NHH's Awards
NHH presents several awards including two research awards, different teaching awards and a dissemination award.
THE HONOUR AWARD FOR EXCELLENT RESEARCH
The faculty established the award in connection with NHH's 50th anniversary in 1986.
The award honours outstanding research conducted over a long period. There is no sharp distinction between basic research and applied research, but the award places emphasis on recognising pure scientific effort.
The award is in the amount of NOK 50,000 and is presented every fifth year.
THE INGVAR WEDERVANG YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD
Ingvar Wedervang was the first rector of NHH. He would have been 100 in 1991, and in this context, the school wanted to established an award in his name for young researchers under the age of forty.
The award can be conferred to researchers, post doc researchers or assistant professors who have permanent positions at NHH, the Centre for Applied Research (SNF) or the Administrative Research Institute (AFF) for a scientific contribution in the past five years. Academic quality is the only criterion. A committee comprising the rector and three researchers in permanent positions considers the candidates.
The award is NOK 30,000 and is presented every fifth year.
THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
This award is primarily intended to strengthen the quality of education at NHH. It is awarded every second year in connection with the matriculation of new students. (From 2022 to 2026 the award is replaced by the inspirational Teaching Award.)
The award is based on an overall assessment of teaching effort in a broad sense, but with particular weight on the following criteria:
- general teaching skills
- lucidity and communication skills
- the ability to create interest in the subject and motivate students to study
- the ability to shed light on the subject matter from different perspectives
- innovation and creativeness, including the development of new courses and programmes
- the ability to relate the subject matter to other parts of the programme
- the ability to cooperate on teaching work
The award was established in 1999 and is NOK 35,000 and a silk screen print.
Inspirational Teaching Award
The "Inspirational teaching award" is worth NOK 250,000 and will be awarded and will be awarded yearly from 2022 until 2026. The prize is a donation from Isabella and Henrik Müller-Hansen and goes to individuals who demonstrate an extraordinary effort in teaching.
A committee comprising two representatives of the student association, the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Isabella or Henrik Müller-Hansen and a representative of the scientific staff appointed by the rector will decide who is going to receive the award each year.
The award can only be given to individuals, not institutes or research centres.
The award is based on an overall assessment of teaching effort in a broad sense, but with particular weight on the following criteria:
- the ability to create enthusiasm for the subject and its application in the business community and society at large
- close interaction between the students and lecturer
- lucidity, enthusiasm and good cooperation skills
- the ability to shed light on the subject from new angles
- innovation and creativeness, including the development of new courses and learning tools
- the ability to relate the subject matter to other parts of the programme
- the ability and will to cooperate with the business community, the labour market, other departments and other institutions.
The Award for Excellent Teaching Practitioner
The excellent teaching practitioner (ETP) status is granted based upon proven merit and commitment to teaching and educational excellence.
The ETP is independent of other academic promotion schemes, and the title ETP can only be awarded to people who develop their teaching competences systematically and over time to a level that is significantly higher than the required basic competence at Universities. Successful applicants receives a permanent salary rise.
THE AWARD FOR EXCELLENT KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION
The award was established in connection with the 75th anniversary in 2011. Its purpose it to honour and stimulate excellent dissemination and communication of knowledge and insight in the area of economics and administration. The award is conferred on the basis of a broad definition of dissemination, but it must be of high quality both in form and content.
It can be awarded for individual performances or for efforts spanning over many years, and to both individuals and research groups/communities at NHH. The Research Committee (RC) appoints a jury to decide the winner. This comprises the chair of the RC, the head of communication, two scientific employees and one journalist.
The person or group that wins the award may stand out by having:
- actively participated in improving dissemination work at NHH
- communicated insight and work methods from the economic-administrative field of research to persons outside academia
- been an agenda-setter in Norwegian or international public debate
- used new tools or communication channels to reach new audiences
- contributed to increasing interest in the economic-administrative field among the general public, the business sector or the public administration using scientific argumentation
- a genuine interest in and willingness to disseminate knowledge and insight of their field to a wider audience
The award is presented every third year. The winner receives NOK 40,000 and a diploma.
NHH Mission Award
The NHH Mission Award is to be awarded to individuals, teams or groups (not entire departments, offices, sections or research centres) who have contributed to fulfilling NHH's Mission Statement; Together for sustainable value creation.
The Award is assigned for contribution within one or several of the following areas:
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Together = For excellent collaboration internally or in the relationship with external partners.
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Sustainable = For brilliant initiatives strengthening NHH's work with sustainability.
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Value Creation = For outstanding initiatives contributing to increase value creation at NHH or in society.
The prize is NOK 25,000. If there are several prize winners, the prize is shared between the winners.