Undergraduate students must apply by 1. June for exchanges in the spring semester of the following academic year. Graduate students must apply by 2. February for exchanges in either the fall or spring semesters of the following academic year. 

Undergraduate students on their final year who will go on to the master's programme at NHH, can apply by 2. February to go on exchange during the second semester of their master's degree. The application process is the same as for master's students.

Please note that your application to the exchange program will not be considered if you have been admitted to the Double Degree, GSM, Innovation School or CEMS program. Conditional offers of acceptance to these programmes (e.g. while awaiting TOEFL results) also count as admittance, and your exchange application will be voided.

• 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 an undergraduate student and applying to Rikkyo University, you must include a motivation letter in English.
  • If you are applying for a place in an MBA program with a work experience requirement listed on our destination overview, you must include a CV.
  • If the host school has language requirements, you must provide documentation of your language proficiency. For proof of English language proficiency, you do not need to provide documentation at the time of application, but you must ensure that you have such documentation available for when you may receive an offer from the higher eduction institution.
  • 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. Many host institutions accept that students who have completed Norwegian upper secondary school use their Upper Secondary Diploma as proof of English proficiency, provided it is not older than five years (or other number of years if specified by your host institution). You do not need to upload any proof of English language proficiency at the time you apply for exchange to NHH, but you will need to have the documentation ready by the time you apply to your host institution.
  • 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. Documentation of language proficiency must be included in your exchange application to NHH. Language courses completed at NHH will be visible in our systems and you do not need to provide further proof of proficiency.

• How do I accept or decline my offer of nomination?

  How do I accept or decline my offer of nomination?

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

  • You can only accept or decline your offer; it is not possible to change your destination to another institution, even if that institution ranks lower on your preference list than the institution for which you received an offer.
  • It is not possible to change your answer, even before the deadline has passed. Think carefully before responding to the offer. If you have accepted or declined by accident, contact the section for international relations well before the deadline.
  • If you wish to decline your offer, 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. It is important to think through whether you are motivated to go on exchange, both before applying, and before accepting your offer. If you withdraw from exchange later in the year, your spot can not be assigned to another student.
  • If you are going on exchange to Europe (except Switzerland and the UK), you are an Erasmus+ student and are obliged to familiarize yourself with the Erasmus+ Student Charter (PDF, 273 kb) before accepting the offer.
  • You can also put yourself on a waiting list for one or more of the institutions that you prioritised above the offer you received. You can do this whether you accept your offer or not, and also if you did not receive any offers in the main application round. For more information about the waiting list, please read below.

• How do waiting lists (supplementary admission) work?

  How do waiting lists (supplementary admission) work?

  If you have not received an offer for your first-choice institution, 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 (waiting list) 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”).
  • You can choose for each individual destination whether you wish to place yourself on a waiting list or not.
  • It is not possible to change your answer, even before the deadline has passed. Think carefully before responding to the waiting list offer. If you have accepted or declined by accident, contact the section for international relations well before the deadline.

• What does "not qualified" mean on my application?

  What does "not qualified" mean on my application?

  Some of our partner institutions have specific requirements to qualify for admissions. For a list of possible requirements and how to meet them, see above under "documents to upload." You can find the given requirements for all institutions on our Undergraduate Exchange Partners and Graduate Exchange Partners websites. 

  If you did not meet the requirement(s), your application to that given institution will be marked as "not qualified" in Søknadsweb.

  You will not be able to apply for a waiting list spot at the given institution.

  Being disqualified for a given institution does not affect your application to other institutions in any way.

• 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.