NHH and Finance Norway are entering into a collaboration that will help students improve their skills in asset management. The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global is one of the initiators of the collaboration.
375 students have chosen NHH as their place of study for their exchange stay this autumn.
On Tueday 6 September 2022 Jing Lan will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Norunn Johanne Økland is the winner of the Learning Environment Award 2022, for her efforts and passion for the international students at NHH.
On Monday 29 August 2022 Michael Axenrod will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Seafood export figures went through the roof in 2021, beating all previous records. One of our key future-oriented industries needs research-based relevant knowledge to continue its development.
NHH lecturers and statisticians Geir Drage Berentsen and Håkon Otneim employed a new approach to teaching during the pandemic. They’ve now received the Inspirational Teaching Award and the sum of NOK 250,000 to share between them.
`It is a reminder of how lucky I am to be allowed to dedicate my days to working on important and exciting issues´, Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen says.
Opinion piece in Columbia Law School’s Blue Sky Blog by B. Espen Eckbo, Knut Nygaard and Karin S. Thorburn.
If knowledge is power, why haven’t we already saved our planet? Read Margrete Dyvik Cardona´s opinion piece in Sustainability Times.
Chief Economist and Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Michael Schwarz visits NHH this week. In this open lecture, Schwarz will talk about cryptocurrency demand and valuation.
The prestigious awards Ingvar Wedervang Young Researcher Award and The Honour Award for Excellent Research were given to Katrine V. Løken and Paul N. Gooderham.
On Friday 17 June 2022 Andreas Olden will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Professor of law and competition expert Pinar Akman delivered the first keynote speech at the annual BECCLE conference on competition policy.
On Tuesday 14 June 2022 Tatevik Harutyunyan will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Monday 13 June 2022 Kasper Vagle will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Friday 10 June 2022 Nahid Rezaeinia will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Friday 10 June 2022 Elisabeth Andvik will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Wednesday 8 June 2022 Zhou Lu will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
NHH and AFF get record placements in two Financial Times rankings of executive education and achieve the best result in over ten years.
NHH is hosting the 44th annual European Accounting Association congress.
NHH Norwegian School of Economics has earned AACSB business accreditation. `We congratulate NHH and Rector Øystein Thøgersen on earning accreditation, and applaud the entire NHH team´, said Stephanie M. Bryant at AACSB.
For a third year in a row, NHH's study program is the country´s most popular. 2 073 applicants have NHH as their first choice. – I am greatly satisfied, says rector Øystein Thøgersen.
`With a future job in finance, this course is highly relevant´, says master's student Daniel Botten (25).
Siv E. Rosendahl Skard and Hallgeir Sjåstad, researchers at the Department of strategy and Management, have been promoted to professor.
LSE-professor John Van Reenen gives The Sandmo Lecture On Public Policy on Friday 29 April. Title of his lecture: "Inequality and Superstar Firms"
Real estate developer and vineyard owner Vlado Magula from Slovakia makes a short stop at the school that gave him confidence to follow his dream and go into quality wines based on local grapes in Slovakia.
On Tuesday 26 April 2022 Ritvana Rrukaj will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Thursday 21 April 2022 Dan-Richard Knudsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Friday 8 April 2022, Jose Luis Rojas Diaz will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Very strong labour market for NHH candidates: More than 97 per cent of graduates were in employment or continuing their studies after completing their master’s degree. The median income also rose substantially.
Mohammed Mardan has been promoted to professor in the field of Business Economics.
There is a lack of cultural awareness and gender equality in the travel industry.
Last week the halls of NHH were filled with the CEMS graduating class of 2020 and 2021, enjoying their much-awaited degree celebration previously postponed by the pandemic.
The European University ENGAGE.EU takes a stand on the war in Ukraine:
- Our thoughts go to the Ukrainian people, says Rector Øystein Thøgersen. He says that NHH does not have any students on exchange this semester in Ukraine or Russia.
IKEA leads the Commercial Innovation Index for the sixth year in a row, while NRK, Posten and the Norwegian Tax Administration are among the newcomers on the top lists.
