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PhD defense: Moral motivations behind economic decisions

On Friday 31 May 2013 Trond Halvorsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

Board election results

The results from the election to NHH's board are ready.

Board elections are open

The election of new members to NHH's board is now open. The election is held online, and the deadline for voting is Thursday 23 May at 14:00 (CEST - Central European Summer Time, Norwegian time). Read more and find a link to the electronic ballot box at nhh.no

David M. Kreps to give annual Karl Borch Lecture

The 12th lecture in memory of NHH Professor Karl Borch, scheduled for Friday May 24, 2013, will be held by David M. Kreps.

Professor Rögnvaldur Hannesson turns 70

In the occasion of Professor Rögnvaldur Hannesson's 70^th birthday, the Department of Economics invites to an open seminar on Thursday 6 June.

Pedagogical hour 15 May postponed

The Pedagogical hour on new technology in the new lecture theatres is postponed until Tuesday, 21 May, 13.15 - 15.00. It is also possible to register for a practical course on the new teaching technology.

NHH and AFF amongst Europe's top 20

On Monday, the Financial Times (FT) announced this year's ranking of the world's best open executive programmes, Executive Education. NHH and AFF are jointly ranked 17th in Europe and 37th in the world. This is our best ranking ever.

New issue of Synaps

A new issue of Synaps, The Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication's journal, is now available electronically from the department's web page.

School classes dominated by girls not good for boys

A higher proportion of girls in classes at lower secondary school is positive for girls' careers later in life, but has a negative effect on boys. They take shorter educations and work in less well-paid jobs.

PhD defense: Pricing in media industries

On Friday 3 May 2013 Harald Nygård Bergh will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

New nomination deadline

The deadline for proposing candidates for the NHH Board election from NHH's temporary academic staff has been extended until Tuesday 30 April. The namnes of candidates from the other groups are presented here.

Frøystein Gjesdal elected rector

Frøystein Gjesdal will become the new rector at NHH and Sunniva Whittaker the new deputy rector.

Conference on organizations and contracts

The conference Contracts and Organizations will be held at NHH on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th of May.

Election of rector and deputy rector at NHH

The election of rector and deputy rector at NHH for 2013-2017 will take place on Wednesday 24 April and Thursday 25 April.

NBIM invites students to summer school

The Norwegian Finance Initiative (NFI) by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) seeks to motivate students to do a PhD within financial economics. One of their means is to arrange a summer school in co-operation with NHH and others, and with a key lecturer from Yale.

Reminder to confirm the notice of election

Everyone who has the right to vote for the rector-election have to confirm that they have received the notice of election to be eligible to vote at the election.

Interdisciplinary study about auditors' judgment

Researchers at the Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law are doing a study to get a better understanding of auditors' judgment. In relation to this, they are inviting master students in accounting and auditing to participate in the study.

Norwegian chief executive in the Netherlands

Knut Nesse has won promotion to the elite division of international executives as CEO of the Dutch fish and animal feed company Nutreco. In the next few years, the company, which has 10,000 employees, aims to almost double its business. 'That's a big enough ambition for the next five years,' says Nesse.

Millions being invested in tax research

More than NOK 100 million is being invested in updating our knowledge about taxation, tax evasion and compliance when two new tax research centres opened in 2012.

Rejects crisis criticism

'Every time there's a crisis, everyone knows that the economists will take a hiding,' says NHH professor Erik Ø Sørensen. But the fact that crises cannot be predicted is not particularly worrying, Sørensen believes, because it is in the nature of financial crises that they come as a surprise.

Scarred by unemployment

A new study carried out at NHH finds that unemployment has disturbing long term negative effects. Young people who have been unemployed are scarred by the experience. The younger they are, the more likely they are to be jobless later in life. Some of them drop out of the labour market for good.

A hypocritical climate policy

More and more economists are critical of the prevailing climate policy and believe that Norway must consider leaving its oil where it is. 'This is a very controversial view, because Norway has become so dependent on its oil revenues,' says Professor Gunnar S Eskeland.

Reminder about Tax information session at NHH

Tax Office Bergen invites non-Norwegian NHH employees to an information session in connection with the 2012 tax return on Wednesday 10 April. The session takes place in Aud. Karl Borch from 4 pm until 6 pm. Employees who are unable to attend the NHH session can attend a similar session at Studentsenteret, UiB, Tuesday, 16 April.

The Rector teams' election programmes

Wednesday 24 April and Thursday 25 April elections will be held for the offices of Rector and Deputy Rector at NHH. The candidates are Frøystein Gjesdal/Sunniva Whittaker and Victor D. Norman/Inger G. Stensaker. The Rector teams and their election programmes are presented here.

