The program educates students on how to facilitate innovation within an organization. That starts with the process of idea generation, extends to questions of organizing and financing innovation, and ends with different ways of profiting from it. The teaching portfolio is further strengthened with workshops developing soft skills, focusing on career and personal development.
The Innovation School is a program for students who are curious about innovation. The program combines a modern academic study program with a study trip and an internship in Germany. The partner portfolio consists of companies from a wide range of industries. It includes start-ups, venture capitalists, hidden champions from the "Mittelstand", but also large companies with well-known brands.
The program consists of four parts starting in Spring 2024. First, the Spring term is a mix of personal and professional development - including the application trainings for the internship and intercultural communication - and an introduction in innovation management. The Spring term prepares students for the application process with the participating companies, for potential cultural challenges during the stay in Germany, and for their future career (in an innovative environment) in more general. Part 1 takes place in Spring 2024 at NHH in Bergen, complemented with digital teaching forms - and corresponds to a workload of around a course with 7.5 ECTS. Parts 2, 3 and 4 take place in Germany. Part 2 is an eight week long internship in a German company. Parts 3 and 4 consist of two teaching weeks. One directly before the internship and one directly after the end of the internship.