Norwegian University of science and Technology
Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:36:57 +0200
NTNU - facts and figures
As of January 1, 2016 NTNU merged with the University College in Sør-Trøndelag, the University College in Gjøvik and the University College in Ålesund.
Organization, budget and employees
Nine faculties and faculty level groups and 55 departments.
- Annual budget NOK 8,19 billion NOK.
- 6900 person-years, of which 4377 are in academic or scientific positions and 40 per cent are women.
- Close cooperation with SINTEF, an R&D organization with 1800 employees (both co-located with NTNU in Trondheim, and in Oslo).
- Facilities (owned or rented) totalling 734 000 m2.
Studies
- Specialization in technology and the natural sciences.
- Also offers a range of bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes in humanities, social sciences, economics, medicine, health sciences, educational sciences, architecture, entrepreneurship and aesthetic disciplines.
- Professional degree programmes in medicine, psychology, architecture, the fine arts, music, and teacher education, in addition to technology.
- 39 700 registered students, of which about half study technology and the natural sciences.
- 3335 registered students in further education programmes and experience-based master's in 2016.
- 6843 bachelor's and master's degrees awarded in 2016.
- 3596 international students in 2016.
- Dozens of international student exchange programmes and more than 300 cooperative or exchange agreements with 60 universities worldwide.
Research, business and innovation
- 366 doctoral degrees in 2016 (33,88 per cent women).
- 120 large and small laboratories.
- Horizon 2020: Participates in about 70 projects.
- Sponsorship and cooperation agreements with Norwegian and international business and industry.
- The NTNU University Library has 17 branches, 2 million printed volumes, 925 000 electronic books and 275 databases. There are more than 3 million downloads of full text articles every year.