Educational Summer in Norway

Want to learn about Scandinavian business management and Norwegian culture? International students are invited to spend three weeks of their summer holiday to prepare for future business relations with Norway.

“We teach them about Norwegian companies, the culture and the society. We provide lectures on Norwegian gender equality law for the privet sector as well as the student will be exposed to Norwegian films and arts. The purpose is to give them a complete experience of Norway”, says Senior Lecturer Sangeeta Singh to Dagens Næringsliv.

66 students from 21 different countries have chosen the Intercultural Management programme at the Norwegian School of Management to the beach. Three weeks in the capitol is aiming at giving them a better understanding of the Norwegian business culture.

The students will meet with Norwegian companies, attend classes on Norwegian Life and Society, as well as learn about the Norwegian leadership model. Not to forget, explore the social life of Oslo.

“The school that I study at highlights the importance of globalisation and international perspectives. Scandinavia is to me completely foreign, and I want to learn more about these countries. We, the Chinese on this course, are likely to start working for Chinese companies that is aiming at global expansion. It is important for China to understand other cultures when it’s marketing it self abroad”, says Mej-Fai Yu, a Hong Kong student to Dagens Næringsliv.


Source: Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs   |   Share on your network   |   print