Undergraduate students must apply by 1 June for exchanges in the spring semester of the following academic year. Graduate students must apply by 1 February for exchanges in either the fall or spring semesters of the following academic year.

Please note that your application to the exchange program will not be considered if you have already accepted a place in the Double Degree, GSM, Innovation School or CEMS program.

• Application in Søknadsweb

  Application in Søknadsweb

  The application deadline for Master’s-level exchanges is 1 February each year.

  ENTER SØKNADSWEB HERE

  Use your personal identification number or Feide credentials to log in. If you do not already have one, you must create a personal PIN code. You may prioritize up to 20 partner schools in your application.

  You can apply for an exchange during the fall (HØST) or spring (VÅR) semester. Please note that some universities have multiple campuses; you must select your preferred campus in the online application. It is possible to apply for multiple campuses at the same university.

• Documents to upload

  Documents to upload

  Please note the following requirements for your exchange application:

  • If you are applying to Rikkyo University, you must include a motivation letter in English.
  • If you are applying for a place in an MBA program, you must include a CV.
  • If the host school has language requirements, you must provide documentation of your language proficiency.
  • If you have taken a leave of absence, you must submit the necessary documentation.

• Documentation of language skills

  Documentation of language skills

  • Your TOEFL or IELTS test results must be no more than two years old at the time of application for admission to your host institution. Students who have completed Norwegian upper secondary school may use their Upper Secondary Diploma as proof of English proficiency, provided it is not older than five years.
  • German/French/Spanish: You must provide documentation that you have, or will achieve, language proficiency equivalent to two language courses at NHH (15 ECTS) in the relevant language before going on exchange.

• Accepting or declining your offer of nomination

  Accepting or declining your offer of nomination

  You must accept or decline your offer of nomination in Søknadsweb by the specified deadline.

  • If you have not received an offer for your first-choice school, you may be placed on a waiting list. You may accept both the offer and a place on the waiting list.
  • If you accept a place on the waiting list in the main admission round and are later offered another place in the supplementary admission round, you will automatically lose the original offer from the main round. If you do not receive a new offer in the supplementary round, you will retain the offer you accepted in the main round.
  • You may also choose to decline the main round offer and accept a place on the waiting list. However, if you do not receive an offer in the supplementary round, you will not be eligible to participate in the final remaining round (“restplass”).
  • Log into Søknadsweb.
  • You can only accept or decline your offer; it is not possible to change your destination to another school, even if that school ranks lower on your preference list than the host school for which you have been nominated.
  • If you wish to decline your nomination, log into Søknadsweb and complete the decline process. Out of respect for other students, please follow this procedure so that your place can be offered to other qualified applicants in the supplementary or final admission rounds.

• Applying in the second application round

  Applying in the second application round

  • If you did not receive an offer in the first application round, you are eligible to participate in the second application round. You will receive a list of available remaining places along with instructions for submitting your application. This information will be sent to your student email.
  • If you received an offer in the first round, you are not eligible to participate in the second application round.

• Am I guaranteed admission to my host school?

  Am I guaranteed admission to my host school?

  • Please note that even though NHH has nominated you for a place at one of our partner schools, you must still apply for admission directly to your host institution. Upon nomination, NHH considered you a qualified applicant and reserved a place for you at the host school. However, it is essential that you maintain your academic performance, meet all study progression requirements, and fulfill any language proficiency or work experience requirements prior to submitting your application to the host school.
  • Host institutions may decline your application if you fail to meet these requirements or if you do not adhere to the instructions and deadlines provided by the host school.
  • Keep in mind that NHH partner schools operate with different deadlines and sets of requirements, and students will not receive application information at the same time. Therefore, do not be concerned if you have not yet received an email from your host institution while another student applying to a different school has already received theirs.