Sign up for the annual NHH staff ski trip

This year's staff ski trip is being arranged for Saturday 6 April, with Kvamskogen as the start point.

Postdoctoral position at CSI

The Center for Service Innovation at NHH has an open position as a postdoctoral fellow in "Innovation - Service Innovation Policy." Read more about the position at nhh.no/positions

Opening hours during Easter

The NHH buildings have the following opening hours during Easter: Monday 25 March and Tuesday 26 March 7 am to 4 pm, Wednesday 27 March from 7 am to 12 noon. From Thursday 28 March NHH closes entirely until the end of the Easter holidays. Regular opening hours apply from Tuesday 26 March.

Apply for grants from The Norwegian Ship Owner's Association's Fund

The Norwegian Ship Owners' Association's Fund at NHH invites applications from students and staff at NHH. Grants may be awarded for purposes that are in accordance with the fund's articles of association: "Research and education at NHH in favour of such activities that are conducted by the members of the Norwegian Shipowners' Association."

Assistant Professor positions

NHH's Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law invites applications for Assistant Professor positions in Financial Accounting, Auditing, Management Accounting or Management Control. Application deadline: 3 April, 2013. Read more and apply electronically at nhh.no/positions

Deadline for applications for research leave

The Human Resources department would like to remind you that the deadline for applying for a research leave is set to Friday, 15 March.

Nils Klim Prize 2013 awarded to Ingvild Almås

Associate Professor Ingrid Almås from NHH's Department of Economics is awarded the Nils Klim Prize for 2013.

Visiting Scholar at Scancor

NHH researchers have the opportunity to apply for a position as visiting scholar at Scancor, an organizational research consortium that has its base at Stanford University. The first deadline is 1 April.

Elections at NHH, Spring 2013

During April and May elections will be held for the offices of Rector and Deputy Rector and members of the board at NHH. The Election Committee has prepared an announcement about regulations, deadlines for proposing candidates and dates for the elections.

First meeting of NHH's Advisory Board

NHH's new advisory board consists of top executives from Norwegian and international business and academia. Tuesday they gathered for their first meeting.

Announcement of the electoral register

During April and May 2013, students and staff will elect a rector, deputy rector and members to the board at NHH. You must be on the electoral register to vote at the elections.

Window cleaning at NHH

The Windows at NHH are being cleaned this week. Personnel from ISS will start in the offices in the high rise Tuesday morning.

PhD defense: Auditor-client negotiations over accounting issues

On Thursday 14 March 2013 Ellen Kulset will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

Trond E Olsen elected to EARIE's Executive Committee

Professor Trond E Olsen at the Department of Business and Management Science has been elected to the Executive Committee of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE).

Fire Alarm System to be disconnected

NHH's fire alarm system will be temporarily disconnected on Wednesday 20 February, due to pairing with the alarm system in the new wing.

Runs NHH's international career centre

Ann-Mari Haram has taken the position as head of NHH's new international career centre.

Invitation to a tax information session at NHH

Tax Office Bergen invites non-Norwegian NHH employees to an information session in connection with the 2012 tax return.

CEMS Nordic Forum to Stop in Bergen

April 3-6 CEMS Club Bergen is hosting CEMS Nordic Forum 2013, the biggest annual student event for CEMS students primarily coming from the four Nordic schools NHH, Copenhagen Business School, Stockholm School of Economics and Aalto University School of Business.

Gaining team work training

"The students are very enthusiastic and dedicated. It's great to be able to do this and to give them input that isn't the centre of attention on their usual curriculum," says Kjell Stautløand from Statoil. For ten years he and company colleagues have come to NHH and given skills seminars for NHH's CEMS students.

Småforsk 2013: Internal call for proposals at NHH

Researchers with a permanent position at NHH are invited to apply for funding from Småforsk.

NHH Bulletin in English

An English version of the NHH group's magazine, NHH Bulletin, is now available. The English edition comprises selected articles from the four Norwegian language editions published in 2012.

Scientific Publications - 2012 Report

The deadline for reporting scientific publications from 2012 is approaching. It is important that every author checks that their scientific publications are correctly registered into the Cristin-system (Current Research Information System In Norway). The deadline is February 22, 2013.

Junior Position - Assistant Professor

The Department of Economics at NHH invites applications for an assistant professor position (post doc) in economics. Deadline for applications is 4 February 2013. Read more at nhh.no/positions

Security update requires restart

NHH's IT-section has prepared an update that closes a potentially serious security threat connected to the widely used net browser plug-in Java. The IT-section asks all employees to restart their computers as soon as possible in order to install the update.

