2,830 applicants have NHH Norwegian School of Economics as their first choice. This is an increase of 30,4 per cent from last year. Stella Løge Nerland (18) hopes she makes the cut.
The application figures from the Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service (Samordna Opptak) were published today. For the first time in NHH Norwegian School of Economics history, the business school offers two bachelor's programmes.
The results are clear, the business school has never been more popular: 2,830 applicants have NHH as their first choice.
The distribution between the two bachelor's programmes (first choice applicants) is as follows:
One person that is extra happy today is Rector Øystein Thøgersen.
‘The application numbers are really strong! Our appealing study programmes have drawn a significant number of applications this year, paving the way for us to welcome a fresh cohort of highly talented students this autumn,’ he says and adds:
‘We have more applicants than ever before. They're spread across our well-known "BØA" programme, but also to our international BEDS programme, which is tailored for those who want an business education with an extra emphasis on data science and technology.’
Stella Løge Nerland (18) at Kongshavn videregående skole (upper secondary school in Oslo) is one of the applicants for BEDS.
‘I've chosen BEDS as my first choice because it's an exciting programme that combines economics and natural science - two areas I'm interested in. Plus, I love traveling and I want to study abroad. So, having the programme taught in English is a great benefit for me,’ she says.
Nerland visited the school in February this year at “Åpen dag”. This gave her the confirmation she needed that NHH is the right school for her.
Teaching in the new bachelor’s programme BEDS is given exclusively in English, and NHH will also recruit international students.
BEDS provides admission to the Master's programme in Economics and Business Administration at NHH, like the existing "BØA" programme. A completed master's degree will give the title “siviløkonom”.
