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03 September 2010
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Schedule for InSA Trip
to Stavanger
Friday 17th of September
06:30: Meetup at BI Main Entrance
07:00: Buses leave BI
16:00: Arrive in Stavanger and Check-In at Radisson Blu Atlantic Hotel, in double and triple rooms. The hotel is one of the finest in the city. We will stay here for the duration of our stay and enjoy their health club, their superb location overlooking the beautiful Breivannet lake and of course their deluxe breakfast.
17:00: City Tour with Buses and local guides. Swantje Poitinger and her local company will give us a tour of this beautiful city in English. We will go up to a vantage point from where all of Stavanger will unfold before you, then head down to the Sword in Mountain monument commemorating Harald Fairhair’s victory at the Battle of Hafrsfjord. Once back in the city centre we will leave the buses behind and Swantje will take us up and down the cobbled streets of Old Stavanger and give a tour of the Beautiful Stavanger Cathedral.
19:00: We recommend having dinner near Skaggen brygge, a lovely place with lots of bars and cafes with characteristic Norwegian buildings built on water and then spend the rest of the evening going to all the different bars and cafes. A 21 age limit is typical in Stavanger so bring your ID cards. For those under the age restrictions we will do our best to find some bars for you to visit as well.
Saturday 18th September
09:00: Leave Stavanger by Ferry for the Hike up to Prekestolen (Pulpit Rock). It will take us roughly an hour and a half to get to the Pulpit rock cabin, our starting point for the hike, and the hike itself will take between 1.5 and 2 hours, so steady yourself! We’ll have lunch up at the plateau when we get there and enjoy the view for a bit.
17:00: Return to Stavanger from Prekestolen. You’ll have some time to relax at the hotel after the trip or take some time to look around this wonderful town.
19:00: We’ll go to a pizza restaurant to get some nutrition into ourselves before we go out for what definitely promises to be the best night out of the trip.
21:00: We split into two groups due to varying social programmes. One group may go to the NuMusic Festival with acts like golden oldie Grandmaster Flash on stage this night. Entrance is 230 NOK for those who want to go but ticket availability will only become evident once we’re there.
Alternatively the rest of us will have a pre-drink at some bars near the hotel before we go to one of Stavanger’s premier nightclubs.
23:30: Those over 21 will get to come to Taket, one of Stavanger’s very best nightclubs, with great music, drinks and people keeping us there late into the night. We meet up at the Hotel Reception before going to Taket. Entrance is Free before 24:00 just for us with InSA!
Sunday 19th September
08:00: As much as we appreciate that Saturday night is a whole lot of fun, Sunday we’re up early for the trip to Kjerag. If you don’t get enough sleep in your beds catch it up on the 3 hour trip on the bus because this is a day you won’t want to miss. The hike will be pretty grueling though, so be sure to pack some proper shoes and stock up with enough food from the hotel. Hope for the best but dress for the worst. The weather can be unpredictable at the best of times in this country so dress warmly! The hike will be 3 hours each way and we’ll have a spot of lunch once we’re up there. The descent will be kinder but will still take a good 2.5 hours.
21:00: After a very long but immensely enjoyable day, we’ll be back in good old Stavanger and we’ll find somewhere to calm our munchies either on the way or near the hotel. We expect all of you to be dead (metaphorically) after the hike so don’t worry we won’t make you guys do anything else on Sunday. Enjoy you final good night’s sleep at Radisson Blu Atlantic Hotel.
Monday 20th September
10:00: We’ve given you lot a bit of a lie in on this day because we think you deserve it. After that we pack our bags, chuck ‘em in the bus and go to our final port of call in Stavanger, the city’s brilliant Oil Museum! Slide down a real escape chute, or find the light in a dark room during an emergency on the platform. Put yourself in the shoes of a Norwegian oil platform worker and discover the fascinating world of black gold in the North Atlantic.
13:00: Ultimately, as upsetting as it is, we have to say goodbye to this wonderful city and head back. With our cameras full of memories and our legs wobbling slightly from the four days of fun, we flop back into our seats and then turn left and either A) fall asleep or B) begin talking excitedly to your neighbour about the Copenhagen trip!
21:30: Home Sweet Home!
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11 August 2010
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Introduction / Buddy Weeks – August 2010
“As a new International student at BI, either exchange or BBA, we invite you to join us in all the fun ahead. We have designed the Introduction week to get you acquainted with BI, Oslo and Norway, not the least to get you to know your fellow classmates at school. From the program you may select and choose as you wish. However experience shows that you will benefit the most personally from joining the entire program, as it is quite diverse. Have a great time!!”
Sincerely, the BBA and InSA board
12th – 15th August: Pick –Up at Oslo Central Station - InSA Programme
Events will be held during the pick-up days so keep checking our Facebook and Twitter pages for updates.
Monday 16th August – Master Matriculation and the Students’ House
Location: Room A1-030, 08:00-19:00
The first day for our new Master students! The day starts off with a welcome information meeting followed by a tour of our lovely campus courtesy of InSA. From 11:30 the Master students will be busy with their case before relaxing and getting down to the students’ house.
Location:BI Main Entrance, 19:00
Tired from a day full of work it’s time for the Master students to let their hair down and head off to the Students’ House where live music courtesy of Samsaya and others will go on late into the night. NB: 50 NOK entrance fee charged at entry
Tuesday 17th August – Bachelor Matriculation, Ticket Sales and Idyll Concert
Location: A1-030, 10:00-13:00
On Tuesday it’s the Bachelor students’ turn to get stuck in. The day follows the same schedule as that of the Masters’ on Monday. First a welcome info meeting, followed by a campus tour. At 12:30 tickets for all the Intro week events will be sold near the main entrance to BI after which the bachelors will have their case competition. Here too Buddy groups will be assigned during the day.
