News archive 2009

A reflective journey into Henrik Ibsen’s play The Master Builder could provide leaders with a better understanding of dilemmas and conflicts, claims Birgit Jevnaker at BI.

Yes, Norway is a great place in which to live – but don’t trust us, the Norwegians’, hear what the UN has to say!

BI Norwegian School of Management arranged a research symposium in Honor of Professor Oliver E. Williamson. See his lecture here.

The international office at BI invited all its exchange students to a traditional Norwegian Christmas lunch.

We don't want to take a back seat to our neighbours. This phenomenon explains why we prefer domestic shares and are willing to pay more for them, claims professor Richard Priestley at BI.

Oslo Chamber of Commerce will host one of its International Forums at BI on Tuesday 1st of December.

The A. Wilhelmsen Foundation wants to attract more international top students to Norway and BI. Therefore, the foundation is now establishing a scholarship programme to help finance a Norwegian education for selected international...

BI Norwegian Business School and Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) have entered into a unique cooperation on master studies in innovation.

Eduniversals Top Business Schools Worldwide’s survey for 2009 shows that BI is among Europe’s best-known business schools. BI is also given a top rating - on the level of schools such as London Business School, INSEAD and HEC School of...

On October 28 in Baku, a joint seminar of BI Norwegian School of Management and Khazar University summarized the results of the BI- Khazar project that started September 2005.

The Student Health Services starts vaccination for risk groups on Tuesday 3rd of November from 2.00 pm. If you belong to any risk group, you can call 22 85 31 60 to make an appointment for vaccination.

BI Norwegian School of Management capatilises on its success with the Executive Master in Energy Management with the launch of a new Executive MBA programme in Energy Management (EMBA) to commence in January 2010.

Every year the Financial Times ranks the fifty best Masters in Management programmes. These programmes are full-time and do not require work experience. The ranking primarily includes programmes in Europe, but this year several other...

Dr Neil Kemp is one of the leading experts when it comes to internationalisation of education and student mobility. On Friday October 16th he is holding a seminar at BI.

BI Norwegian School of Management’s Executive Master in Energy Management is fully booked with 35 students coming from 16 different countries. Europe is represented with most students, but there is a growing interest from African and...

Andrew M. Pettigrew has taken up the position as Adjunct Professor at BI Norwegian School of Management. He is widely considered to be in the elite of international research.

Improved focus on work engagement is likely to produce more vigorous, motivated, and productive employees, claims Professor Astrid M. Richardsen of BI Norwegian School of Management.

BI Norwegian School of Management has seen a substantial increase in the number of entrepreneurship students.

Students from Ghana, China and Europe will make proposals to recreate the United Nations and design new sustainable business models at Oslo Sustainability Summit 2009.

BI Norwegian Business School presented its first year master students with an introduction case where they were challenged in ethical problems.

BI is set to receive more international students than ever this autumn. For bachelor programmes numbers are up by 11 per cent, while the number of new master students from overseas has doubled.

More women on corporate boards can increase focus on corporate social responsibility and the control functions of the board, but not necessarily more creativity.

Do not get too friendly with your investment adviser. It lowers your guard and increases your risk of being deceived, warn BI researchers Harald Biong and Kenneth H. Wathne.

BI is concerned about the A(H1N1) commonly reffered to as "swine flu". The situation in Norway today, there are relatively few cases, but the numbers are expected to increase in the autumn. BI has therefore taken a number of ...

”A surprise interest rate cut of one percent could result in a stock price increase of between seven and nine percent,” shows research study from BI Norwegian Business School.

Anne-Britt Gran has been appointed Professor in Cultural Understanding and Cultural Politics at the BI Norwegian School of Management.

Companies that increase employee competence using continuing education have the most satisfied employees, according to a job market survey carried out by BI Norwegian School of Management.

Around 120 representatives from business and industry have applied to become a mentor for BI’s selected bachelor and master students in 2009. This is twice as many as previously.

