{"id":913,"date":"2018-10-04T12:02:45","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T12:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/?page_id=913"},"modified":"2024-04-29T13:34:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T11:34:28","slug":"norwegian-university-of-science-and-technology-ntnu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/?page_id=913","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)<\/strong>\u00a0is the largest university in Norway today, with a history dating back to 1910. NTNU&#8217;s social mission is to create knowledge for a better world and deliver solutions that can change and improve everyday life. NTNU\u2019s headquarters are in Trondheim, with campuses in Gj\u00f8vik and \u00c5lesund.<\/p>\n<p>NTNU has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntnu.edu\/faculties\">Eight faculties<\/a>\u00a0in addition to units such as the NTNU University Museum and the NTNU University Library<\/li>\n<li>About 42 000 students<\/li>\n<li>7 400 full-time equivalent staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NTNU has the main responsibility for higher education in technology in Norway, and is the country\u2019s premier institution for the education of engineers. The university offers several programmes of professional study and a broad academic curriculum in the natural sciences, social sciences, teacher education, humanities, medicine and health sciences, economics, finance and administration, as well as architecture and the arts.<\/p>\n<p>Research forms part of the activities through a variety of projects and programmes in addition to specialized centres.<\/p>\n<p>NTNU has four strategic areas of research in 2014\u20132023: sustainability, energy, oceans, and health. Through interdisciplinary collaboration, these research areas aim to address complex challenges of great importance for society.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, NTNU has strategic commitment to three enabling technologies in: biotechnology, ICT and nanotechnology.<br \/>Enabling technologies involve interdisciplinary basic research that contributes to developing new industries, products and solutions in most sectors of society.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntnu.edu\/nobelprize2014\">Two researchers employed at NTNU have received Nobel Prizes<\/a>: May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser (2014). In addition, the laureates Ivar Gi\u00e6ver (1973) and Lars Onsager (1968) were educated at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH), which was one of NTNU\u2019s predecessors.<\/p>\n<p><em>Currently, NTNU is an active member of several initiatives at European level, among which:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>HEU Strategic Partnerships<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clean aviation<\/li>\n<li>Zero-emission waterborne transport<\/li>\n<li>Processes4Planet<\/li>\n<li>Transforming Europe\u2019s rail system<\/li>\n<li>Clean Hydrogen<\/li>\n<li>Built4People<\/li>\n<li>2ZERO<\/li>\n<li>European industrial battery value chain<\/li>\n<li>Circular bio-based Europe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>EIT KICs<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Climate-KIC<\/li>\n<li>InnoEnergy<\/li>\n<li>Food<\/li>\n<li>Raw Materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>University Alliances<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ENHANCE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Networks<\/p>\n<p>EUA \u2013 CESAER \u2013 N5T \u2013 EERA \u2013 Science Business \u2013 Santander Group<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Services of the Brussels office<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>NTNU in Brussels works to promote and strengthen NTNU\u2019s image and participation in Europe.<\/li>\n<li>The office represents both &#8220;the door to NTNU&#8221; for organizations that want to collaborate and create synergies with NTNU, and &#8220;the door to Europe&#8221; for employees interested in making use of the services.<\/li>\n<li>The office provides relevant information, operational consulting and support to NTNU employees willing to work in and contribute to the European Research Area.<\/li>\n<li>The office advise academic groups in identifying and supporting the participation in leading European networks and in long-term positioning with respect to relevant European organizations, alliances and platforms.<\/li>\n<li>The office also assist in identifying appropriate funding opportunities and building partnerships and consortia for specific funding announcements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-building-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-building-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-building-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-building-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-building-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-building-405x270.jpg 405w, https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-building-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-building.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>NTNU Main building in Trondheim, at Gl\u00f8shaugen Campus.&nbsp;Foto: Mentz Indergaard\/ NTNU Info<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-brusselkontor-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-brusselkontor-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-brusselkontor-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-brusselkontor-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-brusselkontor-180x270.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.unilion.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/NTNU-brusselkontor.jpg 801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NTNU Brussels office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)\u00a0is the largest university in Norway today, with a history dating back to 1910. 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