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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Norwegian University of Science and Technology
 | latin_name             = 
 | image                  = Norwegian University of Science and Technology logo.svg
 | image_size             = 250px
 | native_name            = Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
 | established            = {{Start date and age|1996}},<br/>{{Start date and age|1870}}
 | motto                  = Kunnskap for en bedre verden
 | mottoeng               = Knowledge for a better world
 | type                   = [[Public university]]
 | rector                 = Tor Grande 
 | students               = 43,800 (2023)<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|author=Norwegian University of Science and Technology |url=http://www.ntnu.edu/facts |title=Facts and figures – NTNU |website=Ntnu.edu |access-date=2023-06-17}}</ref>
 | city                   = [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] [[Ålesund (town)|Ålesund]] [[Gjøvik (town)|Gjøvik]]
 | country                = Norway
 | coordinates            = {{coord|63|25|10|N|10|24|9|E|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | former_names           = NTH
 | colors                 = {{color box|#00509E}} NTNU-Blue<ref>{{cite web|author=Norwegian University of Science and Technology |url=https://i.ntnu.no/wiki/-/wiki/Norsk/Farger+i+grafisk+profil |title=Farger i grafisk profil |website=i.ntnu.no |access-date=2025-03-30}}</ref>
 | athletics_affiliations = [[NTNUI]]
 | language               = [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[English language|English]]
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 | free                   = 
 | academic_affiliations  = [[European University Association|EUA]], [[Top Industrial Managers for Europe|TIME]], [[Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research|CESAER]], [[ATHENS Programme|ATHENS]], [[European Society for Engineering Education|SEFI]], [[Santander Network|Santander]], [[European Association for International Education|EAIE]], [[Erasmus Student Network|ESN]]
 | website                = {{url|https://www.ntnu.edu|ntnu.edu}} <small>(English)</small><br>{{url|https://www.ntnu.no|ntnu.no}} <small>(Norwegian)</small>
}}

The '''Norwegian University of Science and Technology''' ('''NTNU'''; {{langx|no|Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet}}) is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Norway]] and the largest in terms of enrollment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norway: universities by number of students 2021 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111327/leading-universities-in-norway-by-number-of-students/ |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=Statista |language=en}}</ref> The university's headquarters is located in [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]], with regional campuses in [[Gjøvik (town)|Gjøvik]] and [[Ålesund (town)|Ålesund]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Campuses - NTNU |url=https://www.ntnu.edu/about-ntnu/campuses |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.ntnu.edu}}</ref>

NTNU was inaugurated by the [[King-in-Council]] in 1996 as a result of the merger of the former University of Trondheim and other university-level institutions, with roots dating back to 1760. Later, some former university colleges were also incorporated. Depending on the ranking publication, the university typically ranks within a range of 101 and 400 globally.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Svendsen |first1=Njord V. |date=2019-09-01 |title=Ride, ride ranking på Harvards fang |journal=Khrono }}</ref> As of November 2022, the university boasts an approximate 9,000 employees and 42,000 students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About the university - NTNU |url=https://www.ntnu.edu/about |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221106171603/https://www.ntnu.edu/about |archive-date=2022-11-06 |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=www.ntnu.edu}}</ref>

NTNU has the main national responsibility for education and research in [[engineering]] and [[technology]]. This is likely attributable to the fact that it is the successor of Norway's pre-eminent engineering university, the [[Norwegian Institute of Technology]] (NTH) which was established by Parliament in 1910 as Norway's national engineering university. In addition to engineering and natural sciences, the university offers higher education in other academic disciplines ranging from medicine, psychology, social sciences, the arts, teacher education, architecture and fine art. The university's academics include three [[Nobel Prize|Nobel]] laureates in [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|physiology or medicine]]: [[Edvard Moser]], [[May-Britt Moser]] and [[John O'Keefe (neuroscientist)|John O'Keefe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.universitetsavisa.no/forskning/2014/12/08/John-O%C2%B4Keefe-blir-professor-II-ved-NTNU-18368912.ece|title=John O´Keefe blir professor II ved NTNU}}</ref>

[[File:NTNU Trondheim Mainbuilding.jpg|thumb|NTNU main building (''Hovedbygningen'') at [[Gløshaugen]] Campus, opened in 1910, which now hosts the NTNU Technology Library]]