A new global study from NHH shows that Norwegians have positive attitudes towards the richest among us when compared to other countries. “Norwegians do not think rich people have generated their wealth by being egoistic,” says Professor Bertil Tungodden.
Many fear that a hybrid workplace will damage their ability to learn from colleagues. Here are ten tips from the CEMS alliance on how to learn more effectively from the home office.
Individuals who identified more strongly with their nation reported greater engagement in public health behaviours, during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
‘Our applicants know that we offer a future-oriented education,’ says NHH Rector Øystein Thøgersen. He is looking forward to the start of the semester in August.
Five years after the launch of Nature Human Behaviour, twenty-two leading experts in some of the core disciplines within the journal’s scope share their views on pressing open questions and new directions in their disciplines.
Natalie Milde (29) secured a position in Berlin after completing the Innovation School. ‘An increasing number of students want to work abroad,’ says Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Stig Tenold.
On Friday 28 January 2022 Magne S. Angelshaug will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
The interdisciplinary research project at FAIR, «Freedom to Choose», has been awarded 25 million NOK in funding from the Norwegian Research Council.
On Thursday 13 January 2022 Marius Jones will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Embla Jansen and Stine-Mari Stavik won the ISACA Norway Chapter's award for best master's thesis. They have examined how the share market reacted to 42 of the world’s biggest cyberattacks.
NHH is ranked as number 55 on the Financial Times’ overall ranking, and has thus climbed seven places compared with last year's ranking.
‘It is not surprising that the US market in particular is interested in a book about the hidden power of numbers,’ says NHH professor Helge Thorbjørnsen.
On Friday 17 December 2021 Andreas Ørpetveit will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Wednesday 15 December 2021 Mirjam Linnea Wentzel will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Differences in infant mortality between rich and poor Norwegians have never been less pronounced than they are now, new NHH study reveals.
On Friday 10 December 2021 Shrey Nishchal will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Three international students are now ready to answer all your questions on student life at NHH. Get to know them better and why they chose NHH.
Environmental challenges overtakes technological advancement as the biggest challenge leaders will face, shows a new CEMS study. 'I am not surprised,' says Associate Professor Tina Saebi.
NHH graduate Jens Aarre Seip wants to lower the threshold for asking questions during lectures. Now, the start-up has secured agreements with 11 Norwegian educational institutions, including NHH.
How can we continue to use our unique knowledge of the ocean and technical expertise to make waves and drive changes on a global scale? This is one of the most important issues facing the Norwegian shipping industry.
Are you curious about what being an NHH student is really like? Recently NHH started using a new chatting and blogging tool.
An international alliance of leading educational institutions in Europe will cooperate to address the major societal challenges of our time. 'This is an important project for NHH,' says Rector Øystein Thøgersen.
According to the international network CEMS, being more personal and showing a greater interest in other people’s lives is now order of the day. ‘Don’t be afraid to show toys lying around,’ says a researcher at NHH.
The number of student consultants in SEB incubator has increased from four to 16 over the past year. While SEB provides local, professional advice, the NHH students provide free consultancy services.
Pia Christine Helland advises customers in shipping and ocean industries. She has now decided to go back to school to learn even more about sustainability.
Associate professor Malin Arve has been appointed to an expert committee tasked with looking at how rules and reporting duties can be simplified. This could save businesses both time and money.
The new committee will look at licences in the aquaculture industry. Research director and adjunct professor Linda Nøstbakken will chair the committee.
The Master's degree programme at NHH is the best in the country, according to a new ranking.
On Monday 8 November 2021 Christian Andvik will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Tuesday 26 October 2021 Damiano Maggi will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Monday 25 October 2021 Charlotte Bjørnhaug Evensen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Friday 22 October 2021 Silje Rydland Skaar will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), holds this year's Lehmkuhl Lecture at NHH on 28 October.
On Friday 24 September 2021 Stig Roar Haukø Lundeby will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Thursday 23 September 2021 Karen Sæbbø Osmundsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On 16 September 2021 Olav Syrstad will hold two trial lectures and on Friday 17 September he will defend his thesis for the Dr. Philos. degree at NHH.
