The Student Union at NHH is one of the most active student organisations in Norway. At NHH there are groups to accommodate almost every student interest. The school encourages students to start new groups that cater to all the students' varying interests. The students consider working in the student association as a valuable experience, and it is also a great opportunity to get to know other students.
Most of the officially recognized councils and interest groups have their offices located at main building "Kontorlandskapet". This office area is located right next to the main entrance of the school. Some other groups are located at the Merino building.
The easiest way to contact the groups is to drop by a group's office or to send them an e-mail. If you don't know where the office is, or don't have access to an e-mail address, you could leave a note in the group's post box located near the front of the NHH Service Building. All the groups have post boxes by the main entrance next to Klubben.
Getting involved in the student union is a great experience in itself and also an excellent way of getting to know people in other study programs at NHH. Groups that have been very popular among foreign students in the past are:
| The Mountaineering Group | "Lurken Telemarkslag" | |
| International Week | The Athletic Organization ("IU") | |
| The Scandinavian Management Symposium | The Running Club ("Staff.kom") | |
| UKEN Student Festival | The Economic Winter Games |
Below are some brief descriptions of the clubs and organizations that the school offers. Please be aware that some of the organizations might be easier to join than other groups because of the Norwegian language barrier. In addition, some organizations desire to have their workers commit to working for more than one year during their education.
It is important to distinguish the groups that have "underutvalg" council status from those that have "interesse" interest group status. There is no exact translation for "underutvalg" but they will here be referred to as councils. If a group is a council it means that it is officially sponsored by the student body organization that all NHH students automatically are members of. If a group becomes an officially recognized council, it must follow all the rules and regulations of NHHS (the student organization at NHH) which means that it is more restricted than the "interesse" interest group. While an interest group is free to make its own decisions, a council must often go through a bureaucratic acceptance process. The board of a council is usually elected through the official school elections that take place at the end of each semester. At these elections all students at NHH are entitled to vote. The members of the interest groups elect their own board members independently. Election procedures may vary from group to group.
Each group fits into one of the following categories:
"Kjernestyret" is composed of seven people who are responsible for coordinating and administrating the different functions of the student organizations at NHH. The positions are leader, academic affairs, financial affairs, internal affairs, marketing, external affairs and information coordinator. The board is elected at the end of each fall semester.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/kjernestyret/
E-mail addresses: info.styret@nhhs.nhh.no
Where: "Kjernestyret's" office can be found in the corridor
next to "Kontorlandskapet"
AIESEC
AIESEC is the world largest student run organization with over
45,000 members in 87 countries. The organization arranges internships and
projects in order to encourage people from different countries and cultures to
work together. The AIESEC group at NHH encourages Norwegian businesses to
create internships for foreign students who want to work in Norway. At the
same time the group selects NHH students who want to work abroad and try to help
them find internships in other regions by using the extensive AIESEC
network. AIESEC also have other projects like arranging conferences and
seminars.
Web page: www.aiesec.org
Where: 5th floor in the Merino
building
BACKLINE
MUSIC
The group arranges
concerts in the Aula and smaller concerts in Klubben and Campus. The group
also helps arrange concerts at Kvarteret and plays a crucial part during UKEN,
the student festival held at NHH every other spring semester.
"FAGUTVALGET" (The Academic Council)
The academic council consists of "tillitsvalgte"
or members from the different classes and student programs at NHH. They
act as the student representatives in the schools boards and organizations and
therefore have contact with the academic and administrative staff. They
arrange student panels for different courses at the school in order to give the
professors constructive feedback to improve their lectures and courses.
The council also organizes an award for the best lecturer at NHH once a
year.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/fagutvalget/medlemmer.htm
E-mail:
leder.fu@nhhs.nhh.no
Where: Kontorlandskapet
"FORMANNSKAPET" (The Financial Leader
Organization)
"Formannskapet" is a relatively new organization that was created
to maintain the strategic and economic administration in the student
organization. Their goal is to formulate and follow up long term
strategies and at the same time ensure that a healthy financial situation is
maintained. They check the budget and accounting routines as well as
evaluate investment proposals. "Formannskapet" consists of a chairperson,
four members, the leader of "Kjernestyret", the financial officer of
"Kjernestyret" and also the leader of NSU (The Norwegian Student Union).
