- Increase of the number of courses taught in English, part. At the undergraduate level. Currently, only one out 17 bachelor programmes is fully taught in English (Bachelor of Business Administration) BI will steadily increase the number of undergraduate courses and eventually the number of programmes taught in English. At the postgraduate and Doctoral level all courses are taught in English already.
- Increase of the number of Foreign (degree seeking) students, faculty and staff. BI will increase its marketing and recruitment efforts on the international student market and make more scholarships available to excellent international students. The BI Marketing department, Career service, Alumni service and the International Relations Office will join hands to focus on the interrelated phases of the international students’ life cycles (e.g. by enabling contacts between potential students and alumni). BI’s HR department will put into place measures to make BI a more attractive workplace for international faculty and staff.
- Increase of exchange activities. Currently BI has student exchange agreements with more than 170 institutions and BI exchanges approx. 450 students every year. BI is committed to a gradual increase of the number of exchange students in and out, not only by increasing the number of exchange partners but also by making a more effective use of the present portfolio of exchange schools through exploring other models than (semester) exchange (e.g. ‘study abroad’ and summer programmes).
- Offer of internationally oriented programmes in Norway and abroad. Currently, BI offers programmes in Norway that have a (mandatory) study abroad component both at the pre-experience and the post-experience level. Examples are: Bachelor of International Marketing with a mandatory year abroad in 7 different countries; MSc in International Management with a mandatory exchange semester; Executive MBA with international modules in three different counties.
In addition, BI offers double degree and joint programmes at the MSc and Executive MBA level. An example of the former is the joint master programme in Strategic Innovation Management (jointly with Lancaster University Management School, Catolica Lisbon, WHU Koblenz, ESCP Europe); examples of the latter are the Executive MBA in Shipping Management (jointly with Nanyang Business School, Singapore) and the Executive MBA in Energy (jointly with Nanyang Business School and IFP School).
Finally, BI offers programmes abroad in cooperation with local institutions, programmes like the BI- Fudan part-time MBA programme that is taught in Shanghai in cooperation with Fudan University.
BI will further develop the abovementioned programmes but will make sure that this will happen in a sustainable way through a contribution to BI’s financial position, academic strength and international profile.
