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NTNU facts and figures 2022

NTNU facts and figures 2022

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Organization, budget and employees

Organization, budget and employees

  • Nine faculties and faculty level groups and 55 departments
  • Budget: NOK 10,5 billion, of which NOK 2,6 billion from external sources
  • 8051 full-time equivalents (FTEs). Two of three (5319) work with teaching, research and dissemination (academic positions), off which more than 44 per cent are women and approx 39 per cent are international
  • 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
  • University Library with 15 library departments, 1,3 million visits at the libraries, 1,9 million printed books, 1,2 million e-books, 275 databases and more than 4 million annual full-text article downloads

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Studies

Studies

Panel Facts and figures

43 422
students
4062
international students
398
study programmes
40 000
alumns worldwide

Studies

Students

  • Most first-priority applicants of Norgwegian universities, 23 160, og the university that recruits the most nationally
  • 43 422 registered students, about half within science and technology
  • 85 per cent of the students are in Trondheim, 9 per cent in Gjøvik and 6 per cent in Ålesund
  • Just above half of the students (52 per cent) are women
  • 4062 of the students (9,4 per cent) are international, and they are from 122 countries
  • 8333 bachelor's and master's degrees awarded

Education

  • Specialization in technology and the natural sciences. 70 percent of Norway's master candidates in technology
  • 398 study programmes, as well as further education.
  • 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.
  • Educates most teachers (teacher training, lecturer, primary school, vocational), and in health and fine arts in Norway
  • Almost half of the students are in technical and natural sciences programmes 

Continuing education and Alumni

  • 4564 registered students in further education programmes, and in experience-based master's
  • More than 40 000 alumns worldwide.

Research and innovation

Research and innovation

  • 399 doctoral degrees
  • 263 signed projects in Horizon 2020
  • 29 awarded ERC Grants
  • Four Strategic Research Areas in the period 2014–2023
  • More than 2000 ideas to innovative projects – NTNU TTO
  • 195 projects received financial support 2011-2019 – NTNU Discovery
    • 14 mill. NOK in 2019

Budget and facilities

Budget and facilities

  • Budget: NOK 10,5 billion, of which NOK 2,6 billion from external sources
  • Facilities (owned or rented) totalling 734 000 m2

The History of NTNU

The History of NTNU

NTNU dates back as far as 1760 and the establishment of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and letters.

More about the history of NTNU.

Strategies, plans and reports

Strategies, plans and reports

Strategies, plans and reports

Presentations about NTNU

Presentations about NTNU

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