Web
page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/formannskapet/
E-mail:
Formannskapet@nhhs.nhh.no
"GRAFISK
SENTER" (The Graphic Center)
The Graphic Center is the school design
group. It helps other groups in the student organizations create all sorts
of written and printed materials. They are involved in the "Symposium",
"UKEN" and especially with the school newspaper, "K7
Bulletin".
E-mail:
grafisk@nhhs.nhh.no
Web page:
http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/Grafisk/
Where: "Kontorlandskapet"
GEP
(Global Economic Perspectives)
GEP is one of the newest groups at the school and became accepted
as a council in 2000. Through their work GEP wishes to
focus on the consequences of global economic activity. GEP has no
political affiliation. The group's main focus is to arrange a one-day student
conference around a topic related to global economic perspectives. The GEP
conference will be a meeting place for future oriented exchanges of opinion
between students, business, voluntary organisations, governmental institutions
and other interest groups in society.
Web page: http://www.gep.no/
E-mail: post@gep.no
"HYTTEUTVALGET" (The Cabin Council)
Hytteutvalget consist of 5 positions elected
during the fall elections. The group is responsible for administrating and
renovating "Kramboden", the cabin owned by the student organization.
"Kramboden" is located at Bontveit, approximately 45 minutes from NHH. It
has room for 60 people and contains one small and one large living room, showers
and sauna in the basement. All students at NHH are eligible to
reserve the cabin in advance by contacting "Hytteutvalget"
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
The International Committee is responsible for the welfare of the
visiting exchange students at NHH. They organize several social activities,
parties and trips. They also try to integrate the exchange students at the
school mainly by finding Norwegian mentors for them.
Where:
"Kontorlandskapet"
"INFORMASJONSUTVALGET" (The Information
Council)
The main responsibility of the
information council is to organize "forenings møtet" (the student organization
meeting) each semester. This meeting is the student organizations highest
decision- making body. At these meetings, cases are discussed and all
students at NHH are encouraged to be present and to vote. Currently there
are 4 members on the information board.
Where:
"Kontorlandskapet"
"IT
GRUPPEN" (The IT Group)
The IT group's main goal is to serve the rest of
the student organization with creating homepages, mailing systems, databases in
addition to providing general help and service support to the school computers
and computer users. The group consists of 4 divisions: The system
division (runs the NT 4. Net), UNIX runs the mail server and web pages for
NHHS, Web division and Database division. To find someone you can contact in the
IT Group, refer to:
http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/it/medlemmer_itgruppen.asp
K7 BULLETIN
K7 is the school newspaper that is printed every two weeks.
K7 has some journalists that write every week, but it is also possible to write
freelance articles. Now the paper has expanded and also has a web
newspaper. The newspaper focuses mainly on activities and events at NHH
but also some stories highlight news in the Bergen area.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/bulle/
Where:
"Kontorlandskapet"
K7
MINUTTER (K7 Minutes)
K7-minutes is NHH's own TV channel. It consists of 20
workers who create interviews and reports about what is happening around the
school. The "tv-channel" broadcasts every second week in the main
auditoriums of the school. The time and place of the broadcasts is usually
posted around the school. The main goal of the group is to create good programs
for the students at NHH.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/K7
Where:
"Kontorlandskapet"
"KLUBB OG KULTUR UTVALGET" (The Club and Cultural Council or
KKU)
KKU consists of 10
people who are in charge of running the student's own club Klubben and the small
Campus bar located near Klubben and also to arrange concerts, theme parties and
other amusing activities.
Where:
Klubben
THE
MIB COUNCIL (The Master of International Business
Council)
The MIB Council was voted in as an official NHH council during
the fall of 2000. It consists of 3 positions: Leader, Financial affairs
and External affairs. The aim of the group is to improve the MIB program
at NHH both academically and socially. All MIB students are automatic
members of this council and all NHH students are welcome to participate in MIB
sponsored activities. Committees within the council are the social
committee, external affairs, internal affairs, alumni committee, among
others.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/mib/
Where:
MIB Room, Merino 5th floor, upstairs near
M46
"NÆRINGSLIVSSYMPOSIET" (The Scandinavian Management
Symposium)
The
Scandinavian Management Symposium is held biannually at the Norwegian School of
Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen. Since the beginning in
1983 the Symposium has gathered top business executives, leading researchers,
and students from all over Europe and is today recognised as one of the top
symposiums in Europe. This year there will be approximately 600 participants at
the Symposium, mainly business executives and students from Norway. In addition,
there will be students from the major business schools in Europe, politicians
and academics. The Scandinavian Management Symposium is unique because it is
completely organised and run by students. The planning and accomplishment of the
conference give students at NHH a chance to work in a voluntary organisation,
thereby providing knowledge and experience beyond the
classroom.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/symposiet/
E-mail: marked@symposiet.no
Where: On the left side of the corridor at
the main building
"REGNSKAPSGRUPPEN" (The Accounting
Group)
The Accounting Group is in charge of the student
organization's book keeping. They work closely with the person in charge
of financial affairs within each officially recognized
council.
