Annual Reports

Annual Report 2019

A huge thank you to all students, employees and alumni for participating in BI's development the past year.

A word from the President

2019 has been a year characterized by goal-oriented work to prepare BI for future challenges in the best possible way.

Strategy 2025

BI has been, and shall be, a research-based, learning-oriented and connected business school. The most important focus areas for the institution towards 2025 are internationalization, digitalization and sustainability.

Focus areas

Read about everything we did in 2019 to prepare students and alumni for an international, digital and sustainable future.

Board of trustees report

Through strategic priorities and goal-oriented work, BI has positioned itself as the best business school in Norway and one of the most highly recognized business schools in Europe.

Annual result

With a profit of NOK 79.6 million, the financial result for the Foundation BI Norwegian Business School for the year 2019 was good. Total turnover amounted to NOK 1,615 million as compared to NOK 1, 576 million in 2018.

Research and academic activities

BI is a research-based school and research shall have a clear impact through publishing in internationally recognized journals. It shall be the basis for the students’ learning and must be reflected in everything we do as an educational institution.

Programmes and students

Everything about the 2019 admission, our program portfolio and our work on improving learning methods, learning environment and lectures in our courses and programs.

Accreditations and rankings

Accreditations and rankings is an important stamp of quality showing that we offer educational programmes on the same level as the best schools in the world.

Partnerships, society and business

During 2019, BI has worked on strengthening and professionalizing the interaction with business, public administration and its alumni. This important work is coordinated by two departments – BI Outreach and BI Corporate.

Organisation and employees

At the end of 2019, BI had a total of 873 employees. The total figures include 445 administrative staff and 428 faculty members.

Annual account

BI's annual account is developed according to Norwegian law of accounting and good accounting practice in Norway.

Auditors report (in Norwegian)

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