How does GSM work?

How does GSM work?

GSM goes beyond attending a series of courses: it involves bootcamps, team building workshops, immersive learning, simulations and project labs, forming a skill development semester like no other, which is supplemented by our GSM electives.

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GSM structure

The GSM courses are seamlessly integrated with your master’s programme, and you graduate with a master’s degree from NHH and a certificate from ENGAGE.EU. 

1st semester: Compulsory Courses at NHH 

  • Core courses in the specialisation you choose
  • Empirical Methods course
  • Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability (ERS) course
  • Local onboarding to GSM 

2nd semester: GSM Package at Hanken, Finland (exchange semester) 

All GSM students take the following course package at Hanken in Helsinki, Finland

  • Current Trends in Global Sustainability
  • Understanding the Global Sustainability Context
  • Tackling Global Sustainability Challenges
  • Sustainability Transformation Lab
  • Reflections on Sustainability (continues into 3rd semester) 

3rd semester: GSM Electives at NHH 

  • Reflections on Sustainability (continued from 2nd semester)
  • GSM electives to deepen your knowledge on sustainability issues. The GSM electives will vary depending on your NHH specialisation. 

4th semester: Master’s thesis at NHH 

  • You write your master’s thesis in the final semester of the programme. 

Specialisations 

The GSM programme can be combined with these specialisations at NHH: 

For Norwegian speaking students only: 

 

Apply to the GSM programme

 

Contact us

Email
engage.eu@nhh.no

NHH GSM Team

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This is ENGAGE.EU

  • A European university alliance
  • Founded in 2020, NHH became a member in 2021
  • Comprised of 10 prominent higher education institutions in the areas of business, economics and social sciences
  • Includes universities from Norway, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Finland and France
  • Fosters collaboration mobility and innovation in education to tackle societal challenges and prepare students for global issues

 

Engage.eu partners

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