Norges Teknnisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet, is a university with an international focus, with headquarters in Trondheim and campuses in Ålesund and Gjøvik. NTNU has a main profile in science and technology, and also offers great academic breadth that includes the humanities, social sciences, economics, medicine, educational science, architecture, entrepreneurship and art disciplines.
NTNU is the biggest university in Norway, offers a total of 390 different study programmes and has around 44 000 enrolled students. The University’s roots date back to 1760, with the foundation of the Trondheim Academy. Strategic cross-cutting research areas 2024-2031 are Energy, Community, Health and Life Science, Ocean and Coast and Civil Security, and our vision is “Knowledge for a better world.”NTNU is located in the small town of Trondheim, which was founded in 997 and considered the Viking capital of Norway. Trondheim has around 200 000 inhabitants, so the student community is a large and vital part of city life. Trondheim is also home to the large red, round building that houses “Samfundet” - where students can go to concerts, debates and shows and just generally hang out with each other. Samfundet is actually the world’s eight largest social venue.