Where: "Kontorlandskapet"
"NÆRINGSLIVSUTVALGET" (The Business Contact
Committee)
The Business
Contact Committee acts as a link between the student organization and the
business environment. Their goal is to stimulate contact between students
and the business environment. The group has approximately thirty members
and a board with six positions. Their main activity is to organize company
presentations. They also help students find summer jobs and host the
annual "karrieredagen" or career day. During the career day, the
school is flooded with stands of businesses distributing information and trying
to recruit students.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/NU
E-mail:
media.nu@nhhs.nhh.no
Where:
"Kontorlandskapet"
NHHS
Consulting (NHH Student-Run Consulting Group)
NHHS Consulting is a student run business that
is 100% owned by the student organization. Its main goal is to provide
students with relevant work experience but also to offer their clients high
quality products. The company has approximately twenty members, including
the main board that consists of six people.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/consulting/
"TEKNISK
GRUPPE" (The Technical Group)
The Technical Group has responsibility to
provide lighting an sound for all the arrangements such as concerts, theater,
and debates at NHH. In order to use the equipment, students must hand-in
an application one week in advance to the group's post box found near the front
entrance.
"UKEN" (The Week Student Festival)
"UKEN" is a three-week student festival arranged
every other year at NHH. In total over 700 students are involved in the
planning and coordinating of "UKEN". The festival includes concerts, stand
up shows, theme days and a "revy" or skit show. The next Uken
festival will be held from the 7th until the 24th of March
in 2002. "UKEN" is one of the most popular events at NHH and an experience
you will never forget!
Web page: http://www.uken.no/
E-mail: marked.uken@uken.no
Where:
In the corridor next to "Kontorlandskapet"
"ÅRBOKEN" (The Year Book)
This group is in charge of creating the yearbook
for the student organization.
Web page:
http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/aarboken/hjemmeside.htm
E-mail: :
red.arboken@nhhs.nhh.no Where: "Kontorlandskapet"
"Norsk Student Union" (The Norwegian Student Union or
NSU)
NSU is a network of
local student democracies. The groups work locally and also lobby with
politicians to defend student rights. The local group at NHH consists of 5
positions: Leader, Student Welfare, International affairs, Academic
affairs and Equal Rights. The group works closely with "Kjernestyret",
"Fagutvalget", the representatives of "Kollegiet" and also
"Formannskapet". The local group represents NHH at NSU's national
board. NSU involves a lot of politicians, many meetings and a lot of
travelling
Web page:
www.studenthuset.no
E-mail:
leder.nsu@nhhs.nhh.no
"Norges Handelshøyskoles Ideretsforening" (NHH's Athletic Organization or NHHI)
NHHI is a part of the student organization and is administered by the "Idrettsutvalget" (IU) or in other words, The Athletic Council. IU consists of five positions that are elected once a year. After paying the modest fee of approximately 150 NOK per semester you are entitled to participating in the different organized sports, like squash, soccer, tennis, basketball, volleyball, golf and many more. You can also use the weight room in the basement of the school (next to campus). IU arranges competitions and tournaments in different sports each semester.