Location: BI Nydalen,18:15
At 18:15 the bachelors get ready to wrap up the day with the Idyll Concert open for all BI students. Meeting time 18:15 outside the Main entrance, Entrance Ticket Required. One of Norway’s favorite bands, Postgirobygget, will be playing at the picturesque Hvalstrand in Asker. Students basking in the rays of late summer sunshine enjoying their last few days of utter freedom, great music, lots of fun, and a fantastic sunset are on the menu for this night.
Wednesday 18th August – Park Day
Location: Voldsløkka, 16:00-19:00
Fun in the Sun! SBIO is arranging a Park day on this day so get ready for BBQ, fun and games. We meet at the Main entrance again at 16:00 and afterwards at 20:00 we InSA people are going Pub crawling around fashionable Grunerløkka.
Thursday 19th August - InSA Programme
Location: Residences,19:00
The Night beckons! Pre-party with Buddies then we at InSA will have a surprise social programme arranged for you!
Thursday 19th August - BBA Programme
Location: Narvesen National Theatre, 12:00
Pack your bags BBAers, its the time of the Annual Cabin Trip! Great food, fun and a trip to a log cabin in the Norwegian forests promises to be a day to remember. A sauna, a woodburning stove and an amazing view are just some of the things that you will get to enjoy while staying here and all this a mere hour from BI! Anton, Cassie, Debora and Ensieh will meet everyone attending at Narvesen near the National Theatre.
Please sign up at www.bbainsa.com as soon as you can to ensure a place as the cabin takes only the first 50 students.
Friday 20th August – Sailing Challenge
Location: Oslo fjord, 13:30
Sailing Challenge, repeating last year’s success, InSA will participate and race against the other teams, cheering on our guys and generally having fun in the Oslo fjord. We meet in front of the National Theatre subway station at 13:00. Entrance Ticket Required
Saturday 21st August – Relay Run
Location: Main Entrance BI, 13:00
Remember the thrill of the treasure and easter egg hunts of your earlier days? What better way to get to know Oslo than a relay run around the city! InSA will also have a photo competition for all exchange students so be creative and your buddy group might just be in for a treat! We meet outside of the Main entrance at 12: 30.
Sunday 22nd August - InSA Programme
Location: BI Nydalen,12:00
Sightseeing around Oslo by bus with your very own guide! We will see among other exciting places our amazing Opera house and the Holmenkollen Ski jump. We will then go for a BBQ in the Frogner park, everyone brings their own food, drink, etc. For the Sightseeing we meet at 11:45 outside BI and later we meet at Frognerparken entrance at 16:00. Don’t forget to buy food on Saturday as most shops are closed on Sunday!
Sunday 22nd August - BBA Programme
Location: Royal Castle's Chapel, 11:00
It’s finally Sunday and the student priests invite all students in Oslo to participate at this Service at the Royal Castle’s chapel. We can guarantee you a service out of the ordinary! After the worship there will be transport to Chatau Neuf at Majorstuen. There will be served lunch and you’ll be given a preview of one of the coming movies at the biggest outside movie theater in Oslo!
Monday 23rd August – 90’s Night
Location : “Sentrum Scene”, 20:00
A concert by one of the biggest British/Norwegian bands of the late 90’s, A1. We meet outside Burger King near Stortinget Subway station at 20:30, with Infinity getting things started at 21:00, and A1 gracing us with their presence at 22:00. Entrance Tickets Required
Tuesday 24th August – BBQ at Huk with BBA
Location: Huk, 17:00
Volleyball, hot dogs and the wide open spaces of the Oslo fjord. Joined event with BBA, a BBQ at Huk on Bygdøy. InSA and BBA will provide food, drink, BBQ, fun and games. We will all be meeting outside Huk parking lot at 17:00.
Wednesday 25th August – Last day of Introduction week
Location: Residences and Students’ House, 18:00
NRJ-Suit up party. Get your best clothes out, it’s the final night of the Intro weeks! You’ll pre-drink with your buddies and at 20:00 we all meet outside BI to go to the Students’ House!
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Always bring BI ID when buying tickets at BI and going to SHNAS (Students’ House)
- To other bars around Oslo another form of ID has to be presented such as a driving license or bank card with your photo on it.
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11 August 2010
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InSA
BBA and InSA wishes all new Exchange and BBA students a warm welcome to a yet another term at BI Norwegian School of Management.
Each year hundreds of students walk through the revolving glass doors of BI’s state-of-the-art facilities in Nydalen and each year new stories are written and new friends are made. We at BBA and InSA welcome you to BI and we will do our utmost to make your time here as exciting, enjoyable and of course educational as possible.
So get ready to throw yourself into the mad melee that are the Intro weeks and in no time at all you’ll find yourself lounging on the BSN rooftop terrace in the late summer’s sun and enjoying a drink with your new French friends, or having a game of football with some Spanish blokes you met on that trip to the park. Oslo is full of surprises and you are sure to find something to suit your taste.
Hiking in the Norwegian wilderness is usually no more than 20 minutes from wherever you happen to be at the time, and both Grunerløkka and Central Oslo will be sure to satisfy any interpretation of the phrase “a fun night out” you can come up with. We for our part will facilitate, in every way we can, the intercultural interaction that people generally want to experience in an international degree.
Learn a new language with our InSA Talkpartner programme and keep yourself updated on all the events and activities by checking our Facebook pages and our Twitter tweets. Finally of course get down to business and make the most of the unique experience of an English language Business course in a country with a unique economic and social climate. Welcome to Norway everyone!
