is 11 000 The all male student choir is named UFDA The Choir Boys 16 and was established in 1986 16 Ranking EditThe Financial Times ranks BI as Norway s best business school for the 6th year running in its European Business School Ranking 2021 BI ranks number 50 out of the 95 schools that make it onto the list 17 Financial Times also ranks BI Norwegian Business School s Master of Science in Business as one of the world s 100 best programmes in its latest FT Master in Management 2021 ranking 18 Quality accreditations EditBI is accredited as a specialised university institution by the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education NOKUT 19 BI has also received the following recognitions from private institutions EQUIS accreditation 20 A view of Oslo Campus BI was the first Norwegian institution to receive the distinction EQUIS European Quality Improvement System 21 AMBA accreditation 22 BI was the first Norwegian institution to receive the distinction AMBA 23 AACSB accreditationTriple crownBI Norwegian Business School is the first Norwegian business school that has received the three most prestigious international accreditations Less than 1 of business schools worldwide have achieved triple accreditation 24 Notable faculty and alumni EditFaculty Edit Hilde C Bjornland Tom Colbjornsen Gudmund Hernes Hakan Hakansson emeritus Torger Reve emeritus Alumni Edit Svein Richard Brandtzaeg former CEO of Norsk Hydro 2009 2019 Stein Erik Hagen Chairman of Orkla Group Anniken Hauglie Norwegian Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion Geir Karlsen Norwegian Air Shuttle CEO Sigbjorn Johnsen former Norwegian Minister of Finance 1990 1996 2009 2013 Dag Kittlaus co founder of Siri Jan Tore Sanner Norwegian Minister of Education and Integration Petter Stordalen Norwegian billionaire Tine Sundtoft former Norwegian Minister of Climate and the Environment 2013 2015 Magne Lero CEO of Lovisenberg Hospital 1992 1996 CEO and editor in chief of Ad Fontes Medier 2004 2009 See also EditList of business schools in Europe Earth for All initiativeReferences Edit a b c d The organisation www bi edu Retrieved 1 April 2016 BI Annual Report 2015 PDF Bi edu p 9 archived from the original PDF on 16 January 2017 retrieved 23 February 2017 FIABCI Prix d Excellence Awards 2008 Winners www fiabciprix com Archived from the original on 9 October 2009 Retrieved 17 January 2022 Pris til BI bygning www aftenposten no Archived from the original on 30 May 2008 Retrieved 17 January 2022 Norsk Kundebarometer www kundebarometer com Archived from the original on 20 April 2005 Retrieved 17 January 2022 Campus Oslo BI Norwegian Business School Retrieved 5 June 2019 Campus Bergen BI Norwegian Business School Retrieved 5 June 2019 Campus Stavanger BI Norwegian Business School Retrieved 5 June 2019 Campus Trondheim BI Norwegian Business School Retrieved 5 June 2019 About BI BI Bi edu Archived from the original on 17 April 2016 Retrieved 23 February 2017 ISM University of Management and Economics Vilnius Lithuania BachelorsPortal eu Shortcoursesportal eu Archived from the original on 13 February 2013 Retrieved 23 February 2017 Silje Granli Bachelorstudier BI Bi no Archived from the original on 21 December 2016 Retrieved 23 February 2017 BI Norwegian Business School Offshore Shipping amp Logistics Education Edumaritime net 18 December 2015 Retrieved 24 October 2018 Executive Education BI Bi edu Archived from the original on 27 October 2016 Retrieved 23 February 2017 Om studentforeningen SBIO sbio no Archived from the original on 22 October 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2022 a b UFDA The Choir Website Ufda no Retrieved 23 February 2017 BI ranked best business school in Norway 6 December 2021 FT ranks BI s MSC in Business among top 100 13 September 2021 Akkrediterte studietilbod NOKUT nokut no Archived from the original on 13 March 2010 Retrieved 17 January 2022 EQUIS Accredited Schools Efmd org 10 January 2012 Archived from the original on 16 February 2014 Retrieved 23 February 2017 详细信息 www fdsm fudan edu cn Archived from the original on 29 November 2012 Retrieved 26 January 2022 AMBA Association of MBAs Mbaworld com Archived from the original on 30 January 2017 Retrieved 23 February 2017 Accreditation and ranking BI www bi edu Archived from the original on 21 January 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2022 Accreditation and Ranking About BI External links EditBI Norwegian Business School English site Handelshoyskolen BI Norwegian site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BI Norwegian Business School amp oldid 1155388485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