==History==
[[File:Den tekniske höiskole.jpg|thumb|The main building of Trondheim Technical College opened in 1898.]]
[[File:Kroningsdag sten.jpg|thumb|NTH memorial stone (on 22 July 1906) is mortared into NTNU main building (''Hovedbygningen'').]]
[[File:NTH flyfoto ca 1930.png|thumb|Aerial view of NTH in 1930]]
[[File:NTNU1993engineeringstudent.jpg|thumb|NTH Engineering student in 1933]]

NTNU is a young institution with a long history. The university, in its current form, was established in 1996 by the merger of six research and higher education institutions in Trondheim, as follows:

* [[Norwegian Institute of Technology]] (NTH), established in 1910 
* [[NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology|Museum of Natural History and Archaeology]] (VM), established in 1767
* [[Norwegian College of General Sciences]] (AVH), established in 1922
* Faculty of Medicine (DMF), established in 1975
* [[Trondheim Academy of Fine Art]] (KiT),  established in 1987
* Trondheim Conservatory of Music, established in 1973

Prior to the merger, NTH, NLHT, DMF, and VM together constituted the ''University of Trondheim'', which was a much looser organization. However, the university's root goes back to 1760, with the foundation of ''Det Trondhiemske Selskab (Trondheim Academy)'', which in 1767 became the [[Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters]].

The engineering education in Trondheim began with ''Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt (Trondheim Technical College)'' in 1870, and in 1910, '''Norwegian Institute of Technology''' ('''NTH''') opened officially. In 2010, NTNU celebrated the 250th anniversary of Trondheim Academy. NTNU also celebrated the 100th anniversary of NTH in the same year. The centennial was also celebrated by the publication of several books, among them a history of the university, entitled "Turbulens og tankekraft. Historien om NTNU"<ref>[http://www.universitetsavisa.no/campus/article6064.ece%7Cpublisher=Universitetsavisa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425002453/http://www.universitetsavisa.no/campus/article6064.ece|date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> which translates as "Turbulence and mindpower: The history of NTNU".

===1700s===
Det Trondhiemske Selskab (Trondheim Academy), Norway's first academic society, was founded in 1760. In 1767, it changed its name to the Royal Norwegian Society of Science and Letters (DKNVS) upon receiving recognition from the Danish-Norwegian king. DKNVS library – today known as NTNU [[Gunnerus Library]] – was founded in 1768, and is Norway's oldest library.

===1800s===
First proposal for a Norwegian Polytechnical Institute was made in 1833. ''Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt (Trondheim Technical College)'' or ''TTL'' was founded in 1870. The newly formed school educated engineers of various fields. In 1898, TTL moved to a larger building in Munkegata. TTL was disbanded in the 1900s, giving a way to a Norwegian Institute of Technology.

===1900–1968===
In 1900, the Norwegian Parliament passed a resolution supporting the establishment of ''Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH)'' in Trondheim. NTH was officially opened on 15 September 1910. Five academical departments were originally present in the parliament's resolution of 31 May 1900, such as Architecture and Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (a. General and b. Naval, i.e. ship and ship engine construction), Electrical engineering, and Chemistry (a. General and b. Electro-chemistry).

In 1922, ''Norwegian College of Teaching in Trondheim (NLHT)'' opened at Lade gård.

In 1950, ''Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning (Industrial and Technical Research Centre)'' or [[SINTEF]] was founded as part of NTH and as its link to Norwegian industry.

===1968–1996===
The ''University of Trondheim (UNiT)'' was established in 1968, and the Department of Medicine (later the Faculty of Medicine) was established as part of UNiT in 1974. It was designed by the architect Henning Larsen. In 1984, NLHT also absorbed the ''Norwegian College of General Sciences (AVH)'' as part of UNiT.

===1996–2016===
On 1 January 1996, the University of Trondheim became the ''Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)''. As early as 1989, NTH Rector Karsten Jakobsen had broached the idea of a Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. On 21 March 1995 the Parliament, with barely a majority after a long debate, decided to establish NTNU in Trondheim. In 2012 the popular trivia game [[Kahoot!|Kahoot]] was founded in by Johan Brand, Jamie Brooker and Morten Versvik in a joint project with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. They teamed up with Professor Alf Inge Wang and were later joined by Norwegian entrepreneur Åsmund Furuseth.

===2016–present===
In 2014, [[Ministry of Education and Research (Norway)|the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research]] asked the country's universities and university colleges to provide suggestions, observations, and ideas for rebuilding Norway's institutions of higher education. The context of the request was that the Norwegian government wanted to cut back on the number of institutions in the sector.

