Norwegian University of Science and Technology

NTNU is a university with a broad academic scope that has its main focus on technology and natural sciences. The university has about 22 000 students and close to 5000 employees. 1700 are in academic positions. NTNU has a national responsibility for graduate engineering education in Norway and offers in addition an extensive range of subjects in the natural sciences, technology, the humanities, aesthetic studies, health studies, the social sciences, and financial and economic disciplines. NTNU offers education in the professions: technology, medicine, psychology, architecture, fine art, music, pictorial art, architecture, and teacher education. NTNU`s research has an international focus, is at the leading edge in specific areas of technology, having a broad disciplinary scope and an interdisciplinary approach. NTNU has selected five thematic interdisciplinary strategic areas that address the key societal challenges where it is especially qualified to make a contribution.

NTNU’s ambition is to create knowledge for a better world and be internationally outstanding. NTNU aims to create the basis for development of knowledge and to create value – economic, cultural and social. We will make the best possible use of our main profil in science and technology, our academic breadth and our interdisciplinary expertise to tackle the large and complex challenges faced by Norway and the world community. Our research and education are to be highly regarded in international academic evaluations and in selected areas we aim to be among the best in the world.

Foundation year: 1996
Short name: NTNU
Type: Public, Technical
Students: 34800
Faculty: 2150
Faculty/Students Ratio: 16:1
Region: Europe
Location: Trondheim