2. Bodø Arctic
BODØ
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Bodø is Northern Norway’s second largest town with approximately
50.000 inhabitants. It is situated north of the Arctic Circle and offers
fascinating and contrasting seasons, from midnight sun in June to
polar nights in December.
The town is a communication centre with a busy airport, and offers
good bus, railway and boat connection. Bodø is a distinctive student
town with a lively cultural scene and night life.
Bodø Graduate School of Business
Bodø Graduate School of Bodø University College (HBO) is a
Business was founded in 1985. Since place for learning, experience and
then more than 2.800 students have research for approximately 550 staff
graduated from our four year business and 5.500 students. With learning facili-
program – “Siviløkonom”. HHB admits ties across the high north, HBO is an
about 400 students each year to our important institution of teaching and
programs in business administration research in the region.
and information technology. There
is currently a total of 1.200 students In Bodø, HBO has centralised all its
enrolled in the business school. activity in Mørkved, approximately 10
kilometres east of Bodø’s city centre.
The Business School is one of four The campus was established in 1985,
Faculties at Bodø University and has since then been expanded as
College. HBO has grown. The last part of the
construction was finished in 2005, and
Other Faculties: includes a new and modern library.
- Faculty of Fisheries and
Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Professional Studies
3. We appreciate your interest for the
Business School of the High North!
Bodø Graduate School of Business We think it is important that business Business has almost 20 years of experi-
(HHB) is one of three business schools students know how to start their own ence in Russia and other high north
in Norway. We cover business educa- business, so they learn that on the countries, and have substantial ex-
tion, research, post-school training bachelor level. We consider it impor- pertise on challenges facing the High
and business development located in tant to integrate various business North Region. Presently we educate
the northern part of Norway. Today, subjects to face turbulent markets, so managers of the Russian oil company
HHB has approximately 80 academic we have designed integrated courses Rosneft in cooperation with MGIMO
positions and roughly 1.200 students and research projects. A variety of University in Moscow and soon we will
distributed across bachelor-, master- scientific methods are necessary for launch an EMBA together with Norwe-
and Ph.D programs. We cooperate with rethinking business practice, so we gian Institute of International Affairs
many partners internationally and we urge students, researchers and manag- (NUPI). In cooperation with universities
have joint MSc-degrees with several ers to be creative during their analyti- in Russia and USA we also offer more
universities abroad. cal efforts. We also believe businesses specialized programs such as MSc
and students should know alternative in Energy Management and MSc in
Businesses and public administration perspectives to those presented by Sustainable Management which highly
face an increasingly globalized and mainstream business textbooks, so we reflect the challenges we face globally
challenging world. Both domestic and emphasise topics such as ecological and in the high north.
international competition is fierce and economy, management control for the
characterised by rapid change. In order new economy, sustainable manage- I warmly welcome you to contact our
to prepare our students for their pro- ment, business ethics and philosophy, enthusiastic team at the Business
fessional careers our curriculum and and innovation management. School!
teaching methods emphasise innova-
tion, entrepreneurship and an ongoing Bodø Graduate School of Business
effort to rethink today’s practices in offers several international business Frank Lindberg, Ph.D
view of tomorrows challenges. As a programs. For those who want a flex- Dean, Bodø Graduate School of Business
result, our business school is leading ible program, we offer MBA and MSc
when it comes to innovation on both programs where one chooses speciali-
program levels and throughout our zation. We also offer executive MBA
research efforts. programs. Our High North Centre for
4. Study Programs
Bodø Graduate School of Business offers a variety of study programs within the area
of business. The programs cover all academic levels, ranging from Bachelor through
Master of Science and Master of Business Administration to the PhD degree.
BACHELOR mental themes. In the second and third sources. There is an increasing need
The three year (6 semester) bachelor semesters the programs focus on dif- for skilled professionals in the energy
programs are offered within general ferent aspects of the business area and field–people familiar with the pecu-
business administration, auditing and allow the students to focus on their liarities of the oil-and-gas industries,
computer science. Most programs offer chosen specialisation. All programs are possessing strong regional knowledge
a wide range of elective courses. The completed by writing a master thesis. and expertise in energy management,
language of instruction on the bach- The language of instruction for all the energy diplomacy, and geopolitics. In
elor level is Norwegian, however we compulsory courses and a selection of the second year of the program stu-
do offer specific courses in “semester the optional courses is English. Many dents spend a semester at the MGIMO
packages” aimed primarily at exchange students spend a semester at one of University in Moscow, where they
students. Introductory courses in Nor- our partner institutions. study Energy Diplomacy and Economy
wegian language are also available. of Fuel and Energy Complex (FEC)
The requirement for admission to a In the Master of Science of Business industries.
bachelor program is the completion program students may specialise in
of upper secondary education, or its one of the following areas: A third program is the Master of Sci-
equivalent. International students also ence in Sustainable Management.
need to fulfil the English language • Finance and investment The program aims to give the students
requirements and to pass one of the • Entrepreneurship and innovation knowledge on how to do business with
Norwegian language exams. management a focus on sustainability, both from the
• International business and perspective of the company and the
marketing society as such. It is a joint degree pro-
• Logistics and transport gram with russian universities and the
MASTER • Ecological economy students will spend time both in Bodø
Bodø Graduate School of Business • Management control and at a Russian partner university.
currently offers three Master of Science
programs that all stretch over 2 years A second program is the Master of Admission to the master programs is
(4 semesters). They share a common Science in Energy Management based on three years of study (Bach-
first semester that aims to advance the which looks into the challenges of elor or equivalent) in business/man-
students’ knowledge within manage- the energy market as such, but with agement related fields with certain
ment control and economics as well as a particular focus on the oil-and-gas requirements to relevant courses.
in philosophical, ethical and environ- exploration and alternative energy
5. MBA
Bodø Graduate School of Business
PhD
The doctorate degree education will i
offers two MBA programs, one general first and foremost qualify a student for
MBA-HHB program without tuition research and development, but also
fee, and Executive MBA (EMBA) wich for other work in society that requires
BACHELOR
is constructed for an certain topic and insight into academic work methods PROGRAMS
industry. The MBA-HHB program is, and results. The program requires • Auditing and Accounting
as compared to the MSc-programs, independent research in a special- • Business Administration
closely related to practice and the mas- ized field which will be presented in a • Business and IT
ter thesis is normally solving a business dissertation. The doctorate degree is • Software Engineering
problem. The current EMBA program usually completed over a three-year • Real Estate Business
available is Business in the High North. period. During that time 40 ECTS will
The programs aim to give the candi- be reserved for organised training. MASTER OF SCIENCE
dates a good knowledge of business The program includes philosophy of (MSc) PROGRAMS
and management topics and train science, scientific method and theory • MSc in Business Administration
the ability to identify business related course. • MSc in Energy Management
problems to solve them in a profes- • MSc in Sustainable Management
sional manner. During the first semes- The decision to admit students is based
ter the students are introduced to a on evaluation of project descriptions, MBA PROGRAMS
wide range of business topics. Later in documents of graduation (master • MBA-HHB
the program further insight into the degree in business required), research • Executive MBA
various topics and how to integrate proposal and the plan for the doctor-
them are given. ate period. Applications are considered
on an ongoing basis throughout the
PhD
• Business Administration
The programs are organized in blocks academic year.
and the candidate may choose wheth-
er to be part or full time student. The
EMBA programs is taught in English.
6. Research up front among
Norwegian business Schools!
The research goal of Bodø Graduate Our professors regularly publish papers
School of Business is to be a leading in international and national publi-
centre for research on business topics cations, and many travel abroad on
in the High North - with a global focus. conferences and networks meetings.
Internationally, we aim at being up Among business schools in Norway
front when it comes to the following we were a leadning when it comes to
research areas: publications per researcher in 2006.
• Entrepreneurship Approximately 5 doctors defend their
• Innovation management dissertations at the business school
• Ecological economy every year. So far, the dominant Ph.D
• Ethical management topics reflect our research flag ships:
• Transport economy Entrepreneurship and innovation man-
• Energy management agement, and management control in
• Management Control the new economies. There are about 35
• Experience economy PhD students enrolled to our program.
