Application process
The application process starts at your home university. Exchange and Double Degree students are nominated by their home university to spend a semester or two at BI in Oslo.
Deadlines
| Autumn semester (Aug-Dec) | Spring semester (Jan-June) |
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Nomination deadline: 25 April |
Nomination deadline: 25 September Student application deadline: 1 October Housing application deadline: 1 October |
Admission criteria
Exchange and Double Degree students are nominated from their home university, and must comply with their university's admission criteria. A high level of English proficiency is expected, but we do not require English tests.
To apply for exchange on a Master level, the student must have completed minimum 180 ECTS, equivalent to three years fulltime university studies or a Bachelor degree in a relevant academic field (business and economics).
How to apply
- Coordinators at our partner institutions nominate their students (by 25 April/25 September)
- Students receive a link by email to our online application form, and submit the application form and supporting documents to BI (by 1 May/1 October) - see below
- Students receive further information about admission and housing by email
- Students submit the Pre-Application for Housing (by 1 May/1 October)
- BI sends out Admission Letters (late May/late October)
Supporting Documents
When you complete the online application, please upload the following documents electronically:
- CV (résumé) and motivation letter
- Copy of your passport/EU Identity Card, showing personal data and photo
- Recent academic transcript (Master students: please include your transcript from Bachelor-level courses)