Research and academic activities
BI delivers research-based and practically relevant education.
BI works continuously to develop outstanding research and teaching. Last year was another year with high academic activity.
BI's academic activities are organised in nine institutes and 10 research centres representing spearheads in our research.
Our researchers deliver solid research quality, with publications in prestigious journals and have several externally funded research projects. BI is an important collaboration partner with several other institutions in many research projects.
- The number of publication points for BI in 2022 was 502, another year of high research output (figures for the current year are only available in April each year).
- BI received 41.4 MNOK in externally funded research projects
- 61% of the externally funded research projects had BI as project owner
To offer the best research-based and practically relevant teaching in the classroom, our researchers and lecturers must continuously develop and acquire new skills. In 2023:
- 20.000 physical lectures were held at BI, including course guidance for entire classes.
- 3.138 digital teaching sessions were held at BI.
- 5 from faculty were appointed as «merited lecturer».
- 16 doctoral students submitted their doctoral thesis, a record high.
- 2 of BI's faculty were promoted two professors;
We want to be closely connected to society and business. Our research and teaching must reflect business needs, and their knowledge and experience must strengthen our work. We contribute to developing society and tomorrow's working life through long-term collaborations.
Two researchers hold endowed professorships:
- Professor Randi Lunnan at the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
- Professor Ragnhild Kvålshaugen at the Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Four business representatives are employed as Executive in Residence
- Jostein Tvedt, Chief Strategist at Danske Bank - Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
- Tom Remlov, former opera director and theatre director - Department of Management and Organisation
- Sindre Støer, head of Norwegian Securities Dealers Association - Department of Law and Governance
- Odd-Harald Berg Wasenden, partner in the law firm Arntzen de Besche - Department of Law and Governance
BI's researchers contribute their knowledge to the development of society and business. Some examples from the past year:
- Professor Gisle J. Natvik was appointed to the Ministry of Finance's advisory committee on fiscal policy analyses. Read more. (Norwegian article)
- Jonas Söderlund won this year's PMI Research Achievement Award for pioneering management research. Read more.
- Professor Eric Breit was appointed to the Research Council's portfolio board for health. Read more. (Norwegian article)
- Research Professor Anders Gustafsson won BI's Research Award. Read more.
- BI appointed three new honorary doctors: Lise Klaveness (Norwegian Football Federation), Nicholas Bloom (Stanford University) and Kathryn E. Spier (Harvard Law School). Read more.
- The Financial Supervision Act Committee, where BI professor Hilde C. Bjørnland was a member, presented a draft of the new Financial Supervision Act. Read more. (Norwegian article)
- Associate professor Matilda Dorotic initiated a collaboration with the UN to develop better control and management of AI technology. Read more.
- BI researcher Andreas Kostøl was awarded 8 million NOK from the Research Council for research into economic inequality. Read more.
- Professor Peggy Simcic Brønn received the Distinguished Public Relations Scholar Award for her contributions to the field of research and education in public relations. Read more.
- Postdoctoral fellow Ingrid Huitfeldt and her research were cited in the scientific background for this year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Read more.
- Professor Paul Ehling received funding from the Centre for Advanced Study (CAS) for the project «Asset Pricing with Heterogeneous Investors in Overlapping Generations». Read more.