Breach in Water Supply in NHH's Main Building

NHH's main building is without a water supply at the moment. The supply was cut off due to an accident in connection with construction work related to NHH's new wing. The water supply in "Servicebygget" is fully functional, and employees from the main building can use the facilities in Servicebygget until the broken water pipe is repaired.

Job opening: Assistant Professor

NHH invites applications for a position as Assistant Professor of Finance in the Department of Finance.

PhD research scholar positions

NHH Norwegian School of Economics announces the availability of a limited number of PhD research scholarships.

Power cut 29 December

On Saturday 29 December the power in NHH's high-rise will be cut.

NHH receives record donation

The Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Foundation has donated NOK 24 million to NHH. It is the biggest single donation ever received by a Norwegian business school. Funding for a new high-tech learning centre at NHH, the Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Centre, is thereby ensured.

PhD defense: Public sector service purchasing

On Friday 14 December 2012 Roar Jakobsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

Christmas lunch 21 December

The annual Christmas lunch for all NHH employees will be held in the Student cafeteria Friday 21 December from 11.30 to 13.

PhD defense: Integration and coordination of supply chain

On Friday 14 December 2012 Jiehong Kong will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

Still well placed in the new FT rankingThe

Financial Times' prestigious main ranking of Europe's best business schools is published today. NHH keeps its ranking from 2011.

Building CEMS Careers in Budapest

The 18^th annual CEMS Career Forum was held 16-17 November in Budapest, on the premises of Corvinus University. This year approx 950 students were registered for the event, where they met with 36 of the CEMS Corporate Partners.

Argentum Centre Calls for Research Proposals

The NHH Argentum Centre for Private Equity invites applications for funding of up to NOK 30,000 for Private Equity related research projects. All researchers affiliated with NHH are welcome to apply.

PhD defense: Horizontal psychological contracts in work groups

On Friday 30 November 2012 Therese E. Sverdrup will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

PhD defense: Diffusion and adoption of management accounting innovations in the public sector

On Tuesday 27 November 2012 Tor-Eirik Olsen will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

Power cut Thursday night

The power cut is cancelled! (Updated 09.10.12)
Due to maintenance work, the power company BKK will cut the power at NHH Thursday 22 November from approximately 22:00 to 23:30.

International mobility and Tax liability in Norway

Due to NHH's report obligations to the tax authorities and others, all NHH-employees, Norwegians and foreign nationals, who are living in Norway and have stayed abroad for a shorter or longer period of time during 2012 in connection with research or teaching, must submit a report about this by 10 December 2012.

Three Scancor opportunities

Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (Scancor) at Stanford University invites NHH researchers to apply for a position as visiting scholar, grants from their Alumni Network Grants program, or for a postdoctoral fellowship.

Former Greek Prime Minister gives talk at NHH about the financial crisis

20 november the former Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, gives a talk at NHH with the title "The financial crisis and the challenges that confronted Greece, the cradle of democracy".

In-depth finance studies for advanced students

Case-based teaching, motivated students and two lecturers at the forefront of financial research. The in-depth programme in Corporate Finance is one of the reasons why NHH's Executive Programmes are ranked among the best in the world.

Historic Supreme Court judgment concerning bank products

Norway's Supreme Court is now considering the Røeggen case, one of two related judgments from the Court of Appeal in which DNB and Fokus Bank were acquitted of being in breach of good business practice. A few thousand small savers and a number of big investors are awaiting the judgment. Professor Thore Johnsen has served as an expert witness in both cases.

Pedagogical day 2012: Teaching large groups

NHH invites to Pedagogical day 2012 Wednesday 14 November. The main topic is Teaching large groups. Please sign up by Monday 12 November.

PhD defense: International fisheries management under changing climate

On Friday 9 November 2012 Xiaozi Liu will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

Criticising European politicians

Political leaders in the EU countries draw sharp criticism from Gernot Peter Doppelhofer, Professor of macroeconomics at NHH. He believes weak decision-makers and poor communication are fuelling the crisis in Southern Europe.

An important election for the economy

Barry B White, the United States Ambassador to Norway, visited NHH on 16 October. He talked to students and staff about American politics and the upcoming presidential election.

Financial secrecy, society and vested interests

The former Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, corruption hunter Eva Joly and the Norwegian Minister of Finance, Sigbjørn Johnsen are all keynote speakers in an international conference at NHH about financial secrecy and tax havens.

Grants to promising students

Crisis, restructuring, and growth, macro group, seeks students interested in writing their master's thesis in macroeconomics.

