Two new international scholarships for Norwegian school
To attract more international students to BI Norwegian School of Management (BI) the A. Wilhelmsen Foundation is establishing a scholarship programme to help finance a Norwegian education for selected international students.
President Tom Colbjørnsen of BI says, ‘We are very pleased the A. Wilhelmsen Foundation has joined the scholarship programme. This scheme will enable us to attract even more qualified and talented international students. It is BI’s close cooperation with businesses, our relevance and research-based education which make agreements such as this possible.’
The A. Wilhelmsen Foundation Scholarship will be available for up to two students at BI each year, and the scholarship programme includes bachelor, master and doctoral studies. The scholarship is for 75,000 Norwegian Kroner (approximately £8,050) per semester/per student, and will be disbursed at the beginning of each semester. The scholarship programme and disbursements to the students are handled by BI, which is also responsible for the academic follow-up of the students.
The scholarship fits in well with the strategy of BI to work closely with businesses and industry and to attract well-qualified international students.
‘BI performs business-oriented and applied research and development work within its fields at a high internal level. This makes us an attractive partner and we are pleased the A. Wilhelmsen Foundation has chosen BI as its partner,’ says Tom Furulund, chairman of the A. Wilhelmsen Foundation.
Both parties will carry out the necessary recruitment to attract candidates from their international partners. Candidates will be subject to the applicable admission criteria and deadlines, and will be considered for admission just like other potential students. A committee comprised of representatives of the A. Wilhelmsen Foundation and BI will select the scholarship recipients amongst the qualified applicants.
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Find out more about the A. Wilhelmsen Foundation.
Content added on 30th November 2009.
