Executive Master of Management in Energy

• You must have completed a Bachelor’s degree, corresponding to 180 officially approved ECTS from a university or equivalent qualification. NB! Please upload documentation for the whole degree (incl. all years). 
• You must be 25 years of age or older.
• At least 4 years full-time work experience. If you have a prior Master’s degree, the requirement is 3 years full-time work experience.*
• Two letters of recommendation, where at least one refers to the applicant's performance in a work situation. 

*When calculating work experience, several criteria apply: The work experience must have been continuous for at least 6 months. It must be at least a 50 % position. The work experience must be gained at 18 plus years. From these criteria, the work experience must in total consist of at least 4 years full-time. If, for example, you have worked in a 50 % position, 8 years of work experience is required.

Candidates who do not meet the requirements for achieved bachelor's degree may be evaluated based on prior education/work experience. The evaluation will be based on the following criteria: 

• A minimum of 90 ECTS Credits or above
• Work experience after the age of 25
• The level of the currently held position
• Experience from organization work
• Own publications
• Particularly responsible management experience

Applicants from outside Norway/Nordics are recommended to get a NOKUT-approval of their education. Information about NOKUT approval can be found here.

We have continuous admissions, and we recommend that you apply as early as possible. Applications are processed until the programme is full or until the application deadline. You can cancel the programme up to six weeks before start-up at no cost. Your application and documents should be in English.

• Certified copies of transcripts and degrees (diplomas) of your bachelors’ degree. 
  1. Transcripts (both sides) from all the years in your bachelors’ degree (and Diploma
     Supplement if your School issued it)
  2. Transcripts from all years if it was an integrated run (Bachelor + Master)
  3. Diploma (Front page)
• Certified English translations, if the originals (as listed above) are not in English or a Scandinavian language.
• CV
• Financial Plan. Click to download the template
• Two letters of recommendation. Click to download the template
• Copy of your passport (not applicable if in hold of Norwegian id-number)
• Change of name (documentation is required if you have changed your name)
• Motivational essay: Please describe your career path, your accomplishments and your rationale for pursuing an EMM Energy. The purpose of the motivational essay is to get to know you and to find out what motivates you. The essay is not meant to be an academic article or a business memo, but rather your personal story. The essay should be between 500-800 words long.

BI reserves the right to ask for additional documentation which may be required for the admission process beyond the documentation stated under documentation requirements.

For more information about scholarship and how to apply, click here.

Qualifying applicants are called in for an interview to assess the applicant's abilities and motivation for the Executive Master of Management in Energy. The interview can take place face to face in Oslo campus or via videoconference. Please make sure that you submit your application and the required documents early, to have sufficient time to apply for a Schengen Tourist visa (single / multiple) if needed.

Applications received by 10 January will be given priority. BI Norwegian Business School will continue to accept applications until programme start, and no applications will be accepted after this date. Offers of admission will be made based on availability of seats in the programme.

Applicants from outside the EU who do not currently reside in Norway must apply by 10 January to allow time for securing a visitor’s visa.

For the BI Scholarship the application deadline is 1 December and offers will be sent to selected candidates by 6 weeks before the start-up of the programme.