Conference host
Conference host
Conference host
Host of the Conference is NTNU and SINTEF
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has close to 20 000 students and is the national centre for technological and natural science education and research. We also have broadly based expertise in the humanities, medicine and the social sciences. In addition to basic research in each discipline, this portfolio generates considerable cross-disciplinary education and research. We are engaged in constructive partnerships with industry and academia around the world. Such activities bring international students, academics and researchers to Trondheim. Some study, others attend our international conferences or cooperate with the internationally renowned research groups at NTNU and SINTEF, the on-campus contract research organization. This generates a cosmopolitan atmosphere in the city with arenas for cultural experience, social exchange and intellectual growth. NTNU is proud to be a major contributor in developing talent, tolerance and technology.
The SINTEF Group is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia. Every year, SINTEF supports the development of 2000 or so Norwegian and overseas companies via our research and development activity.
SINTEF has approximately 2000 employees, 1300 of which are located in Trondheim and 450 in Oslo. We have offices in Bergen, Stavanger and Ålesund, in addition to offices in Houston, Texas (USA), Skopje (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) and a laboratory in Hirtshals (Denmark). SINTEF's head office is in Trondheim.
Organisation
The SINTEF Group is structured into several research divisions, which have been defined in terms of value chains and industrial market clusters. List of research divisions in the SINTEF Group (January 1, 2007:
- SINTEF Building and Infrastructure
- SINTEF ICT
- MARINTEK (limited company)
- SINTEF Fishery and Aquaculture (limited company)
- SINTEF Materials and Chemistry
- SINTEF Energy Research (limited company)
- SINTEF Petroleum Research (limited company)
- SINTEF Technology and Society