The NTNU board decided on 28 January 2015 to merge NTNU with the University Colleges of Sør-Trøndelag, Ålesund and Gjøvik to form a new university that would retain the university's current name, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The merger, which went into effect in January 2016, made NTNU Norway's largest single university.

==Campus==
[[File:Campus NTNU Gløshaugen flyfoto.JPG|thumb|Aerial photograph of [[Gløshaugen]] Campus, 2009]]
[[File:Hovedbygningen (NTNU) fra Gamle Bybro (main building of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology seen from the old city bridge), Trondheim, Norway - 20091216.jpg|thumb|NTNU Main Building ([[Hovedbygningen (NTNU)|Hovedbygningen]]), viewed from the Old City Bridge]]
[[File:Dragvoll.outdoors.winter.2006.TS.jpg|thumb|NTNU [[Dragvoll]] Campus in winter]]
[[Image:Hovedbygningen NTNU 2010.JPG|thumb|South view of ''Hovedbygningen'' at Campus Gløshaugen, Trondheim]]

NTNU has several campuses in Trondheim; [[Gløshaugen]] – for engineering and natural sciences – and [[Dragvoll]] – for humanities and social sciences – are the main two campuses. Other campuses include [[Tyholt]] for marine technology, [[Øya]] for medicine, [[Kalvskinnet]] for [[archaeology]], [[Midtbyen, Trondheim|Midtbyen]] for the music conservatory and [[Nedre Elvehavn]] for the art academy. 
NTNU Gløshaugen is an artistic combination of historical NTH buildings and modern buildings. Combined, the campuses span a total area of 734,000 m<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

In addition to NTNU, the following research institutes are located at Gløshaugen, and cooperate closely with NTNU in several areas of research and development:

[[SINTEF]], since its establishment in 1950, has its main departments at Gløshaugen. SINTEF was originally founded by NTH, but since 1980 has been an independent research institute.

In 1998, the [[Paper and Fibre Research Institute]] (PFI), an independent research institute, moved into a new building at Gløshaugen, relocating from Gaustad in Oslo.

In April 2013, the [[Norwegian Institute for Nature Research]] (NINA) moved into a new building south of the Natural Science building. NINA often works closely with SINTEF and NTNU.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nina.no/Aktuelt/Artikkel/tabid/945/ArticleId/885/-Gleder-oss-til-Gloshaugen.aspx|title=Norsk institutt for naturforskning > Aktuelt|website=www.nina.no}}</ref>

NTNU has long considered the possibility of bringing the two largest campuses together at or near NTNU's Gløshaugen campus. In 2013, the Rector initiated a vision project and charged it with defining different perspectives on future development in a 50-year perspective. The same year, 2013, [[Ministry of Education and Research (Norway)|the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research]] initiated a ''choice of concept study'' for the future co-localization of NTNU's two main campuses in Trondheim. The reports were presented in 2014, and both recommended bringing Dragvoll and Gløshaugen together, and better integrating them with the city. A unanimous NTNU board endorsed the recommendations in the vision report.

===Merger===
On 1 January 2016, the merger between NTNU and the university colleges in Gjøvik, Ålesund, and Sør-Trøndelag officially entered into force, and NTNU consequently had campuses in Ålesund and Gjøvik, as well as in Trondheim. 2016 was also a transitional year in terms of NTNU's leadership. On 24 November 2015 the new Board met for the first time. It was then extended to include board members from each of the three former university colleges and an external representative appointed by the Ministry of Education.

==Organization==
NTNU is governed by a board of 11 members, in accordance with the provisions of the ''Norwegian Act relating to universities and university colleges''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ub.uio.no/ujur/ulovdata/lov-20050401-015-eng.pdf |title=Act relating to universities and university colleges |website=www.ub.uio.no |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref> Two of the members are elected by and from the students.

NTNU's overall budget in 2017 was 8.19 billion NOK, most of which came from the Norwegian Ministry of Education.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

As a result of the university merger in 2016, the number of NTNU faculties increased from seven to nine – including the University Museum – with approximately 39,000 students and approximately 2,500 PhD students. The eight NTNU faculties are organized in 55 departments:<ref>{{cite web|author=Norwegian University of Science and Technology |url=http://www.ntnu.edu/faculties |title=Faculties and departments – NTNU |website=Ntnu.edu |date=2016-03-14 |access-date=2016-09-10}}</ref>

