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The Norwegian American: American College of Norway

Category: Business and Investment News

Did you know there is an American college in Norway? Founded in 1989 by Dr. Steinar Opstad, the American College of Norway (ACN) first opened its doors in 1992 to 24 eager and adventurous Norwegian and American students. Flash forward to 2019 and over 2,000 students from Norway, the United States, and beyond have taken […]

Source: The Norwegian American

Published: September 11, 2019

BI in prestigious rankings

Category: Business and Investment News

BI Norwegian Business School has been ranked by the Financial Times (FT) amongst the world’s best Executive Education providers for 2019. The ranking lists the best business schools for Customised Programmes and Open Enrolment Programmes. “It is an important recognition to be part of this exclusive list of the best executive education providers in the […]

Source: BI

Published: June 3, 2019

TechCrunch: Educational gaming platform Kahoot! acquires math app maker DragonBox for $18M

Category: Business and Investment News

Kahoot, the popular e-learning platform that provides a range of games to teach subjects (it has described itself as the “Netflix of education”), has made its first acquisition: it has acquired DragonBox, a startup that builds math apps, for $18 million in a combination of cash and shares. Åsmund Furuseth, Kahoot’s CEO and co-founder, said in […]

Source: TechCrunch

Published: May 9, 2019

Digital Journal: 24SevenOffice US is Partnering With the City University of New York on Education of Future CPAs

Category: Business and Investment News

The world’s most comprehensive ERP system, 24Sevenoffice, has just signed an agreement with The City University of New York (CUNY), Medgar Evers College — The School of Business, on education of future CPAs. 24Sevenoffice will be responsible for the academic curriculum for the practical accounting system training. Thousands of students will use the cloud-based accounting […]

Source: Digital Journal

University of Stavanger Business School Presents Four-Day MIT REAP Scale-Up Summer School with Bill Aulet, May 20 – 23, 2019

Category: Business and Investment News

As part of an entrepreneurial consortium among six top universities in Norway, the University of Stavanger Business School has the pleasure of hosting the Summer School 2019. This is a unique opportunity to meet an award-winning educator, author and managing director who is changing the way entrepreneurship is understood, taught, and practiced around the world. […]

Source: UiS

Published: October 14, 2019