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An increasing number of NTNU staff and students have a background from outside Norway. As a consequence, English is becoming more widespread. 

NTNU is ranked amongst the 100 most international universities in the world according to criteria measuring mobility amongst students and staff, publication patterns and research funding.

Today approximately one third of NTNU’s scientific employees are non-Norwegian citizens and the use of English is becoming more widespread. What are the implications of this increased internationalization and how can NTNU make sure international students and staff feel included?

Programme

Moderator: Nancy Bazilchuk, Communication Division

Keynote:

Internationalization at home and the importance of language and language policies

Terje Lohndal, Professor and Vice Dean for Research, Faculty of Humanities

On-boarding NTNU: Crossing cultures

From UK to Trondheim: Tales from the treadmill

Priscilla Ringrose, Professor, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture, Faculty of Humanities

From Bombay to Trondheim: From Chaos to Quietness

Vikas Thakur, Professor and Head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

From Croatia to Trondheim: Journey of an Onsager Fellow

Barbara van Loon, Professor, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Panel discussion: What does it mean that NTNU is an international university – How can it be achieved

Letizia Jaccheri, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

Julie Katrine Flikke, PhD Candidate, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture, Faculty of Humanities

Terje Lohndal, Professor, Vice Dean for Research, Faculty of Humanities

Closing remarks

Rector Anne Borg in dialogue with the conference programme committee:

Vikas Thakur (Chair), Head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engeneering

Guro Korsnes Kristensen, Head of Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture

Marielle Christiansen, Head of Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

Magnus Steigedal, Head of Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine