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NTNU a great place to study

A GREAT PLACE TO STUDY

Excellent Academic Quality - no tuition fees
Located in Trondheim – Norway’s best student town
Surrounded by spectacular scenery

NTNU - INNOVATION & CREATIVITY

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim represents academic eminence in technology and the natural sciences as well as in other academic disciplines ranging from the social sciences, the arts, medicine, architecture to fine arts.

Cross disciplinary cooperation results in ideas no one else has thought of, and creative solutions that change our daily lives.

 

NTNU offers a broad spectre of courses in different fields:

• Architecture
• Technology
• Humanities
• Natural sciences
• Social sciences
• Medicine
• Psychology
• Fine art
• Music
• Practical-pedagogical education

Twenty-three International Master’s Programmes are taught in English. These cover the humanities, the social sciences, the natural sciences, engineering and architecture, medicine, and Erasmus Mundus (two programmes).

 

 

The Office of International Relations is located in the International House. We offer international students “one-stop shopping” to help them adjust to student life at NTNU. We guarantee housing for international Master’s Programme students and exchange students.

Our office is the largest provider of intensive Norwegian language courses in Norway (180 students in 2006). Learn Norwegian both in class and by experiencing the Norwegian mountains and wildlife.

We provide service to 400 to 500 incoming exchange students every year. Exchange students are also welcome to apply for course modules in our International Master’s Programmes.

 


INTERNATIONAL BUDDY PROGRAMME AT NTNU

We are a couple of students who by their own experience realized how fantastic an adventure it is to be an international student at NTNU.

First of all, you will meet people from the whole world who came here to study. You will make a lot of good friends among them, and it will be easier than you think, since they will all be in about the same situation as you. But secondly, and perhaps more importantly, every day you will experience the Norwegian culture and people, and this will be quite different than what you are used to. The Norwegian students will be one of your main pathways leading there. Norwegians are usually very helpful, however, they have their own lives, duties, interests, and a different rhythm of life than the international students. It is therefore often difficult to find a path to them, and it happens that many international students never make friends with a Norwegian at all.

Hence the Buddy programme. Our buddy programme contacts the Norwegian students with the help of Norwegian student organizations, Student Parliament, Office of International Relations, posters, etc. and can provide YOU with a Norwegian student who becomes your personal buddy - somebody who knows a lot about the university, social life, places to go, and has contacts with other Norwegians. The buddy will take time to meet you and join various activities with you. We also organize several activities for buddies and their guests throughout the semester. To join our buddy programme, you can fill the form at http://www.buddy.ntnu.no/ anytime throughout the year, although we assign most of the buddies after we recruit them in late August and January.

“FADDERORDNINGEN” at NTNU DRAGVOLL

Dragvoll Campus has its own introduction week for the new students. During the first week of the semester each new students is assigned a "Fadder" - who is a senior student at NTNU who will guide you and the rest of your group of new students during the first 8 day. We will divide all the new students into groups of about 15-20 people who all are studying the same subjects. This is an excellent opportunity to get to know your classmates, the student life at the university and Trondheim!

Contact us for more information at fadder[at]list.stud.ntnu.no or see http://www.ntnu.no/fadder for more information.

TOP 5 REASONS

For studying at NTNU

1 - EXCELLENT ACADEMIC QUALITY

• NTNU represents academic eminence in technology and the natural sciences as well as in other academic disciplines ranging from the social sciences, the arts, medicine, architecture to fine art.
• 20000 students, including 1000 international students
• No tuition fees

2 - EXCELLENT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

• Close cooperation with and proximity to one of Europe’s largest research foundations, SINTEF, gives students easy access to laboratories equipped with the latest equipment.

3 LOCATED IN NORWAY'S BEST STUDENT TOWN

• A pulsating student environment
• A vibrant Student Union offering concerts, dances, theatre, debates and more
• The biennial international student festival ISFiT
• The three-week long biennial student festival (UKA)

4 SPECTACULAR SCENERY

• The natural beauty of Norway’s fjords, mountains and coastline provides limitless opportunities for year round enjoyment
• Trondheim in the middle of Norway is an excellent starting point for exploring Scandinavia

5 CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL CITY

• Trondheim holds a special place in Norwegian history and culture. It was the first capital of Norway. The Sagas tell us how King Olav Tryggvason of Viking fame founded the city by the mouth of the River Nidelva in 997. It is still the city where new kings receive their ceremonial blessing.
• Today Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway with 160 000 inhabitants and is one of the main high-technology centres in Europe. It is also one of Norway’s most creative cultural and innovative centres.

 


INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

  • BEST (Board of European Students of Technology)
  • BEST works in close collaboration with student associations and university authorities, to improve the exchange of technological students in Europe.
  • ESN (ERASMUS Student Network)
    The organization works to integrate international exchange students in the student life at NTNU. Priority tasks at the moment are to build a buddy system and reception programme. Throughout the year ESN arranges trips, parties, excursions, and meetings.
  • IAESTE (International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience.)
  • IAESTE provides students at institutions of higher education with technical experience abroad relative to their studies in the broadest sense. For many students this takes the form of short work placements abroad.
  • ISU (International Student Union)
    The ISU works for international students’ rights in Norway. It is also in charge of many arrangements throughout the year.
  • ICOT (International Club of Trondheim)
  • ICOT was established by a group of international students studying at NTNU, the International Club of Trondheim (ICOT) is a non-profit, non-political and purely social organization for students and their families.

Religious Organizations

There are many religious student organizations at the university. Some of them also have their own sports clubs. Further information on religious organizations can be found at www.stud.ntnu.no/studentorg. 


"STUDENTTINGET "- THE STUDENT PARLIAMENT

The Student Parliament represents the highest level of student organization at NTNU. They work with the leading administrative and strategic level at the university, and we are engaged in matters that concern all students.
The Student Parliament consists of 25 students from all faculties. The Parliament chooses its own leadership, which consists of three people. These three are engaged full time, and are together with three representatives of the Student Parliament in charge of the day-to-day work of the organization.
The Student Parliament meets about every three weeks, where they decide matters such as quality of studies, quality of the students’ working environment and internationalization.

Student representatives on different boards and committees at NTNU are elected by the student body. The Student Parliament also deals with matters that are not directly linked to students at NTNU alone, such as offers about public transport, requirements for entering higher education and systems for financing education.

Representatives to the Student Parliament are elected each autumn, and all students at NTNU can be elected and are permitted to vote. The meetings are open for all students at NTNU. www.studenttinget.no

This homepage is continually updated with student-related news from all over the country. Here you can also find forums for discussion, polls and links to other student groups. You may also contact them by
Telephone/fax: 73 59 32 88 / 73 59 14 44 or E-mail: sti@stud.ntnu.no

The student committees (SU)

SU represents the students through contact with the governing bodies of NTNU. There are five separate SU´s. SU for technological studies, SU for natural sciences, SU for arts and social studies, SU for architecture and fine art and SU for medicine and the natural sciences.