NTNU 2035 - NTNU in Gjøvik
Campus strategy NTNU in Gjøvik 2026–2035
NTNU is an internationally oriented university with campuses in Trondheim, Gjøvik and Ålesund.
Despite its main profile in science and technology, NTNU offers a broad range of academic disciplines, with a focus on programmes of professional study. Our core tasks as a university are education, research, innovation and communication. NTNU in Gjøvik has educational and research activities linked to five faculties, represented by a total of nine departments, and is home to approximately 10% of NTNU’s student population. NTNU in Gjøvik delivers research and education related to industry, technology, safety, health, design and logistics.
NTNU in Gjøvik has a special responsibility to meet local needs in the region. The county of Innlandet is a region rich in opportunities, with large and internationally leading industrial players in defence, manufacturing and exports. Norway’s most modern hospital is currently being built in Moelv, and the region offers a wealth of natural resources, including Lake Mjøsa, as well as being a prominent agricultural area. In addition, Innlandet is home to a number of centres of excellence, business clusters, industrial players and academic institutions that are leaders in digital expertise, technology and bioeconomy.
Together, this framework provides excellent opportunities for collaboration between employers and NTNU. It is particularly interesting for NTNU to collaborate with industrial partners, the health sector and the armed forces.
The campus strategy for NTNU in Gjøvik is based on NTNU’s main strategy and must also be seen in the context of the various faculty and departmental strategies. The purpose of the campus strategy is to function as an overarching management and development tool for NTNU in Gjøvik, and it aims to contribute to the University achieving the three ambitions defined in the main strategy:
- NTNU is a leading international university.
- NTNU is a driving force for knowledge-based and sustainable social development.
- NTNU is an attractive academic community.
Ambition 1
NTNU in Gjøvik delivers high-quality education, research and innovation in all its subject areas. We will be an international leader in selected disciplines related to technology, safety and health.
- We will facilitate the establishment and further development of outstanding academic environments with a particular focus on interdisciplinarity.
- We will work to strengthen our role as a national resource centre in information and cyber security through first-class research infrastructure and collaboration with private and public partners.
- We will facilitate the establishment and further development of programmes of education, research and innovation at all levels of the health services and provide the necessary expertise and personnel for tomorrow’s health and care services.
- We will support academic environments that are helping drive the green shift, develop future-proof industrial production, and promote solutions for a sustainable and circular economy.
- We will be an attractive provider of unique and future-oriented programmes of study within our subject areas. To support these goals, we will develop our academic breadth and capacity. Our programmes will be characterised by interdisciplinary collaboration, high relevance and close links to the world of work.
- We will work systematically to meet national and regional needs for lifelong learning, provide relevant continuing and further education offerings, and adopt a variety of models for flexible learning.
- We will be a preferred arena for piloting and innovation, and will contribute actively to shaping the University’s future educational offerings.
- We will strengthen the campus as a regional hub for NTNU’s combined expertise and connect academic environments from across NTNU with key players in the region.
Ambisjon 2
NTNU in Gjøvik is a driving force for innovation and social development and a sought-after partner regionally, nationally and internationally. Through collaboration with companies and organisations, we will help meet society’s needs and contribute to innovation in the private, public and voluntary sectors.
- We will be an attractive partner for employers regionally, nationally and internationally, with a view to developing, disseminating and ensuring the application of new knowledge and expertise. We will contribute to the development of clusters through strategic participation and professional and academic engagement.
- As a multi-campus university, NTNU aims to be a strong player in the cities and regions where we have our main activities. NTNU in Gjøvik will work to engage academic environments from the whole of NTNU in our collaborations.
- We aim to help meet regional challenges through our established partnership with Gjøvik Municipal Authority and collaboration with Innlandet County Authority.
- We collaborate with international networks and enable our academic environments to participate in major national and international specialist centres.
- Our subject areas and our interaction with academic environments from across NTNU make us an attractive partner for innovation in working life. Using various instruments, we will pave the way for binding and systematic partnerships.
- Our students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in collaborations with external partners. We will further develop our collaboration with employers in the region, including through student projects, internships and part-time jobs.
- We will have a well-functioning ecosystem that stimulates and provides opportunities for students and employees to participate in entrepreneurship and innovation work.
- Our staff will be academically active, disseminate knowledge and participate in the public debate.
Ambition 3
NTNU in Gjøvik is an attractive place to study and work and is a friendly and inclusive community where students, employees and partners feel a sense of belonging, pride and development. The campus will be a natural arena for academic development and social interaction.
- We work to create study and working environments that attract talented and ambitious students and employees from the whole of Norway and farther afield.
- We want the campus to be vibrant, attractive and sustainable. Our compact and dynamic campus facilitates collaboration and interdisciplinarity, and offers a safe environment with close contact between students and staff.
- Through collaboration with Gjøvik Municipal Authority and the student welfare organisation, we make sure our students and staff have access to all the services they need.
- We will provide an inclusive, academically and personally stimulating learning environment where students thrive, develop and achieve their goals.
- We will encourage the further development of student volunteering and cultural activities.
- We will have excellent infrastructure that supports the teaching and research activities. We will facilitate exploration, collaboration and academic development through interdisciplinary use of our learning spaces and laboratories.
- We will ensure our international employees and their families receive a well-organised and professional reception.
- To ensure we are an exciting and attractive place to study and work, we must have a development-oriented administration with the capacity and opportunity to work across academic units to support the core activities of the academic environments.
- We must be visible and accessible to our target groups and appear credible, attractive and relevant. We work systematically with accessibility and dissemination about our educational offerings, research activities and Gjøvik as a university town.
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