Centres
High North Centre SIB AS - Centre for is within the field of ecological eco-
for Business Innovation and momics and ethics. Staff at the Centre
Economics participate actively in national and
The High North Centre for Business is international networks in Europe and
based on the possibilities and chal- Centre for Innovation and Economics, they contribute actively to the proc-
lenges in the high north and is focused SIB AS, is a centre of expertise for ap- ess of societal development through
towards business development. The plied research at the business school. participation in public debates and
objective of the centre is to utilize SIB AS is owned by Bodø Graduate publishing articles nationally and inter-
existing and develop new competence School of Business (80%). The centre nationally.
at Bodø University College, Innovation was founded in 2004 and the re-
Norway and partners and make this search so far has mainly been directed
expertise available for Norwegian and towards transport economy, logistics, Centre for Enterprise
International businesses. It will also tourism and entrepreneurship.
be a Network centre for High North
Architecture and
problem solving. Information Systems
The centre offers master programs, re-
Centre for Ecological Enterprise architecture is a system-
search, reports, courses for the private Economics and Ethics oriented and holistic approach to
and public sector. The centre aims to understanding the different elements
create networks between research – Centre for Ecological Economics and that make up an enterprise, and how
and educational institutions, the pub- Ethics is a multidisciplinary commu- those elements inter-relate. Methods
lic- and private sector and businesses nicative arena for education, research and perspectives focus on how the
in Northern Norway in particularly as and professional training. The centre business side of operations and the
well as in the rest of Norway and in- develops courses and educational necessary technological foundation
ternationally. The High North Business programs in the field of ecological can be aligned in order to achieve the
centre cooperates with several univer- economics and ethics. Research focus strategic goals of the enterprise.
sities in Russia, USA and Canada and
plans to broaden the activities towards
other countries as well.
7. Internationalisation i Practical
Information
Internationalisation is an important Bodø University College has approxi-
issue in Bodø Graduate School of mately 90 partners around the world, Application deadline
Business’ strategy of improving qual- including countries such as Russia, The application deadline for degree
ity in education and research. We are Australia, USA, Spain, Italy, Great Brit- seeking international students is
actively engaged in facilitating student ain, Canada, France, Sri Lanka, China February 1st.
and staff exchange, as well as joint and the Nordic countries, just to name
development of study programmes. a few. In addition, we are an active Costs
We strongly encourage our students to member of the university networks As a student at Bodø Graduate School
spend at least one semester at one of University of the Arctic and Barents of Business you pay no tuition fees.
our partner institutions. The exchange Education Network. The business There is a semester fee of NOK 630,-
is reciprocal and all our master of sci- school is a member of the EFMD and (approximately 110 USD or 76 Euros).
ence programs are taught in English. aims at EQUIS accreditation in 2010.
At the bachelor level we offer semes- The application deadline for semester
ter packages to attract international students from exchange partners must
semester students. be received by:
May 1st for the following fall semester
November 1st for the following spring
semester.
8. Riktig Spor - Trykk: Forretningstrykk AS - Foto: Fotograf Jonassen, Ernst Furuhatt, Jaro Holland m.fl.
The International Business School
Bodø Graduate School of Business has an inter- Bodø Graduate School of Business aims for inter-
national strategy, and our High North strategy is national academic recognition. We apply for inter-
founded on 20 years of experience with international national quality accreditation, the so-called EQUIS
companies and highly recognized universities in accreditation, through the European Foundation for
Russia, USA, Asia, Canada and Europe. This means Management Development (EFMD). We are also an
that our education and research are international. active partner in the Norwegian Research School
This academic emphasis is valued by national and in Business Administration which coordinates PhD
multinational corporations. Over the years, our education on an international level.
international ambitions within energy management,
logistics, ecological economy, innovation manage- The consequence for our students is that many
ment, entrepreneurship, sustainability, experience of our international partners contribute on our
economy and management control had not been academic programs. This brings quality into both
possible without the support from many companies research and education, and we are proud that many
and academic partners. international students value our position as the
International Business School of the High North!
Contact
Bodø Graduate School of Business, N-8049 Bodø, Norway
Tel. +47 75 51 72 00 - post@hhb.no - www.hhb.no - www.hibo.no
