• NTNU is the second-largest university in Norway. It has 53 departments, seven faculties, and 4800 employees. 2600 of these are in research positions (555 professors).
  
  
• 146 projects in European Commissions's 5th and 6th Framework Programmes with NTNU participation.
  
  
• At any given time, students and scientists are involved in around 2000 R&D projects.
  
  
• € 105 000 000 is generated by external research.
  
  
• NTNU has a close relationship with Scandinavia's largest independent research foundation SINTEF which has 2000 staff, and a turnover of NOK 1.8 billion (€ 218 720 000). NTNU and SINTEF operate more than 100 laboratories.
  
  
• NTNU hosts 20 – 30 major scientific conferences annually.