In a not too distant future...
- BI will confirm its position among the top European business schools in international rankings.
- even more of BI's academic disciplines will be at the forefront of research within their fields in Europe.
- BI will be considered an even more attractive employer by top qualified staff at home and abroad.
- a degree from BI will be even more attractive to employers, nationally and internationally.
- many more ambitious students and companies will choose BI as their learning partner.
- many more top-ranked business schools abroad will want to cooperate with BI on teaching and research.
BI will build a knowledge-based society:
- by developing and disseminating research-based knowlegde in demand by students and employers from the corporate and public sector.
- by being a business school that develops its strength through a combination of international research and experience from business and industry.
- by making competence accessible to those seeking it throughout all of life's phases.
- by helping society utilise its resources efficiently by developing and distributing education in a highly efficient manner.
- by making an impact on the national and international arena. |
Values:
- academic freedom
- professional integrity
- ethics
- excellence
- value creation |
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Courses and programmes
Research-based education is at the core of BI's activities:
* BI's portfolio of courses and programmes will have top academic quality and be accessible to many.
* Access to expertise and market demand will decide what courses are offered. |
Business school with focus
BI's research and teaching will focus on economic and administrative subjects.
BI will be committed to becoming one of Europe's leading business schools in the following prioritized fields:
* Marketing
* Strategy
* Organisational behaviour
* Business economics and business law
* Finance
* Economics
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Highly qualified faculty
BI's faculty will consist of:
* People with significant scientific and pedagogical competence.
* People with relevant experience from business and key positions in society.
BI will compete to attract more academic staff who are at the forefront of their fields. More faculty will be recruited from the international community. |
Key focus on:
* Career services
* Alumni
* Support for student exchange schemes, international programmes and international faculty
* IT-based learning
* Support to commissioned research
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Bachelor degrees
BI will offer an extensive portfolio of undergraduate programmes.
The programmes will combine high quality with high accessibility.
Admission to undergraduate programmes will, as far as possible, be open to all qualified students.
Systematic progression in a degree programme will be mandatory for graduation.
The number of courses held in English will be increased progressively. |
Master of Science and PhD
BI aims to offer MSc and PhD programmes in those academic fields in which the school has its academic focus.
Admission to the MSc programmes will be based on grades achieved at the Bachelor's level.
- Admission criteria will be adapted to the specific academic requirements of the different diciplines.
- MSc and PhD programmes will be offered in English. |
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Experience-based programmes
BI will offer:
- Internationally oriented executive MBA programmes in cooperation with partners abroad.
- Module-based Master of Management programmes with a mix of national and international orientation.
- Open, non-credit, internationally oriented executive programmes.
BI will develop an experienced-based Doctor of Business Administration programme adapted for parallel careers in industry and commerce and the academic world. |
Customised programmes
BI will offer a growing number of customised credit and non-credit programmes to public and private enterprises.
Tailor made programmes for international enterprises at the executive Master's level will be given special priority.
BI will dedicate faculty with professional weight and experience from industry and commerce to carry out its corporate programmes.
BI will work to develop alliances with companies for cooperative ventures in the areas of competence, research and reputation building. |
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A sustainable economy
BI will continue to be a non-profit institution whose sole focus is education and research.
The school will be managed in such a way as to assure satisfactory profitability, liquidity and solidity.
BI's activities shall preferentially be profitable.
Profits will be used to strengthen BI's research and teaching environment in accordance with the intentions of the institution.
Contact with the society
In the public arena, BI will take initiative with:
- expert commentary and contribution from faculty
- assistance to the private and public sectors
- conferences and lectures |
International ambitions
BI aims to progressively strengthen the school's international profile by:
- increasing the number of programmes offered in English
- increasing the number of foreign students, faculty, staff and board members, as well as increasing the number of customised programmes for foreign businesses and business schools.
- increasing exchange opportunities for BI students
- offering internationally oriented studies in Norway and abroad, independently or in collaboration with global partner schools
BI's international activities shall have a positive impact on the school's financial position, academic strength and profile.
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