[[File:Sentralbyggene NTNU.JPG|thumb|Central building at NTNU [[Gløshaugen]] Campus]]
[[File:Høyskolebrua-rekkverk.JPG|thumb|The college bridge (''Høyskolebrua'') connecting Campus Gløshaugen to ''Trondheim Bakklandet''. The bridge was constructed in 1927, designed by Sverre Pedersen.]]
[[File:Gamle elektro NTNU.JPG|thumb|NTNU Old Electrical Engineering Building, one of the first four buildings of NTH, dated to 1910]]
[[File:Elektro E.JPG|thumb|NTNU Electrical Engineering Building, Block F (Laboratories of Electric Power Engineering)]]
[[File:NTNU Trondheim 6.jpg|thumb|NTNU Electrical Engineering Hall (Block E), known as ''Glassgården'' or ''Royal Electric Garden'']]
[[File:Gamle kjemi.JPG|thumb|NTNU Old Chemistry Building]]
[[File:NTNU Natural Science.jpg|thumb|NTNU Natural Science Building (2000), known as ''Realfagbygget'', seen from southern Gløshaugen]]

===Faculty of Architecture and Design===
The Faculty of Architecture and Design has four departments:
* Department of Architecture and Planning
* Department of Architecture and Technology
* Department of Design
* Trondheim Academy of Fine Art

===Faculty of Humanities===
The Faculty of Humanities has seven departments:
* Department of Art and Media Studies
* Department of Historical and Classical Studies
* Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture
* Department of Language and Literature
* Department of Modern History and Society
* Department of Music
* Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

===Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering===
The Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering has seven departments:
* Department of Computer Science
* Department of Electric Energy
* Department of Electronic Systems
* Department of Engineering Cybernetics
* Department of ICT and Natural Sciences (in Ålesund)
* Department of Information Security and Communication Technology
* Department of Mathematical Sciences

=== Faculty of Engineering ===
The Faculty of Engineering has eight departments:
* Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
* Department of Energy and Process Engineering
* Department of Geoscience and Petroleum
* Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering (in Gjøvik)
* Department of Marine Technology
* Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
* Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering (in Ålesund)
* Department of Structural Engineering

===Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences===
The Faculty is integrated with St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, and is located in Campus Øya in Trondheim. Its main areas of research are translational research, medical technology and health surveys, biobanks and registers. In 2016 the faculty had about 350 master's degree students, 250 bachelor's degree students, 720 medical students and more than 500 students attending other courses.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has eight departments:
* Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging
* Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine
* Department of Health Sciences in Gjøvik
* Department of Health Sciences in Ålesund
* Department of Mental Health
* Department of Neuromedicine and Movement Science
* Department of Public Health and Nursing
* Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience

===Faculty of Natural Sciences===
The Faculty of Natural Sciences has eight departments:
* Department of Biological Sciences Ålesund
* Department of Biology
* Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science
* Department of Biotechnology and Food Science
* Department of Chemical Engineering
* Department of Chemistry
* Department of Materials Science and Engineering
* Department of Physics

===Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences===
The Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences has seven departments:
* Department of Education and Lifelong Learning
* Department of Geography
* Department of Psychology
* Department of Social Anthropology
* Department of Social Work
* Department of Sociology and Political Science
* Department of Teacher Education

===Faculty of Economics and Management===
The Faculty of Economics and Management has four departments:
* Department of Economics
* Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management
* Department of International Business
* NTNU Business School

===NTNU University Museum===
The NTNU University Museum forms part of the university at the same organizational level as the faculties. It has two departments:
* Department of Archaeology and Cultural History
* Department of Natural History

==Research==
[[File:Ohma Electra II.JPG|thumb| [[Ohma Electra]] was one of the first AC powered locomotives in the world (in operation from 1908 to 1950). It is now placed in front of the Old Electrical Engineering building.]]
[[File:Sintef Sealab.JPG|thumb|Sintef SeaLab]]
[[File:Gunnerus.jpg|thumb|NTNU research vessel ''Gunnerus'']]

NTNU's history of research in engineering goes back to the early 20th century, when Norway's first electric railway, known as [[Thamshavn Line]], was developed and constructed in Trondheim as an AC-powered tramway, with Trondheim-based technologies. The tramway was launched in 1908 and remained in operation until 1974.

Now, research is part of the ongoing activities at NTNU faculties as well as the University Museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/museum/research|title=Research|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> The university has 4377 scientific staff who conduct research in more than 120 [[laboratory|laboratories]], and are at any time running more than 2,000 research projects. Students and staff can take advantage of roughly 300 research agreements or exchange programs with 58 institutions worldwide.

