You must be a fulltime-student from NHH. We recommend to participating in the Innovation School during the first year of your master`s degree.

If you are a master student:

• You are eligible to apply if you are in the first, second or third semester of your master’s degree at the time of application and have normal study progression.

If you are a bachelor student:

• You are eligible to apply if you are a bachelor’s student in your last semester, remain with a maximum of 30 ECTS, and have applied to start your master’s degree in January

You must be fluent in English, both oral and written.
You need to be motivated and possess the appropriate qualities and attitudes.
German language skills are not required, but a plus.

The Innovation School is a programme that complements the Gründerskolen programme. Gründerskolen focuses on entrepreneurship. 

It is not possible to combine the Innovation School with the Internship Abroad course for master students (INTERN-A-M), internship in Asset Management, exchange, CEMS or the Double Degree programme. You can only do one of these alternatives. 

• The online application will open 1 October.
• The application deadline is 15 October.
• We will send you an email invitation to your student-email-address for an online assessment Monday 16 October.
• You will have to complete the online assessment by 18 October. 
• We will notify you about the outcome 13 November and you must reply to our offer by 19 November.

There are up to 30 places available.

Your application will be assessed by the Section for Admissions. Applicants are evaluated and ranked based on a combination of academic strength, motivation and personal skills, and experience. Relevant work experience and basic knowledge of German is a plus. 

To Submit your application:

1. Go to Søknadsweb
2. Choose "Innovation School"
3. Make sure to upload only the documents outlined under “Documentation requirements”: CV, and if applicable, academic records.
4. All files must be uploaded in pdf-format. Other documentation will not be taken into consideration

1. CV in English, including information about
   1. 1. Work and volunteer experience
      2. Extracurricular activities & Appointments (Norwegian: verv)
      3. International experience
      4. Language skills, in particular English and German.
2. Academic records, depending on the below:
   • If you completed your bachelor’s degree at NHH or at another Norwegian university (excluding BI), we have access to your results in our system. You do not have to upload your academic records.  
   • If you completed your bachelor’s degree at BI or abroad, we do not have access to your results. You must upload a signed and stamped, or electronically signed, copy of your bachelor’s diploma and grades transcript. 

Information regarding how the Innovation School will be integrated into your master degree. Please note that the information on this topic may differ for Norwegian and international students.

Innovation School is taught at NHH, Frankfurt and the Munich. All credits taken in the Innovation School are granted by NHH and will be incorporated as part of your master degree as an elective. If you wish to have it in you degree as a minor please contact innovation.school@nhh.no.  

Students who are in their last semester of their master’s when participating in Innovation School, will be awarded their degree once results of last paper/exam is made public (e.g., 15 October). 

All students will have to pay the semester fee for the autumn semester after Innovation School.

The Innovation School credits are graded.

Accommodation: Students are required to organize accommodation during the internship periode and the teaching weeks themselves.

Additional costs: Travels (within, to and from Germany), general living expenses, accommodation, insurance. 

All students will be eligible to Erasmus+ funding.

The Innovation School yearly applies for approval of the from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund (Lånekassen). If granted, Norwegian students are eligible for funding. In 2021 and 2022 the Innovation School was approved by the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund and students were eligible for financial support.

International students are not eligible for loans and scholarships from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund.

For questions, please contact us via innovation.school@nhh.no 

An information meeting will be held in October. Stay informed through the Canvas page “International opportunities at NHH”.