Students who fulfil the Norwegian language requirement for admission to higher education in Norway, including most students who have or are in the process of acquiring an upper secondary degree from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, or Iceland should refer to the Norwegian language version of the website and follow the application process through Samordna Opptak. The six outlined steps below are for all applicants who are not eligible to apply through Samordna Opptak.

• Step 1. Assess if you are qualified to apply

  Step 1. Assess if you are qualified to apply

  • First, it is important to understand that application requirements and deadlines depend on your nationality. The criteria and deadlines differ between applicants holding EU/EEA/Swiss nationality and those who do not. Please ensure you review the specific requirements for your category to determine if you are eligible to apply and which deadline applies.
  • Secondly, review the minimum admission requirements by selecting the country where you are completing or have completed your upper secondary education, on the UPPER SECONDARY DEGREE page. If you have, or are in the process of getting, an International Baccalaureate or European Baccalaureate programme diploma, select IB or EB.
  • Lastly, it is important to ascertain whether your educational background aligns with the admission requirements set by NHH for the Bachelor of Business, Economics & Data Science programme. Please carefully consider your proficiency in Mathematics and the English language.

  If you are not qualified, your application will be rejected.

• Step 2. Find out if you need to document financial ability

  Step 2. Find out if you need to document financial ability

  • If you are an applicant holding a passport from a country outside the EU/EEA/Swiss zone, you must document your ability to finance your stay in Norway, in order to be granted a study permit. Read more about how to document your financial ability. 
  • If you are an applicant from a Nordic country or a country within the EU/EEA/Swiss zone, you do not need to document financial ability. Learn how you may finance your studies. Learn how you may finance your studies.

• Step 3. Prepare all the documents required

  Step 3. Prepare all the documents required

  Please ensure that you have gathered all the necessary documents for your application. See the UPPER SECONDARY DEGREE page for all the details.

  If you are planning to take the OMPT-F exam, and/or TOEFL/IELTS/PTE, please be aware that the process may take several weeks to complete. It is crucial to schedule your test well in advance to allow sufficient time for the results to be available.

  Please note that a valid test result needs to be submitted before the application deadline:

  • Non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals: 15 November 2024, 23:59 hours CET. OMPT-F test results (if applicable): submit by 15 February 2025, 23:59 hours CET.
  • EU/EEA/Swiss nationals: 15 February 2025, 23:59 hours CET.

  Please note that application deadlines are strictly enforced to ensure fairness and maintain a level playing field for all applicants.

• Step 4. Prepare and register your application

  Step 4. Prepare and register your application

  To begin the application process, please create an account on the Norwegian national application tool, Søknadsweb. You can do this anytime between:

  • 1 November and 15 November 2024 for Non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals.
  • 1 January and 15 February 2025 for EU/EEA/Swiss passport holders.

  Please note that we strictly adhere to the application deadlines to ensure fairness and equal opportunity for all applicants:

  • Non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals: 15 November 2024, 23:59 hours CET.
  • EU/EEA/Swiss nationals: 15 February 2025, 23:59 hours CET.

  To get started in Søknadsweb, select 'Norwegian School of Economics' from the "Choose an institution" drop-down menu. Then, choose the appropriate login method based on your situation. If you have already created an account, select "Login International Applicant," which is the last option on the page. If this is your first time using Søknadsweb, select "Register new international applicant." Please carefully follow the instructions provided to complete the process.

  Make sure to enter your name as stated in your passport, and your correct home address. If you are offered admission, we will use this information for your acceptance letter.

  After you have registered for the first time within Søknadsweb, you will receive an email receipt with an application number.

  Using Søknadsweb, you can create your own application by entering the necessary information and uploading the required documents. Please be aware that there is no final 'submit button' in the application process. NHH's admission team will review all registered applications, and applications that are deemed complete by the admission deadline will undergo evaluation.

• Step 5. Upload supporting documentation

  Step 5. Upload supporting documentation

  When uploading, carefully use our ‘Documentation Requirements’ page on how to upload documents.  We recommend that you upload all your documents at the same time as registering your application. However, it is possible to do it in separate steps.

  To add documents to an already registered application, go to the application portal, select ‘My documents’ in the menu, and follow instructions to upload. When you have added a document, you receive an email receipt. This is your confirmation that we have received the document.

  You may review and administer your uploaded documents under ‘My documents’ in Søknadsweb.

  If we find that you have not uploaded all required documents, we may notify you by e-mail up until the application deadline, but it remains your own responsibility to make your application complete.

  Please note that an application that remains incomplete after the applicable deadline(s) will not be assessed.

• Step 6. Outcome of your application

  Step 6. Outcome of your application

  Applications are reviewed from 1 November 2024 until 1 April 2025.

  • Applicants in the Non-EU/EEA/Swiss application round can expect their decisions by 1 February 2025, except for those submitting OMPT-F test results, who may receive their decisions by 1 April 2025.
  • Applicants in the EU/EEA/Swiss application round may expect their decisions by 1 May 2025.

  Notifications will be sent via email, and you can also verify the outcome in the application portal.

  The study offer must be accepted within two weeks after the notification of the application result. The deadline to accept will be stated in the email confirming the admission’s offer.

  If accepted, you will receive information about housing and study permit.

  The semester starts mid-August 2025.

  If you are offered admission but are unable to start your studies this year, you may in some cases apply for a deferment of your study offer.

Contact & Communication

Our primary mode of communication is via email, and our dedicated email address for admissions is admission@nhh.no.

Before reaching out, please carefully review the information on the admission-pages, as answers to most questions can be found there.

To ensure effective correspondence once you have applied, please verify that your registered email address is accurate and regularly check your inbox.

We recommend adding admission@nhh.no to your list of safe email addresses to prevent important communications from us being mistakenly marked as spam.

It is your responsibility to diligently read and promptly respond to all emails from the admissions office throughout the application process.