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The Norwegian University of
Science and Technology
(NTNU) in Trondheim comb-
ines academic eminence with
interdisciplinary education
and research. NTNU has the
national responsibility for
higher education in techno-
logy, and also offers the
broadest scope available in
Norwegian higher education.
This means that NTNU is the
place to study engineering,
technology, the natural
sciences, the social sciences,
the arts, medicine, architect-
ure and even fine art. Many of
our master’s degrees are
taught in English.
The Norwegian University of Science
and Technology has 22 000 students
and an academic and administrative
staff of approximately 5000, making it
the second largest university in Nor-
way. With its wide academic scope, the
university can use its interdisciplinary
strength to address the challenges we
face and build on Norway’s reputation
as a technological and cultural nation.
NTNU
NTNU is dynamic with new laborato-
ries, modern equipment and study faci-
lities, expanding research cooperation
with universities abroad, active parti-
cipation in the European Commission’s
student exchange programmes, student
and staff exchanges with developing
countries in the South, the USA, Europe
and Asia, and numerous joint R&D
ventures with industry.
We place great importance on develo-
ping strong links with universities and
research institutions abroad. At any
given time there are approximately
1800 international students at NTNU.
Most of these take full degrees or are
exchange students.
NTNU cooperates closely with one
of the largest independent research
organizations in Europe - SINTEF (The
Foundation for Scientific and Industrial
Research at the Norwegian Institute
of Technology) and NTNU Samfunns-
forskning (NTNU’s social research
institute). As most of the 2000 research
staff in these organizations work on
or close to our campuses, we can pool
resources. About 500 key staff work
for both NTNU and SINTEF, we also
operate joint laboratories and share
equipment with these organizations.
Thus students at NTNU reap the bene-
fits of this cooperation, and have access
to an education and research environ-
ment that is unrivalled in Norway and
has become a Scandinavian model of
educational excellence.
ww NTNU was established in 1996 as a result
of merging The Norwegian Institute of
Technology (NTH), The College of Arts and
Sciences (AVH) and the Museum of Natural
History and Archaeology (VM) with some
other institutions of higher education in
Trondheim.
ww Professional degrees, university studies,
interdisciplinary programmes of study and
master’s degrees in English.
ww 7 faculties and 52 departments.
ww 22 000 students, half of these studying
technology or the natural sciences.
ww 48 per cent of NTNU’s students are female.
ww 1800 students from abroad.
ww 3200 professional degrees, master’s or
doctoral degrees are awarded each year.
ww 5000 staff. Over half are in academic or
scientific positions.
ww Participates in the European Commission’s
framework programmes for research, the
Lifelong Learning Programme (Erasmus
and Leonardo da Vinci); also in the Nordplus
programme, Norad programme, the Action
Programme for Eastern Europe, and the
Quota Scheme for students from developing
countries, Central and Eastern Europe.
ww Sponsorship and cooperation agreements
with Norwegian and international business
and industry.
ww Annual budget NOK 5.1 billion (approx. USD
890 million)
ww Owns/uses premises with a total area of
590 000 m2.
ww NTNU Library has a collection of 2.1 million
printed volumes, 326 000 electronic books
and 12 000 electronic journals.
NTNU - facts and figures
Photo: Arild Juul/NTNU SA