The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, known by its Norwegian acronym NTNU (from Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet), is located in Trondheim.Being the second largest of the six universities in Norway, it has the main national responsibility for higher education in technology. The university represents academic eminence in technology and the natural sciences as well as in other academic disciplines ranging from the social sciences, the arts, medicine and architecture to fine art. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... County District Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2003-) Rita Ottervik (AP) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ... Gløshaugen is a location in Trondheim, Norway where the main campus and buildings of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is located. ... Internal view of the Dragvoll campus at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. ... Tyholt is located on the highest point in the city of Trondheim, wich is the third largest city in Norway. ... The European University Association (EUA) is the main voice of the higher education community in Europe. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... County District Municipality NO-1601 Administrative centre Trondheim Mayor (2003-) Rita Ottervik (AP) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 258 342 km² 322 km² 0. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ...

NTNU is located in several campuses in Trondheim, the two main being Gløshaugen, for engineering and sciences, and Dragvoll, for humanities and social sciences. Other campuses are Tyholt for marine technology, Øya for medicine, Kalvskinnet for archaeology, Midtbyen for the music conservatory and Nedre Elvehavn for the art academy. Gløshaugen is a location in Trondheim, Norway where the main campus and buildings of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is located. ... Internal view of the Dragvoll campus at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. ... Tyholt is located on the highest point in the city of Trondheim, wich is the third largest city in Norway. ... Kalvskinnet is an area of Trondheim, Norway, southwest in city centre, Midtbyen bordering the river Nidelva in the south. ... This July 2007 does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nedre Elvehavn seen from Midtbyen Nedre Elvehavn is a borough of Trondheim, Norway located east of Nidelven opposite Midtbyen. ...

NTNU consists of seven faculties and a total of 53 departments. The university has approximately 20,000 students and some 4,300 man-labour years of which 2,500 are within education and research. NTNU has more than 100 laboratories and is at any time running some 2,000 research projects. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

NTNU welcomes students from all over the world, cooperates with numerous international universities and takes part in many international exchange programmes[1]. A total of 27 of the master’s programmes are taught in English. [2]

NTNU cooperates closely with SINTEF, one of the largest independent research institutions in Europe, and with St. Olav’s University Hospital. SINTEF, headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia. ...

NTNU was formed in 1996 by the merger of the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) (1910), the College of Arts and Sciences (AVH), the Museum of Natural History and Archaeology (VM), the Faculty of Medicine (DMF), and the Trondheim Conservatory of Music (MiT). Prior to the 1996 merge, NTH, AVH, DMF, and VM together constituted the University of Trondheim (UNiT), which was a much looser organization. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The main building of the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH). ...

Faculties

Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art

• Department of Fine Art - The Trondheim Academy of Fine Art
• Department of Architectural Design, Form and Colour Studies
• Department of Architectural Design and Management
• Department of Architectural Design, History and Technology
• Department of Urban Design and Planning

Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology

• Department of Civil and Transport Engineering
• Department of Structural Engineering
• Department of Energy and Process Engineering
• Department of Marine Technology
• Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering
• Department of Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering
• Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics (see also Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics)
• Department of Engineering Design and Materials
• Department of Production and Quality Engineering
• Department of Product Design

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Faculty of Arts

• Department of Music
• Department of Language and Communication Studies
• Department of Modern Foreign Languages
• Department of History and Classical Studies
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Art and Media Studies
• Department of Scandinavian Studies and Comparative Literature
• Department of Archaeology and Religious Studies
• Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture
• mechanical engineering
• maintenance planning

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology

• Department of Biotechnology
• Department of Biology
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Chemical Engineering
• Department of Materials Science and Engineering
• Department of Physics

Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering

• Department of Computer and Information Science
• Department of Mathematical Sciences
• Department of Electric Power Engineering
• Department of Engineering Cybernetics
• Department of Telematics
• Department of Electronics and Telecommunications

Faculty of Medicine

• Department of Neuroscience
• Department of Public Health and General Practice
• Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health
• Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging
• Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine
• Department of Change Management

Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management

• Department of Geography
• Human Movement Science Programme
• Department of Economics
• Department of Sociology and Political Science
• Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management
• Department of Education
• Programme for Teacher Education
• Department of Social Work and Health Science
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Social Anthropology
• Lifelong Learning Research Centre
• Norwegian Centre for Child Research (NOSEB)

Student organizations

The city of Trondheim has a significant presence of students, and this has given a clear mark on the city. The most famous student organization is the Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem, also known as "the red round house" after its architectural form; every second year it organizes the cultural festival UKA. Another festival organized by students is the International Student Festival in Trondheim ISFiT, which among other things awards a student peace prize. The sports organization, NTNUI, has many members in its many branches, the main ones being orienteering, cross-country and telemark skiing; it also finds room for sports less common in Norway, like American football and aikido. A cabin and cottage organization owns lots of cabins in the countryside available for students wishing to spend a few days away. There are also student fraterneties, some of which conduct voluntary hazing rituals, devoted to contact with potential employers and for social interaction between students. There are also alumni associations; religious and political organizations; clubs devoted to various topics such as innovation, human rights, beer, oatmeal, anime and computers; and The Association for Various Associations parodying the large number of organizations. Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem (meaning The student society of Trondheim), or Samfundet for short is Norways largest student society. ... UKA is the largest cultural festival in Norway and is arranged entirely by volunteer students from Trondheim. ... A bookpile illustrating the theme of the festival of 2005 Education, why?. ISFiT (International Student Festival In Trondheim) is a student festival hold in Trondheim, Norway, every two years. ... The Norwegian University of Science and Technologys Athletic Association, often referred to as NTNUI (Norges Teknisk og Naturvitenskapelige Universitets Idrettsforening), is one of the largest athletic associations in Norway with more than 10000 members and a variety of participators on all levels of skills in more than 50 different... The international orienteering symbol. ... Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe and Canada. ... Telemark skiing is a term used for skiing using the Telemark turn, which is a technique first popularized by Sondre Norheim. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Aikido ), translated as the way of harmonious spirit, is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. ... Cabin may refer to: Cabin (housing), A small, roughly built house usually with a wood exterior and typically found in rural areas. ... Hazing is an often ritualistic test, which may constitute harassment, abuse or humiliation with requirements to perform meaningless tasks, sometimes as a way of initiation into a social group. ...

Noted alumni

• Lars Onsager - graduated 1925, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1968
• Ivar Giaever - graduated 1952, Nobel Prize in Physics 1973

Lars Onsager (November 27, 1903 – October 5, 1976) was a Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... Ivar Giaever (originally spelled Giæver) (born April 5, 1929 in Bergen, Norway) is a physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian David Josephson for work in solid-state physics. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ...

Photographs

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See also

• NTH Ring

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External links

• NTNU home page
• NTNU - facts and figures
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology for foreign students - Real experiences of former Erasmus and other international students in Trondheim a on iAgora.
• an overview of some of NTNU’s laboratories

Coordinates: 63°25′9.99″N, 10°24′8.58″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...