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Our city was the first Norweg-
ian capital, founded by King
Olav Tryggvason in the Viking
era in 997. Today Trondheim is
the third largest city in
Norway with 179 000 inhabi-
tants, 30 000 students and is
one of the largest high-
technology centres in Europe.
It is also one of Norway’s
most expanding centres for
culture and innovation.
Trondheim is rated time and time again
as Norway’s best student town. Some
reasons for this vote of confidence are:
ww One in six residents is a student
ww A vibrant Student Union offering
concerts, dances, theatre, debates
and much more
ww The biennial International Student
Festival (ISFIT)
ww The three-week long biennial
Student Festival (UKA)
ww NTNUI, Norway’s largest student
sports club
ww The Student Lodge, and over 20
cabins located all over central
Norway, from the coast to high up in
the mountains
ww Student clubs spanning the entire
range of academic disciplines and
leisure activities
Trondheim
The natural beauty of Norway’s fjords,
mountains and coastline surround
Trondheim and afford limitless oppor-
tunities for year-round enjoyment. The
population size of Trondheim makes
it easy for new students to get the
‘lay of the land’. Trondheim’s climate,
moderated by the warming effect of the
Gulf Stream, allows residents to enjoy
four distinct seasons and most types of
outdoor activities. This includes Euro-
pean cup football thanks to Trondheim’s
soccer club – Rosenborg. With travel
discounts available to all students in
Norway, there are excellent opportuni-
ties to explore the rest of Scandinavia
and Europe.
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