Web page: E-mail: leder.idrett@nhhs.nhh.no Where: "Kontorlandskapet"
"StafettKomiteen" (The Running Club or Staff.kom)
Every Tuesday and Thursday the running club meets outside the main building to go running at 1830. The goal is not only to stay in shape but also to be beat BI (The Norwegian School of Management), NHH's fierce competitor in Oslo, in the annual relay race. The relay is between Bergen and Oslo and takes place at the end of the spring semester. The race lasts for 2-3 days and ends with a grand banquet at either BI or NHH.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/Stafkom/
"VOLLEY BALL KLUBBEN" (The Volleyball Club)
The team is an all boys team and practices weekly.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/iu/volley/ E-mail: volleyballgutta@nhhs.nhh.no
"SNOWBOARDNING KLUBBEN" (The Snowboard Club)
The group is one of the newest and it arranges trips and excursions for snowboard enthusiasts.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/snowboard/
E-mail: snowboardklubben@nhhs.nhh.no
"NHHI Squash" (The NHH Squash Team)
The NHH Squash Team is a part of the Athletic Council, "IU". Their vision is to give the students and employees a good opportunity to practice the great sport of squash at all levels and have fun no matter what level of competition. The web page is in English with much more information about squash as well as links to other relevant pages. Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/iu/squash/
"LURKEN TELEMARKSLAG" (The Telemark Skiing Group)
"Lurken" is one of the largest groups in the school, with over 200 members. It arranges trips to Voss, Finse, Eikedalen, and of course, the student union-owned cabin, "Kramboden".
E-mail: lurken@nhhs.nhh.no Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/lurken/
"FJELLGRUPPA" (The Mountaineering Group)
"Fjellgruppa" arranges mountain-climbing trips. The trips can be designed for travel by either foot or ski and last for one-day or more. This is a great way to experience the great nature that the Bergen area has to offer and also an easy way to meet Norwegians. The Groups web can be viewed in English and there you can find a program over all the trips and plans for the semester.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/fjellgruppa/
"JÆGER OG FISKER FORENINGEN" (The Hunting and Fishing
Club)
The fishing and hunting club arranges fishing and hunting trips and also courses for their members.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/jff/
NHH CREW
The group is a part of the Norwegian rowing organization ("Norges Roforbund"). They participate in the yearly Henley Royal Regatta on the Thames right outside London.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/nhhcrew/
"ØKONOMISKE VINTERLEKER" (Economic Winter Games)
The Economic Winter Games take place at Ål during the first week of February. Almost 300 students from both NHH and BI gather to compete in winter sports and to socialize. This is a very popular event and therefore it can be quite difficult to get tickets. The easiest way to get tickets is to help get sponsors for the organization. It is also possible to stand in line (sometimes the whole night!) in order to buy tickets.
"AKSJELAUGET NHH" (The Investment Club)
The group consists of approximately 25 members who have all contributed in a stock investment club. They meet every week to socialize and to decide what stocks to buy and sell. Meetings are held Wednesdays at 18:15 in auditorium 22.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/aksjelauget/aksjelauget.htm
"FINANSGRUPPEN" (The Finance Group)
The Finance Group is the largest student group at the NHH. Their goal
is to increase the students' knowledge and interest in finance, trade and
business. They try to achieve this through lectures, excursions and other
activities. The Finance Group has increased the frequency of its activities in
the last few years, and the number of members has risen to about 900 as of the
Fall 2000. The group has hosted several lecturers from the Norwegian business
and finance world. The Finance Group has arranged excursions to Oslo, New York
City and London each year. Approximately 25 members participate in each
trip, visiting major investment banks, stock exchanges and other financial
institutions.
Web page:
http://www.finansgruppen.com/
E-mail: finansgruppen@finansgruppen.com
Where: "Kontorlandskapet"
"HANDELSGRUPPEN" (The Commerce Group)
The Commerce Group is one of the largest and most active groups at NHH. They arrange businesses, lectures, debates, crash-courses and excursions. Their largest excursion is at the beginning of January when approximately 25 members spend two weeks in a different country. The country varies each year and last year it was Australia. The trip is planned for a couple of weeks and includes company visits, as well as social activities.
E-mail: handelsgruppen@nhhs.nhh.no Web Page: www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/handel/
Where: 5th floor in the Merino building
"NORSKE SIVILØKONOMERS FORENING" (The Norwegian Civil Economist Society)
This group arranges lectures, one-day courses in different topics and some company visits. They also have a membership magazine that discusses issues of special interest for students of economics.
Web page: http://www.nsf.no/
"SKIPSFART OG TRANSPORTGRUPPEN" (The Shipping and Transportation Group)
The group has over sixty members and arranges boat trips, one-day introductory courses in the field of shipping, lecturers and company visits. They also arrange an annual shipping conference each fall semester.