On Friday 10 September 2021 Bjarne Møller will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Over 400 attendees and 360 presentations when Norwegian School of Economics and University of Bergen opened the international EARIE conference at NHH today.
Each year huge sums are invested in development programmes, but how effective are they? The Development Learning Lab aims to answer this.
On Friday 3 September 2021 Thor Andreas Aursland will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
ESG reporting is crucial, in order to make real progress towards a sustainable future. Hussnain Bashir and Ibrahim Pelja are therefore starting a new master´s course. `The most important element of the course being that companies need to be transparent and honest´, Bashir says.
Alexander L. P. Willén (32) at the Department of Economics has been promoted to full professor. He completed his Ph.D. only three years ago. `An extremely talented researcher´, Professor and Head of Economics Eirik G. Kristiansen says.
A new expert committee will evaluate Norwegian power supply and the electricity grid. NHH Professor Mette H Bjørndal is appointed member of the expert group.
On Wednesday 16 June 2021 Somayeh Rahimi Alangi will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Sissel Jensen at the Department of Economics has been promoted to full professor at NHH. Ivar Kolstad at the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law and Walter Pohl at the Department of Finance have also been promoted from associate professor to professor this spring.
The changes in the UK’s trading relationship with the EU are likely to have widespread effects, many of which are yet to be understood in full. This column (at voxeu.org) introduces the issue of compliance with rules of origin requirements within free trade agreements. The authors argue that complying with these rules can present firms with additional production costs that would not have been present had the UK remained a part of the EU.
`Early imposition of full international travel restrictions appears to have reduced the growth in per capita cases and fatalities associated with COVID-19 in Nordic countries in 2020´, Professor Stein Ivar Steinshamn says.
Bjørg Marit Eknes (52) will be Director Organisation and Governance at NHH. She comes from the position as Director of Strategic Alliances in Sparebanken Vest.
NHH Norwegian School of Economics sets another new application record this spring. 2 221 applicants had the Siviløkonom programme (Bachelor and Master) as their number one choice, which makes this education the most popular in the country.
We should not systematically cry "greenwashing" when companies speak about sustainability.
Last week, 110 CEMS students joined The CEMS Nordic Forum. The student conference, hosted by NHH Norwegian School of Economics, gathered highly motivated local and international students.
On Monday 26 April 2021 Fehime Ceren Ay will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
Retail is undergoing major changes. Can new business models, ecosystems and artificial intelligence uphold employment and maintain diversity in the sector? A new DIG project will address these issues.
In January, 22-year-old Stine Stolpestad took over as the leader of NHHS. She wants to make it an even more inclusive student association.
Did you miss out on the NHH mini conference on financial secrecy 24 March? The conference was digital and you now can watch the video and listen to experts discussing if financial institutions are capable of detecting criminal activity, as required by the regulations.
Silje Rydland Skaar has been awarded the Odd Nordhaug Memorial Prize. The PhD candidate receives the award for the best article published in the journal «Beta» in 2019 and 2020.
Discrepancy between words and actions is not necessarily greenwashing, according to PhD Candidate Victoria Nydegger Schrøder.
Master’s degree student Nils-Fredrik Solem (25) is set to graduate with a business economics degree this summer. He was offered a permanent position with successful start-up Forte_Digital in September.
On Thursday 25 March 2021 Joel W. Berge will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
There could be a conflict between focussing on politically correct terms and promoting gender equality, PhD Candidate Agnes Bamford writes in Forskersonen.
A massive 97 per cent of students who graduated with a master's degree from NHH in spring 2020 and who have jobs are in relevant employment. Most were offered a job before completing their degree.
NHH professor Christine B. Meyer will chair a committee appointed by the Government tasked to write a report on women’s health and health from a gender perspective.
Tax evasion, bribery and fraud can be part of apparently legitimate business. Are the financial institutions capable of detecting criminal activity, as required by the regulations?
