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Research

Department of Communication and Culture

We are a leading department that develops and disseminates knowledge in communication, culture and education. The department has several research projects funded by the Research Council of Norway and Horizon 2020 in collaboration with other national and international institutions.

The course portfolio includes two of BI's undergraduate studies: Creative Industries Management and Digital Communication and Marketing, and one of BI's graduate studies: Master of Science in Digital Communication Management. In addition, the department offers program courses at the Master of Science level and nine programs at the Executive Master of Management.


The department has divided its research into the following centers: #NORA – The Nordic Alliance for Communication and Management , Center for Creative Industries, Nordic Centre for Internet and Society and Center for Innovation in Education.

Sut I Wong

 Head of Department Department of Communication and Culture +4746410723

Contact

Silje Engeseth
Head of Administration

E-mail: silje.engeseth@bi.no
Administration: +47 46 41 01 50

BI Norwegian Business School
Nydalsveien 37
N-0484 Oslo

Switchboard: +47 46 41 00 00

Our profile

Through research and teaching, the department's employees work with overall issues and critical thinking in organizations and society, communication and culture.
- We work with both internal and external communication and develop new knowledge and new programs based on the communication challenges of the future where digitalization is central.
- We work with the importance of culture for individuals and organizations, including cultural leadership, educational leadership and personal development, as well as understanding the importance of cultural differences in different countries and organizations.
Educational and research policy, gender equality and globalization are important issues in both our research and teaching.

Calendar

Upcoming activities

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  • Thursday, 03 March 2022 - M24

    The road to historically high readership

    The readership figures, which were published by MBL and Kantar on Wednesday, confirm Norwegians' high confidence in the national media and their local and regional newspapers. The media's editorial…

  • Wednesday, 02 March 2022 - Shifter

    Free return costs climate. Nevertheless, online stores are forced to continue.

    Professor of innovation, Peder Inge Furseth, believes that authorities, online retailers, and not least consumers must now take responsibility for reducing the footprint of today's crazy online…

  • Thursday, 03 February 2022 - Fædrelandsvennen

    Ready for hybrid workday again? Everything did not go completely smoothly last time.

    After the requirement for a home office is now gone, employees in many industries will now be able to return to hybrid work. But not everything went smoothly last time, says Professor Sut I Wong,…

  • Thursday, 20 January 2022 - Nettavisen.no

    Power madness: A one-eyed and greedy policy.

    So far, the government has tried to ride out the popular storm with alms. The real cause of the power outage is avoided. The reason is that power madness is a deliberate policy. In short, it is a…

Employee interview

Suzanne Van Gils

Suzanne van Gils, PhD, is an associate professor in management communication and ethics. She is the Associate Dean for the new MSc program in Digital Communication Management starting fall 2022.
Magazine

Communication for leaders

Communication for Leaders is a Science Communication Magazine published by Centre for Corporate Communication and Department of Communication and Culture at BI Norwegian Business School.

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