School of Economics and Business

About the faculty:

Our Academic Fields and Activities

At the NMBU School of Economics and Business, economics, management and innovation are combined with sustainability and technology, in an environment where you get to know your teachers and fellow students.

Our teaching and research span business administration, economics, bioeconomy, entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as philosophy and theory of science.

With 2,900 students, 115 staff and AACSB accreditation, we offer an education that is academically strong and relevant to the future of working life.

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• Study programmes

  At the School of Economics and Business, we educate civil and social economists, and candidates in bioeconomy and entrepreneurship and innovation.

  Bachelor's

  We offer three bachelor's programmes, in economics and administration, social economics and finance, management and IT. The bachelor's programs have a common goal of providing a basic introduction to economic subjects and methods, and a good foundation for further master's studies at NMBU or other higher education institutions in Norway or abroad.

  • Økonomi og administrasjon // Business Administration (taught in Norwegian)
  • Økonomi, ledelse og IT // Business Administration with Informatics (taught in Norwegian)
  • Samfunnsøkonomi // Economics (taught in Norwegian)

  Master's

  We offer six master's programmes, in economics and administration, social economics, bioeconomy, and entrepreneurship and innovation.

  The master's programmes in Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Bioeconomy are Norwegian-language programmes. The master's programs in Applied Economics and Sustainability, Economics and Environmental Governance, and Global Economy and Politics are English-language programmes.

  • Applied Economics and Sustainability (taught in English)
  • Economics and Environmental Governance (taught in English)
  • Global Economy and Politics (taught in English)
  • Økonomi og administrasjon (Siviløkonom) // Business Administration (taught in Norwegian)
  • Entreprenørskap og innovasjon // Entrepreneurship and Innovation (taught in Norwegian)
  • Bioøkonomi - biobasert verdiskaping og forretningsutvikling // Bioeconomy - Biobased Value Creation and Business Development (taught in Norwegian)

  One-year program (possible part-time)

  • Bærekraftig økonomi og ledelse (nettbasert) // Sustainable economy and management (online, taught in Norwegian)

  Courses at the School of Economics and Business

  • Digital economics subjects (online, taught in Norwegian)
  • Courses

  PhD

  • PhD Programme in Economics and Business

• Student life at NMBU

  • Join Norway's most satisfied students

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  • Applied Economics and Sustainability
  • Economics and Environmental Governance
  • Global Economy and Politics

• Research

  The research at School of Economics and Business supports the teaching and spans many fields. Among other things, management and organisation, finance, entrepreneurship and innovation, sustainability, environment / natural resources, energy / climate, food / consumer behaviour, economic development, philosophy and scientific theory.

  Centers, research groups and projects

  • BEE - Behavioural and Experimental Economics
  • CAPS - Centre for Applied Philosophy of Science
  • CENCE - Center for Energy, Nature and Climate Economics
  • CLTS - Centre for Land Tenure Studies
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Finance group
  • Organising for Sustainability
  • Skatteforsk - Centre for Tax Research
  • Økonomistyring

• About the NMBU School of Economics and Business

  More information under the Norwegian translation

  Faculty Board

  The board's composition for the governing period of 1. August 2025 – 31. July 2029 consists of the following:

  Temporary staff in teaching and research positions and students have been elected for one year.

  External Chair of the Board: Gaute Lenvik, CEO, Norwegian Agricultural Cooperatives

  Other External Board Members

  Permanent Representatives:

  • Øistein Medlien, Senior Advisor, Grieg Investor
  • Ina Tandberg, Head of Administration, Faculty of Landscape and Society, NMBU

  Deputy Representatives:

  • Ketil Raknes, Kristiania University of Applied Sciences

  Permanently Employed Academic Staff

  Permanent Representatives:

  • Arild Angelsen, Professor
  • Charlotta Levay, Associate Professor

  Deputy Representatives:

  • 1st Deputy: Frode Alfnes, Professor
  • 2nd Deputy: Aida Tabarroky Ardebili, Associate Professor

  Temporarily Employed Academic Staff

  • Permanent Representative: Andreas Skulstad, PhD Candidate
  • Deputy Representative: Jenny Alice Krogstad, PhD Candidate

  Technical and Administrative Staff

  • Permanent Representative: Judith Marie Holter, Senior Advisor
  • Deputy Representative: Mathias Sydtangen Smogeli, Advisor

  Students

  • Permanent Representatives: Kristin Rognstad-Karlsen and Fabian Feiler
  • Deputy Representatives: Vanessa Sophie Aparicio Lofsberg and Herman Rebuar Hamasalih

  Administrative

  • Secretary of the Committee: Per Botolf Maurseth, Dean
  • Recorder: Iselin Røsand / Andreas Noteng, Senior Advisor

Contact us

Telephone: +47 67 23 11 00

Email: post-hh@nmbu.no

Visitor address: Christian Magnus Falsens vei 30, 1433 Ås

Postal address:: Handelshøyskolen, Postboks 5003 NMBU, 1432 ÅS

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