NTNU has identified four Strategic Research Areas for 2014–2023: NTNU Energy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/energy|title=NTNU Energy|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> NTNU Health,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/health|title=NTNU Health|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> NTNU Oceans<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/oceans|title=NTNU Oceans|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> and NTNU Sustainability,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/sustainability|title=NTNU Sustainability|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> which were chosen on the basis of social relevance, professional quality and the potential for interdisciplinary cooperation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/research/strategicareas|title=Strategic Research Areas 2014–2023|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref>

===Research centres===
The university hosts six National Centres of Excellence (SFF),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/research/centres-of-excellence|title=Centres of Excellence (CoE)|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> 12 Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/research/centres-for-research-based-innovation|title=Centres for Research-based Innovation (CRI)|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> and three Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/research/centres-for-environment-friendly-energy-research|title=Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (CEER)|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref> which are mainly funded by The [[Research Council of Norway]].<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.forskningsradet.no/servlet/Satellite?c=Informasjonstekst&cid=1224067014053&pagename=sff%2FHovedsidemal|title=Research Council of Norway. Norwegian Centres of Excellence |publisher=Research Council of Norway|access-date=2010-06-04}}</ref> NTNU is also a partner in several centres with SINTEF.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.no/forskning/samarbeid-sintef|title=NTNU og SINTEF|website=www.ntnu.no|language=nb|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref>

[[The Trøndelag Health Study]], with the HUNT Research Centre and [[HUNT Biobank]] located in [[Levanger (town)|Levanger]], is organized under the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

===Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience===
The fifteenth Kavli Institute was inaugurated at NTNU in 2007, as the Kavli [[Institute for Systems Neuroscience]], which was the fourth Kavli Institute in neuroscience in the world and the first Kavli Institute in Northern Europe.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kavlifoundation.org/norwegian-university-science-and-technology-ntnu/|title=Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience |publisher=The Kavli Foundation |access-date=2010-06-04}}</ref> In 2012, Prime Minister [[Jens Stoltenberg]] opened the Norwegian Brain Centre as an outgrowth of NTNU's Kavli Institute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntnu.edu/news/2012-news/Stoltenberg-opens-norbc|title=Norwegian Prime Minister opens brain research centre at NTNU|publisher=Norwegian University of Science and Technology|access-date =2012-07-15}}</ref> It is one of the largest research laboratories of its kind in the world.

===Enabling technologies===
NTNU has funded the fundamental long-term research and infrastructure through three Enabling Technologies such as NTNU Biotechnology,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/biotechnology|title=NTNU Biotechnology|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref> NTNU Digital<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/digital|title=NTNU Digital|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref> and Nano@NTNU.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/nano|title=Nano@NTNU|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-07-22}}</ref>

===Research excellence===
NTNU Research Excellence is an initiative to develop elite researchers and research groups in international class, which was launched in 2013, and includes established and new initiatives. The established initiatives are financed by the Research Council of Norway, the EU, and private-sectors (R&D), while the new initiatives are funded by NTNU's own funds in light of strategic prioritization of NTNU's resources. These cover a number of research funding schemes including Outstanding Academic Fellows Programme, Onsager Fellowship Programme, K.G. Jebsen Centres, EU projects, and ERC grants.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/research/research-excellence|title=Research Excellence|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ntnu.no/forskning/erc-prosjekter|title=ERC-prosjekter|website=www.ntnu.no|language=nb|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> NTNU participates in about 218 projects in the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/research/eu-projects|title=EU projects|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref>

