Students who want to attend NTNU, but whose home university does not have a formal agreement with NTNU may apply as a visiting/non-degree student.
This category has two sub-categories:

A - Visiting/non-degree students residing outside Norway

B - Visiting/non-degree students with a valid residence permit in Norway

A. VISITING / NON-DEGREE STUDENTS RESIDING OUTSIDE NORWAY

In this category there are 2 subcategories:

A-1: Leonardo da Vinci Traineeship

A-2: Free movers

A1: Leonardo da Vinci Traineeship

Leonardo da Vinci is the European Union's vocational and continuing professional education programme. The intent of this programme is to boost cooperation between universities and businesses, thus allowing students and staff in the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA) to seek further training in the participating countries.

• ADMISSION AND LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
  Students must be able to document that a company or research laboratory in Norway endorses their proposed project.
• APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
  Students who wish to apply should contact their home institution to find out if they are participating in this programme and what the proper application procedures are.

A-2: Free movers

If your university does not have a formal exchange agreement with NTNU, you may apply to study at NTNU for a maximum of one academic year.

• ADMISSION AND LANGUAGE REQUIRMENTS
  Students applying under this category must have the necessary background and prerequisites for the programme they wish to follow. All students must fulfil the English language requirements.
• APPLICATION PROCEDURES
  Please use the application form for exchange students on http://www.intersek.ntnu.no/gjestestudenter/ Deadline: 1 June for the Autumn semester and 31 October for the Spring semester.

B. VISITING / NON-DEGREE STUDENTS WITH A VALID RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR NORWAY

As a temporary student (hospitant). NTNU may consider applications from foreigners for temporary studies in Engineering and Architecture if they already possess a valid residence permit in Norway. Temporary students must also fulfil the Norwegian and English language requirements.

This option is not open to students who wish to study in the Arts, Social Sciences or Natural Sciences.

• APPLICATION PROCEDURES
  Application forms are available from the Student Service Office (e-mail: studentservice@adm.ntnu.no, phone: +47 73 59 52 00) on the Gløshaugen campus. The application deadline for the autumn/spring semester is 1 June/ 15 November.