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 2011 1178
Average Age 25
Ratio of Male/Female 47 % / 53 %
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

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