Introduces new website

On Thursday 4 October a group of NHH professors and research scholars will introduce The REConomics Hub, a website dedicated to matters concerning resources, the environment and climate from an economic perspective.

NHH celebrates 20 years as CEMS member

This year NHH marks 20 years as a member of CEMS, and the occasion was celebrated Saturday 29 September.

Upgrade of Internet lines

Thursday 4 October NHH's Internet lines will be upgraded. The upgrade will commence at 5 pm and be finished by approximately 10 pm. During this period the internet connection may be unstable.

Phd Research Scholarships

The Department of Economics at NHH announces the availability of a limited number of PhD Research Scholarships. The application deadline is 31 october. Read more on nhh.no

Patrick Narbel elected to the IAEE Council

PhD Research Scholar Patrick André Narbel at the Department of Finance and Management Science has been elected student representative to the IAEE Council.

NHH holds the line against increased competition

The Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) has been ranked in a solid 46th place in this year's prestigious ranking of the world's 70 top pre-experience business masters programmes, the Financial Times Masters in Management 2012.

Got some extra cash?

The Communications Office needs cash! More precisely, it needs banknotes from every country of the world.

The Future of Private Equity

Who is earning from Private Equity, and what are the returns? How will new regulations affect the industry and who will refund it if important agents choose to leave? These are among the questions when PE researchers and practitioners come together for a conference and a symposium this week.

PhD defense: Credit Rationing: Theory and Evidence

On Friday 7 September 2012 Xunhua Su will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

Auditing Unveiled

Auditing scandals and leadership challenges are on the agenda when the CEO's of the Norwegian branches of the auditing giants PwC and Ernst and Young meet researchers at NHH Forum Tuesday 4 September.

New issue of Synaps

A new issue of Synaps, The Department of Professional and Intercultural Communication's journal, is now available electronically from the department's web page.

PhD defense: Uncertainty in Fisheries Management

On Friday 31 August 2012 Diwakar Poudel will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

Program Release for the 7th Nordic Conference on Behavioral and Experimental Economics

The 7th Nordic Conference on Behavioral and Experimental Economics will take place at NHH September 28-29, 2102. The conference is organized by The Choice Lab.

Visiting Scholar at Scancor

NHH researchers have the opportunity to apply for a position as visiting scholar at Scancor, an organisational research consortium that has its base at Stanford University.

Swimming Activity for NHH Employees

NHH employees who wish to swim as exercise, have the opportunity to use the pools in either Åsteveithallen or Slåtthaughallen at specific times.

Professor/Associate Professor in Economics

NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics, invites applications for a position as Professor/Associate Professor in Economics. Read more on nhh.no

NHH-alumna Succeeds in New York's Fashion World

Every day, Jia Li uses insight obtained through her NHH studies. She is a successful New York fashion designer, but still longs to return to the Norwegian fjords.

The Choice Lab seeks research assistants

The Choice Lab seeks research assistants for forthcoming experiments.

Matriculation Marks the Start of the Academic Year

On Monday 13 August, NHH marks the commencement of the academic year with a matriculation ceremony for approximately 700 new students.

A career 'møst'

For a while, Lars Leegaard Marøy, managing director of Fuzz AS, was involved in the world of international politics because of a naval war strategy game Fuzz had invested in. He has also been studying management control for two years. In Norwegian

Postponing climate measures is expensive

Nature's ability to absorb carbon dioxide is poorer than previous analyses have indicated. Three NHH researchers have developed a model that calculates the amount of carbon emissions that nature can tolerate. The later we implement climate measures, the more expensive they will be. In Norwegian

No need to worry about Iceland

In 2006, Brynjólfur Eyjólfsson, NHH graduate and father of three, went home to Iceland with no worries about the future. A year and a half later, his wife lost her job and his job as a consultant had changed over night. His clients couldn't pay what they owed. In Norwegian

Auditing giants visit NHH Forum

PwC and Ernst & Young will share insights on NHH Forum 2012 in September. In Norwegian

Robot trading on stock exchanges needs to be regulated

Lightning-fast share trading by stock trading robots is increasing strongly on the world's stock exchanges. Now, Professor of Finance Terje Lensberg believes it is time to consider the socio-economic costs of a millisecond. In Norwegian

PhD defense: Financial Intermediation

On Wednesday 6 June Ove Rein Hetland will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.

Registration for the annual summer party

Updatet Friday 8 June: The program for this year's summer party has now been revealed, and will include an arts performance, wine tasting, dinner and dance. In Norwegian

New tax scheme reduces emissions from vehicles

The more obvious is it to consumers how the taxes work, the better they respond, according to American economists who have studied vehicle taxes in Europe.