page_title: Norwegian School of Economics
section_title: Notable faculty and alumni
hierarchical_section_title: Norwegian School of Economics / Notable faculty and alumni
caption_attribution_description: Jo Nesbø at Gothenburg Book Fair 2007, Jo Nesbø på Bok- och biblioteksmässan 2007
context_page_description: The Norwegian School of Economics or NHH is a business school situated in Bergen, Norway. It was founded in 1936 as Norway's first business school and has since its establishment been a leading teaching and research institution in the fields of economics and business administration.
  Admission to NHH is the most selective in the field of business administration in Norway and among the most selective of all study programs offered in Norway. The sole NHH undergraduate program consistently ranks among the most popular first choice for students applying to undergraduate study in Norway and was the most popular first choice of all undergraduate programs offered in Norway 2020, with more than 2,100 first choice applications for 500 places.
  The school participates in exchange programs with more than 170 foreign business schools and universities in over 50 countries, and around 40 percent of the school's students spend at least one semester on exchange. The school is member of CEMS and the Partnership in International Management network, and is accredited by EQUIS.
context_section_description: NHH alumni hold several important positions in Norwegian business and politics. Eldar Sætre is CEO of Statoil, Norway's largest company and the largest offshore oil and gas company in the world. Jon Fredrik Baksaas is CEO of Telenor, Norway's second largest company and one of the world's largest mobile phone operators. Siv Jensen is Norway's Minister of Finance and Yngve Slyngstad is CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the part of the Norwegian Central Bank responsible for managing Norway's sovereign wealth fund.
caption: Jo Nesbø, award-winning author and musician
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