The international 24/7 news channel France 24 paid a visit to BI last week. Intrigued as to why the Norwegian economy is proving so robust in the face of the international financial crisis, they are putting together a documentary on...

BI Norwegian School of Management will be the host for the EAIE course ’ Marketing in the Digital Age’ that will take place June 17-19.

Professor Adrian Furnham has been hired as adjunct professor at BI Norwegian School of Management. He is an internationally leading researcher and author on organisational psychology.

As its first class of Bachelor and Master students of Entrepreneurship are about to graduate, BI organised a seminar on the 20th of May: “Systemising good ideas – together we will build the future”.

BI Norwegian School of Management is for the third consecutive year arranging its Summer Programme; Intercultural Management in a Scandinavian/Norwegian Perspective.

During May and June, more than 80,000 exams will be taken at BI in six different locations. Many students have been dreading this since January. According to the Foundation for Student Life in Oslo (SiO) Health Service, seven percent of...

On 31 August and 1 September, the University of Oslo and BI Norwegian School of Management will host the Oslo Sustainability Summit 2009, a two-day international summit.

International cosmetics company L’Oréal has chosen a BI student for the 'marketing student of the year' Universum Award.

BI Norwegian School of Management climbs seven spots on the Financial Times’ ranking of customised executive education programmes in 2009.

BI Norwegian School of Management continues to pay close attention to the development of the influenza virus A (H1N1) - also called the Swine Flu.

BI Norwegian School of Management (BI) has seen a significant increase in interest from international students, both exchange and degree seeking.

Statistics are now available on paid and unpaid downloading of music and CD purchases in a new demographic survey conducted by BI Norwegian School of Management on culture consumption during economic downturns.

In cooperation with Fudan University, Nordic Centre and with Norway EXPO 2010 on board, BI Norwegian School of Management arranged Norway Day Thursday April 16th.

The manager’s tool kit is filled with three-letter acronyms promising better results. Not all keep their promise, shows Marianne Jahre at BI Norwegian School of Management in a prize-winning study.

The Master of Science studies at BI are very demanding and require a solid effort from the students from day one. BI wants to honor the best of our good students, and therefore scholarships are awarded to excellent candidates that are...

Åsmund Skeie, a student at BI Norwegian School of Management, has been invited to attend OPEC’s fourth international workshop in Vienna, as the only student from Norway.

The tools used by business and management researchers could be sharpened to help in the fight against organised crime, shows new study from BI researchers.

Bank customers who feel they receive poor service become more critical of all the bank’s activities, shows an award-winning study from BI.

A one-week course, June 18-24 2010, that gives students a general overview of how factors sch as culture, history, politics, legal and economic systems influence business operations in China. The course focuses especially on foreign...

Monday 19th of January marked the start of BI Norwegian School of Management’s new international Executive MBA programme in Shipping, Offshore and Finance.

BI Norwegian School of Management and Oslo National Academy of the Arts are doing their best to make Oslo a more creative zone. The two institutions began a cross-disciplinary cooperation in 2007, and 18 different groups presented their...

President Tom Colbjørnsen has invited CEO and President of Schibsted Kjell Aamot to talk to the students at BI Norwegian School of Management on Thursday the 5th of February 15.15pm in auditorium C1-020.

BI Norwegian School of Management has decided to restructure its MBA portfolio and expand its portfolio of Executive MBA programmes, while simultaneously phasing out its full-time MBA programme.

In December 2008 the BI Norwegian School of Management (BI) was granted membership of the Nordic Association of University Administrators (NUAS). NUAS is a collaborative effort between 58 Nordic universities and university colleges to...

It is not easy to predict stock market trends. Two financial researchers at BI Norwegian School of Management have identified a target indicator that can predict future return on shares.

BI Norwegian School of Management is ranked as Europe’s fifth best academic community for financial research, as measured in scholarly publications.

More than twenty different languages could be heard when more than 80 overseas BI students gathered in the student chaplain’s home for the last BI-nner of the year.