BI Norwegian Business School
Handelshøyskolen BI | |
| Logo of Norwegian School of Management | |
| Type | Private non-commercial University College |
|---|---|
| Established | 1943 |
| Rector | Prof. dr. Ole Stenvinkel Nilson |
| Students | 18,500 |
| Location | , |
| Affiliations | EFMD |
| Website | www.bi.no |
The Norwegian School of Management (Norwegian: Handelshøyskolen BI) is Norways largest, private business school, headquartered in Nydalen, Oslo, Norway. Founded in 1943 by Finn Øien, the current president is Ole Stenvinkel Nilson, but he is currently on sick-leave and the school is looking for a new president. He followed Dr. Torger Reve in August 2005.
As of 2005 it has roughly 18,500 students, about 10,000 of them full-time, and a faculty of 716. Full set of programs: Undergraduate, master, doctoral, as well as executive and on-site programs for businesses. It is the only educational institution in Norway which has been certified twice by EQUIS, though BI is in fact the only institution that has been tested twice yet. BI also failed the (national) NOKUT-evaluation, wich was a much bigger issue in Norway.
There are two student unions at Norwegian School of Management, one for the main location in Oslo and one for all the smaller locations troughout Norway. The Student Union in Oslo is called "Studentforeningen ved Handelshøyskolen BI i Oslo" (SBIO)which translates into "The Student Union at Norwegian School of Management in Oslo". This union was formed in 2005 after the relocation of the three locations in Oslo into one - Campus Nydalen. The three previous unions was called Bedriftøkonomisk Studentersamfund (BS), BISON and MØSS. BS was the oldest union, formed in 1964. The Student Union for all the other locations is called BI Studentsamfunn™ (BIS) which translates to BI Student Society, and covers all campuses except the one in Nydalen, Oslo. The Society was foundend on the 7th of February 1987 and is today the largest student union of a private school in Norway.
Many students have stated that they like the new campus in Nydalen.