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Education and learning environment

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Studies objectives

• Relevant and recognized competence

• Quality at a high international level• Stimulate critical reflection• Interest in research and innovation• Motivated students to work

across disciplinary boundaries and learning cultures

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University-level institutions in Norway 1) NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology

2) Norwegian University of Life Sciences

3) University of Oslo

4) Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration

5) Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education

6) The Oslo School of Architecture and Design

7) The Norwegian Academy of Music

8) The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science

9) UniK – University Graduate Centre, Kjeller

10) The Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology

11) University of Stavanger

12) University of Bergen

13) University of Tromsø

14) The University Centre on Svalbard

15) University of Agder

16) University of Nordland

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The best student town in Norway• One in six inhabitants in Trondheim is a student • The Student Union (Studentersamfundet)

has 8 000 members and its own building• UKA, the student week, is Norway’s largest cultural festival • ISFiT, the International Student Festival in Trondheim

is held biannually• NTNUI is Norway’s largest sports association

with 10 000 members

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Facts on education (2011)

• 10 637 primary student applicants• 7 596 new students admitted• 21 999 registered students

• 3 244 degrees awarded• 335 doctoral degrees awarded

• 150 programmes of study• 40 international master’s programmes• 3 000 courses

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Degree structure (years of study)HumanitiesFine ArtScienceSocial Sciences

TechnologyArchitecture

MedicineClinical Psychology

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Music Performance

TeacherTraining

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Ten areas of study

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• Architecture• Technology• Humanities• Science• Social Sciences• Medicine• Psychology• Fine Art• Music• Practical-pedagogical Education

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Education for international students No tuition fees• All students must cover all living expenses in Norway

with a minimum of NOK 90 800 per academic year

Categories of international students at NTNU: • Exchange students• Degree-seeking students (undergraduate and graduate) • International master's programme students• Visiting/non-degree students• NUFU students• PhD candidates

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Master’s degrees awardedArea of study 2010 2011

Technology 1132 1252

Social sciences 327 447

Humanities 161 177

Medicine 148 168

Science 134 165

Architecture 82 101

Psychology 44 50

Integrated 5- yr Teacher Programme 43 52

Performing Music 10 12

Fine Art 9 10

Health Studies 7 7

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Internationalization of studies• 10 international agreements with NUFU (2007-2011)• 9 master’s programmes under NOMA• 31 international (English) master’s programmes• 5 master’s programmes under Erasmus Mundus• 6 Joint Nordic Master’s Programmes• 860 NTNU students studied abroad• 1323 students from abroad at NTNU• 218 foreign language (English) courses• Study centres in Caen, York, Kiel, St. Petersburg and Fudan• IAESTE and BEST (student programmes)

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Nordic Five Tech – a strategic alliance

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Norway’s widest range of art-related courses– Music Performance– Fine Art– Dance– Drama and Theatre– Film and Media – Art History– Music Technology– Musicology– Architecture– Product Design

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NTNU Centre for Continuing and Professional Development (2011)

Organizes NTNU’s further and continuing education

• 8831 participants in further and continuing education• 5531 participants at conferences • 227 credit-based courses completed• Flexible post-experience master’s programmes• Tailored courses and programmes to meet industry’s needs• Provides NTNU with valuable expertise and industrial

contacts

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NTNU University Library• 11 library units• 2.1 million books and periodicals

• 424 000 photographs, 33 000 maps, 30 000 music scores

• 326 000 electronic books, 12 000 electronic periodicals• 274 databases (57 reference, 154 full text and 63 others)• Access to 600 international reference databases

• 120 staff• Budget: NOK 152 million• www.ntnu.edu/ub

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NTNU Alumni• For NTNU students and graduates

• Contact with the community at large,

business and industry

• Goal: Networking and knowledge sharing

• 26 400 members (March 2012)

• 323 participating network groups

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