The Oslo PhD Initiative in Economics is a cooperation between BI Norwegian Business School (BI) and the University of Oslo (UiO) to make Oslo one of the most attractive places to do a PhD in Economics and Business Economics in Europe.
The Initiative has two pillars which draw on faculty excellence in terms of research and teaching from both departments. Pillar One consists of a common PhD research seminar, in which PhD candidates from both departments interact and discuss their on-going research ideas under the guidance of two faculty from the two departments. Pillar Two is a collaboration on the core PhD courses, such as Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Advanced Applies Econometrics. These courses are given interchangeably at BI and University of Oslo every Fall semester, which provides PhD students with a unique opportunity to meet and interact with the faculty and peers from both institutions, as well as take part in a wider academic community in Oslo.