===NTNU-SINTEF partnership===
NTNU works closely with SINTEF, Scandinavia's largest independent research institute and one of the largest contract research organizations in Europe, which is integrated into NTNU Campuses. The cooperation of NTNU and SINTEF has been further developed through the project "Better Together", which was launched in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ntnu.no/bedresammen|title=Bedre sammen|website=www.ntnu.no|language=nb|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref> The research collaboration includes a number of joint research laboratories, for example:
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* Gemini Centres: NTNU and SINTEF have established a wide range of Gemini Centres. Scientific groups with parallel interests coordinate their scientific efforts and jointly operate their resources.
* MARINTEK: It has been working in the area of the developing of cost-effective and high-performance ships with the usage of model testing in the laboratories. It provides testing facilities, expertise, and analytical tools for developing ship concepts. MARINTEK is located at the NTNU Department of Marine Technology, and has recently joined SINTEF Ocean.
* Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre: Rolls-Royce Marine, MARINTEK, and NTNU has been working on the development of propellers, propulsion systems, ship designs, and various ship equipment. The Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre is focused on propellers and propulsion in waves and off-design conditions. 
* NTNU NanoLab: It works in the area of providing collaborative research environment for scientists within the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, electrical engineering, materials technology and medical research. The research activities are carried out in collaboration with SINTEF.
* SINTEF Energy Lab: Its energy laboratories provide important tools for development of energy solutions and power systems. It has a wide range of experimental facilities in different areas of Electric Power Engineering from High Voltage Technology to Power Electronics. The research activities are application-based and are carried out in close collaboration with NTNU.
* The Gas Technology Centre: It works in the area of multidisciplinary research and the natural gas value chain. The centre is the largest natural gas research- and educational centre in Norway, located at NTNU.
*Norwegian Fuel Cell Hydrogen Centre, a joint initiative taken by SINTEF, NTNU and [[Institute for Energy Technology|Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sintef.no/projectweb/nfch/|title=Norwegian fuel cell and hydrogen centre|last=Thomassen|first=Magnus S.|website=Sintef.no|access-date=September 9, 2019}}</ref>

==International relations==
NTNU is an active member of the [[University of the Arctic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members |url=https://www.uarctic.org/members/member-profiles/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic |language=en-US}}</ref> UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Circumpolar Arctic region, consisting of more than 200 universities, colleges, and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the Arctic region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.uarctic.org/about-us/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic - University of the Arctic |language=en-US}}</ref>

The university also participates in UArctic's mobility program north2north. The aim of that program is to enable students of member institutions to study in different parts of the North.<ref>{{Cite web |title=north2north |url=https://www.uarctic.org/activities/north2north/ |access-date=2025-03-06 |website=UArctic - University of the Arctic |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Publishing==
To increase [[Open access journal|Open Access publishing]], NTNU has established a publishing fund.<ref>{{cite web|author=Norwegian University of Science and Technology |url=http://www.ntnu.edu/publishing-policy |title=Publishing policy – NTNU |website=Ntnu.edu |date=2013-10-01 |access-date=2016-09-10}}</ref>

In 2008 NTNU's digital institutional repository was founded. The intention was to establish a full-text archive for the documentation of the scientific output of the institution and to make as much as possible of the material available online, both nationally and internationally.

In addition to the research articles and books, intended for academics and researchers both inside and outside the university, NTNU disseminates news to the public about the institution and its research and results.

''Universitetsavisa'', which translates to ''The University Newspaper'', is the news and discussion paper of the university, available only in Norwegian. It was established in 1991. For a period it existed in both printed and digital editions, but since 2002 it is only available online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universitetsavisa.no/ |title=Universitetsavisa |website=Universitetsavisa.no |access-date=2016-09-10}}</ref>

''GEMINI'' publishes research news from NTNU and the independent research group [[SINTEF]] in both English and Norwegian. It is published in both a printed and a digital version.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gemini.no/en/|title=Gemini.no – Forskningsnyheter fra NTNU og SINTEF|work=Gemini.no|date=9 April 2014 |access-date=31 May 2015}}</ref>

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology publishes the ''Nordic Journal of Science and Technology''.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Editorial Policies|journal=Nordic Journal of Science and Technology|url=http://www.nordicsts.org/index.php?journal=njsts&page=about&op=editorialPolicies#focusAndScope|access-date=3 August 2016|issn=1894-4647|quote=Nordic Journal of Science and Technology (NJSTS) is an Open Access academic journal currently published at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811080442/http://www.nordicsts.org/index.php?journal=njsts&page=about&op=editorialPolicies#focusAndScope|archive-date=11 August 2016}}</ref>

==Ranking==
{{Infobox university rankings
| ARWU_W = 151–200 | ARWU_W_year = 2025 | ARWU_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2025|title=ARWU World University Rankings 2025|website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=15 August 2025}}</ref>
| QS_W = 267| QS_W_year = 2026 | QS_W_ref = <ref name=":QSW2026">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings|title=QS World University Rankings}}</ref>
| THE_W = 301–350| THE_W_year = 2026 | THE_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2026/world-ranking|title=World University Rankings|date=9 October 2025|website=timeshighereducation.com|access-date=9 October 2025}}</ref>
|USNWR_W= =267| USNWR_W_year = 2025|USNWR_W_ref=<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/norway| title = U.S. News Education: Best Global Universities 2024-25| access-date = 23 November 2024}}</ref>}}