Web page: www.stg.no E-mail: post@stg.no Where: "Kontorlandskapet"
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
International Business is a yearly cooperation project between students at NHH, BI and NTNU that looks at the possibilities for Norwegian companies in regions experiencing growth opportunities. Every year a new team is elected at each school consisting of two girls and two boys.
Where: 5th floor of the Merino building
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Amnesty International is a globally renounced human rights organization focusing on the release of prisoners of conscience. NHH has its own chapter of Amnesty International and their whose activities include letter writing campaigns, stands, and selling Christmas candles.
"RAFTOSTIFTELSEN STUDENT GROUP"
Thorolf Rafto's Foundation for Human Rights was established after his death in 1986. Each year the foundation gives out a human right award. In connection with "Raftostiftelsen" there is a student group that organizes the practical work associated with the award. The group consists of students from both NHH and the University in Bergen ("UiB"). To get in contact simply leave a message in their box near the front entrance of NHH. Web page: http://www.rafto.no/ E-mail: secretariat@rafto.no
Where: "Raftohuset", Downtown Bergen; Olaf Ryes vei 19
"AD ASTRA"
Is a philosophical group who seeks to question and create discussion around the important questions in life. Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/adastra/
"OIKOS BERGEN"
In the future there will be more and stronger regulations prohibiting companies to pollute or abuse the environment. This will force businesses to think of new and innovative solutions. "Oikos" (International Student Organization for Sustainable
Economics and Management) hopes that tomorrow's economists will be better suited to meet these challenges. They will inform students through debates, workshops and lecture thereby making students and lecturers more aware of the ideas behind the concept of sustainable development.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/oikos/ E-mail: oikos@nhhs.nhh.no
"NAVIGATØRENE" (The Navigators)
The Navigators is a Christian organization that works in over 50 countries. They have weekly meetings and bible study groups and also arrange trips and social activities for their members. Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/nav/
INTERNATIONAL WEEK
NHH is a part of a European network of economic schools and universities that host an "International Week" conference each year. NHH hosts one International week conference each year and can send students to other International Week conferences hosted at other schools. International week lasts for one-week and has a different theme each year. During the conference 25-30 students from all over the world come to NHH. The conference consists of lectures, business presentations and of course social activities.
NHH has several bands and choirs that brighten up the rainy days of Bergen. Although each chorus and band has its distinct features and charm, they do have some common features. They perform several types of music and write most of their own texts (in Norwegian). The choirs and bands have their practice rooms located in the basement of the school, in the area around Klubben and the Campus bar.
Big Business Band
The band plays all types of music, although the main focus is swing and blues music. They host their own concerts but also perform for other groups. Every semester they work together with "Dirmus" to create "Bigmus" one of the most popular parties at NHH. They also perform outside the school at weddings and balls and have released 3 CDs. Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/bbb/
"Direksjonsmusikken" (The Director's Music Group)
The group was created in 1964 and is famous both inside and outside NHH for its music and creative performances. Their popularity is due to their unique concept of combining all types of music with hilarious skits.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/dirmus/default.htm
"Ukekoret Optimum" (The Student Festival Choir Optimum)
The choir has both female and male members and was established in 1983. They are the official band for "UKEN", the student festival hosted by NHH. Although they are especially active during "UKEN", they also have many other performances and trips. They perform all types of music and also compose most of their own songs.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/optimum/
Sangria
Sangria is NHH's female choir. They have a broad audience and perform not only at NHH, but also for companies and private gatherings. Part of their entertainment value comes from their unique orange costumes and their humorous self-composed songs.
Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/sangria/
"Svæveru"
"Svæveru" is NHH's all-male choir. Even though it is one of the oldest groups at the school, the choir continues to charm its audience both at NHH and at external events. Every year the choir hosts an evening called "Svæveris for en kveld" (Svæverist for One Evening) where the rest of the school can experience what it is like to be a member of "Svæveru". Web page: http://www.nhhs.nhh.no/interesse/svaeveru/
"WBQ Jazzkvartet" (WBQ Jazz Quartet)
This is the newest musical group at NHH. The group consists of four people and they perform all types of jazz music. Web page: http://www.wbqjazz.com/
Last updated: 2007-10-17. Contact: Studieadministrasjonen
