Incoming Exhange at BI

The application process• Nomination mail to partners abt 2 months prior to application

deadline 1 May and 1 October• Automatic e-mail to students generated when nominated to

BI by Home Institution• All supporting documents can be attached to the application

form• Registering the applications• Processing and sending the Acceptance Packages

Admission package

Nomination email

March

Application deadline

1 May June Mid August

Housing confirmation

Introduction programme

Housing

• All International students are guaranteed housing through BI

• Separate application form on: www.housing.bi

• Prices from BOK 2200 – 4200 NOK per month– BSN www.bsn.no – SiO www.sio.no

Courses in English at BI

• 3 yr BBA program conducted in English– spesialisation in Finance or Marketing 3rd year

• Elective courses for Bachelor students in English• Basic language courses in French, German and Spanish• 2 year Master of Science program in English with a wide

variety of courses

• Online course registration 15 June – 1 July• Add/drop period first during the week of lectures

Entry requirements

• Language

• Bachelor – minimum one academic year

• Master – grades and specialization from Bachelor degree

Grades –Transcript

• ECTS

• 21 working days after the exam

• Continuous assesment – in addition to written exams and term paper

Pick-up

• BI have a pick-up service for all exchange students– Oslo Central Station to the student dormitory

• Information and pick-up form on web

INSA

• A student organisation looking after the Exchange Students social activities

• Pick-up, intruduction week• Organises events and trips:

– One weekend trip within Norway and one to a Scandinavian Capital– Rafting, skitrips in the winter, sledge riding, ice-skating, movie nights,

International Cooking Dinner nights, bowling etc..

• IRO sponsors 530,- per student each semester• IRO pay NOK 50,- per student for pick-up

Events and meetings with the International Exchange Students

• Welcome and Information Meeting• Cross Cultural Workshop• Exam meeting by the end of the term• Student Exchange Fair/ Student Exchange seminar• Farwell party

Communication Channels

• Web• E-mail• Newsletters• It’s Learning• Front desk International Office

• Brochures • International Student Handbook• Student Exchange Programme Brochure

• Challenge: how do we reach our students with information?

Norwegian Language Course

• Offered every semester • Classes 2 afternoons a week. Language certificate at the

end, but no credits• A level two course in the spring semester

• NOK 1500,- for the course + the text book

Working in Norway

• Students are allowed to work up to 20 hours a week• Information on work possibilities in the Acceptance package• Type of work they can expect:

– Language assistants– Newspaper delivery– Bars and Restaurants

• Career Service at BI www.bi.edu/career

Challenges

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