According to [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]] published in March 2017, NTNU is ranked first in the world ranking of universities with the biggest corporate links, due to its research collaboration with [[SINTEF]]. Statistically, 9.1 percent of NTNU's total research output is generated in collaboration with SINTEF, which is the largest academic-industry partnership in the world.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/universities-with-biggest-corporate-links |title=THE World University Rankings |website=Universities with biggest corporate links |date=9 March 2017 |publisher= Times Higher Education World University Rankings |access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref>

NTNU was ranked 182th in the world 2 June 2025 in the [[CWUR World University Rankings]], which is based on education, employability, faculty, and research.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cwur.org/2025.php |title= CWUR World University Rankings |website=CWUR World University Rankings |publisher= CWUR The Center for World University Rankings |access-date=2 June 2025}}</ref>

NTNU was ranked 191th in the world 3 July 2024 in the [[CWTS Leiden Ranking]], which is based on bibliometric indicators.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2024/ |title= CWTS Leiden Ranking |website=CWTS Leiden Ranking |publisher= Universiteit Leiden |access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref>

NTNU was ranked 64th in Europe and 202nd in the World 31 July 2023 in the [[Webometrics Ranking of World Universities]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webometrics.info/en/Europe/Norway |title=Norway; Ranking Web of Universities |website=Webometrics.info |access-date=31 July 2023}}</ref> for its presence on the web.

Rankings by ARWU Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2025|title=Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 {{!}} Shanghai Ranking – 2025|website=www.shanghairanking.com|access-date=2025-08-15}}</ref>
* Engineering – Marine/Ocean Engineering:  3
* Engineering – Civil Engineering:      28
* Life Sciences – Biological Sciences: 30
* Engineering – Automation & Control:      51–75

==Studies==
[[File:NTNU Teaching Excellence.jpg|thumb|right|Graph showing the various priority areas included in "NTNU Teaching Excellence"]]
NTNU specializes in technology and the natural sciences, but also offers a range of bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes in the humanities, social sciences, economics and public and business administration, and aesthetic disciplines. The university also offers professional degree programmes in medicine, psychology, architecture, the fine arts, music, and teacher education, in addition to technology.

According to the [[Norwegian Social Science Data Services]], NTNU had 84,797 applicants in 2011 and a total student population of 19,054, of whom 9,062 were women. There were 6,193 students enrolled in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, 3,518 students enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, 3,256 students enrolled in the Faculty of Humanities, 3,090 students enrolled in the Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, 2,014 students enrolled in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, 1,071 enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine, and 605 enrolled in the Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art.

About 3500 bachelor's and master's degrees are awarded each year, and more than 5,500 participate in further education programmes.

NTNU has more than 300 cooperative or exchange agreements with 60 universities worldwide, and several international student exchange programmes. There are, at any given time, around 2,600 foreign students at the university.<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

===NTNU Teaching Excellence===
In 2015, NTNU established an initiative called "NTNU Teaching Excellence".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/teaching-excellence|title=Teaching Excellence|website=www.ntnu.edu}}</ref>

==Student life==
[[File:Immatrikulering NTNU 2008.JPG|thumb|left|Matriculation day at Campus NTNU Gløshaugen, 2008]]
[[File:Studentersamfundet and the main building NTNU Gløshaugen.jpg|thumb|The Students' Society Building, known as ''Studentersamfundet'' (the red building) at Campus Gløshaugen]]
[[File:Student Samfundet.jpg|thumb|A closeup of the Students' Society, Studentersamfundet]]

NTNU welcomes students from all over the world, and offers more than 60 international master programmes as well as PhD programmes, which all are taught in English. PhD vacancies are announced on the university website<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/vacancies|title=Vacancies – employment – job opening|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref> and are paid as academic staff, that offers one of the largest in Europe salaries for its PhD candidates following the Norwegian law regulations. There are no tuition fees at NTNU for Norwegian students and students from European Union, however students do pay "semesteravgift" every semester. In addition to semester fees, the international students have to guarantee their living expenses if they are not offered a scholarship.

