NTNU

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is the largest university in Norway with 39,000 students and more than 7,000 employees. NTNU is a normal university covering all topics except for law. There are three main locations in the cities of Trondheim, Gjøvik and Ålesund.

At NTNU, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, we create knowledge for a better world and solutions that can change everyday life.

NTNU has the main responsibility for higher education in technology in Norway, and it is the country’s premier institution for the education of engineers. The university offers several programmes of professional study and a broad academic curriculum in the natural sciences, social sciences, teacher education, humanities, medicine and health sciences, economics, finance and administration, as well as architecture and the arts.

NTNU has four strategic areas of research in 2014–2023: NTNU Sustainability, NTNU Energy, NTNU Oceans and NTNU Health. Biotechnology, ICT and nanotechnology are NTNU’s strategic initiatives in enabling technologies during the period 2011–2020.

NTNU has an extensive international network with NTNU offices in Tokyo and Brussels (together with the University of Bergen and SINTEF).