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The SSE MBA NSHK scholarship is based on cooperation between the Norwegian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce (NSHK) and the º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ(SSE) and covers 18 months of executive MBA studies at the º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØworth SEK465,000.

− Norway is one of Sweden’s largest trading partner and we hope that this scholarship will contribute to further strengthening our great relationship, says Björn Rosengren, President, Norwegian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce.

Erik Durhan is a 35-year-old journalist and economist, and resides in º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ. He receives the scholarship with the following justification by the jury:

Erik is an experienced manager with an entrepreneurial spirit working in the NSHK member company Nordea. We believe that the SSE MBA program will give Erik a solid foundation in general management and support him in realizing his full potential in current and future leadership roles. As a hard-working and inspiring manager and with his unique experience from media, he will also greatly contribute to the SSE MBA program and his peers. Not the least he will be a good ambassador for SSE, Nordea and NSHK.

− We are pleased and proud that our colleague Erik Durhan has been awarded the scholarship of the Norwegian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce. Besides Erik being a very good representative of Nordea and Wealth Management, the scholarship confirms that our strategic focus on talent management pays off, says Christian Hyldahl, Head of Asset Management, Nordea.

− The purpose of the scholarship is to promote Norwegian-Swedish cooperation and raise the level of skills among the next generation of leaders, says Karin Wiström, Director SSE MBA, º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ School of Economics.

The scholarship jury has consisted of Björn Rosengren, President NSHK, Jacob Dalborg, CEO, Bonnier Books, Lin Lerpold, Associate Professor, º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ School of Economics, Karin Wiström, Director SSE MBA, º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ School of Economics, and Bertil Jacobson, CEO, NSHK.

For further information, please contact:

Karin Wiström, Director SSE MBA, º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ School of Economics, karin.wistrom@hhs.se, +46 70 651 21 43

Bertil Jacobson, CEO, Norwegian-Swedish Chamber of Commerce in º£½ÇÉçÇøÏÂÔØ, bj@nshk.se, +46 708 110 160