NTNU students have a clear presence in the city of Trondheim. The most famous student organization is the [[Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem]], also known as "the red round house" after its architectural form; every other year it organizes a cultural festival [[UKA (festival)|UKA]]. Another festival organized by students is the International Student Festival in Trondheim [[ISFiT]], which awards a student peace prize and draws internationally known speakers. EMECS-thon is a student driven embedded systems marathon competition, organized by students from NTNU and implemented in some of the top universities worldwide, where participants have 48 hours to develop an embedded project from scratch. The student sports organization, [[NTNUI]], has roughly 10 000 members in its many branches,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ntnui.no/main/Page/43.xhtml?lang%3Den |title=NTNUI.no |access-date=2009-04-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527134325/http://www.ntnui.no/main/Page/43.xhtml?lang=en |archive-date=2009-05-27 }}</ref> with the largest groups including [[orienteering]], [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country]] and [[telemark skiing]], but there are also groups for sports less common in Norway, like [[American football]], [[lacrosse]] and [[aikido]]. A cabin and cottage organization owns several [[cottage|cabin]]s in the countryside, available for students wishing to spend a few days away. There are also student fraternities, some of which conduct voluntary [[hazing]] rituals, which provide 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, which is a parody of the university's large number of student organizations. University recently started to offer "roof over your head" guarantee to the new coming student to Trondheim until they find proper housing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Temporary housing in August|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/livingintrh/temporary-housing-august|website=NTNU|access-date=26 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626133510/https://www.ntnu.edu/livingintrh/temporary-housing-august|archive-date=26 June 2015}}</ref>

NTNU is a pioneer with of the concept of "Student Cabins", the [[NTNUI]] offers its students access to cabins on the outskirts of the city of Trondheim in which they can enjoy on vacations and weekends. In 2024 the number of cabins is 23 cabins that can be rented.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NTNUI Koiene |url=https://org.ntnu.no/koiene/koiematrisa.php?l=1 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=org.ntnu.no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnu.edu/lifeandhousing/trondheim/student-life|title=Student life|website=www.ntnu.edu|language=en|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.studenterhytta.org/about/|title=Studenterhytta :: NTNUI {{!}} About|website=www.studenterhytta.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-04-24}}</ref>

==Nobel laureates and notable people==
===Nobel laureates===
* 1968 [[Lars Onsager]], Chemistry [[File:Nobel Prize.png|20px]] (graduated as a [[Chemical engineering|chemical engineer]] from [[Norwegian Institute of Technology]], NTH, in 1925), 
* 1973 [[Ivar Giaever]], Physics [[File:Nobel Prize.png|20px]] (graduated as a [[Mechanical engineering|mechanical engineer]] from [[Norwegian Institute of Technology]], NTH, in 1952)
* 2014 [[Edvard Moser]], Medicine or Physiology [[File:Nobel Prize.png|20px]] (professor of neuroscience, NTNU), not NTNU alumnus
* 2014 [[May-Britt Moser]], Medicine or Physiology [[File:Nobel Prize.png|20px]] (professor of neuroscience, NTNU), not NTNU alumna
*2014 [[John O'Keefe (neuroscientist)|John O'Keefe]], Medicine or Physiology [[File:Nobel Prize.png|20px]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.universitetsavisa.no/forskning/article45059.ece |title=John O´Keefe blir professor II ved NTNU -Universitetsavisa |website=Universitetsavisa.no |access-date=2016-09-10}}</ref> (visiting researcher, NTNU 2015– ), not NTNU alumnus 
[[File:Nobel prize laureates Moser and O'Keefe.jpg|thumb|Edvard Moser, May-Britt Moser and John M. O'Keefe in press conference, December 2014]]

===Academic staff===
{{details|:Category:Academic staff of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology}}

===Alumni and honorary doctors===
{{details|:Category:Norwegian University of Science and Technology alumni|List of Honorary Doctors of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology}}

In 2006, NTNU Alumni was founded, primarily as a meeting place and professional network for former students and staff of NTNU and its precursors. The network is now also open to current employees and students. In 2014 the number of members was around 30,000.

NTNU annually awards honorary doctorates to scientists and others who have made an extraordinary contribution to science or culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ntnu.edu/research/honorary-doctors |title=NTNU Honorary Doctors - NTNU |access-date=2014-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129053128/http://www.ntnu.edu/research/honorary-doctors |archive-date=2014-11-29 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Gemini (magazine)|''Gemini'' (magazine)]], research news from NTNU and SINTEF
* [[Centre for Renewable Energy]]
* [[NUTS 1 (satellite)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.ntnu.edu/ Official website]
* [https://www.ntnu.edu/facts NTNU – facts and figures]
* [https://www.ntnu.edu/research/lab An overview of some of NTNU's laboratories]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2C1A-TuMEw An overview of the campus in Gløshaugen]

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