BI Norwegian Business School
BI Norwegian Business School (Bokmål: Handelshøyskolen BI) is a private university college in Norway. It was founded as a private, commercial night school in 1943, offering shorter courses in business and office-related subjects for tradespeople. In 1969 it became a foundation and it was later accredited as a college and later as a specialised university-level institution, becoming Norway's second business school after the state Norwegian School of Economics.
Handelshøyskolen BI | |
| Motto | Make it your business |
|---|---|
| Type | Private University College |
| Established | 1943 |
| Accreditation | Accredited as a specialised university institution (vitenskapelig høgskole) |
| President | Karen Spens |
Academic staff | 404 |
Administrative staff | 441 |
| Students | 21,653 |
| Undergraduates | c. 15,000 |
| Postgraduates | c. 4,000 |
| c. 100 | |
| Location | Oslo , Norway 59°56′55.37″N 10°46′5.21″E |
| Campus | Oslo, Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim |
| Colours | BI blue |
| Website | www |
BI has four campuses with the main one located in Oslo. The college has 845 employees consisting of an academic staff of 404 people and 441 administrative staff. In 2015, it had 18,728 students. BI Norwegian Business School is a private foundation and is accredited as a specialised university institution. It is one of three private specialized universities in Norway, alongside VID and MF.