Orientation Week
Studying in Trondheim
Orientation Week for new international students
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Orientation Week Programme
The NTNU Orientation Week for the 2025 autumn semester will be held August 11-15, 2025. The dates have been set, but the specific time of day for individual events are not yet finalized. These will be announced in due time. For more details on the planned program, see below.
Attendance in the Orientation Week is not mandatory, but we highly recommend you attend if you are able. In the event that the Orientation Week clashes with planned lectures, we recommend you attend the lecture instead.
On Monday, you can attend NTNU's Matriculation ceremony, the offical ceremonial opening of the new academic year, open for all students.
When: 14:00 (2 pm) on Monday August 11
Where: Frimerket, the central lawn on campus Gløshaugen
On Tuesday, we will hold our traditional Welcome meeting for all new international students at NTNU, with music, speeches and an introduction to your new university and city, including some important actors in student life in Trondheim. After the meeting, you will receive your welcome bag from the Unit for International Relations, containing helpful information and goodies.
When: 12:00 on Tuesday, August 12
Where: Frimerket, the central lawn on campus Gløshaugen
On Wednesday, we arrange the all-important information meetings for all new international students. These meetings cover everything you need to know as a new (international) student at NTNU and a new resident in Norway.
There are two meetings: one for EU/EEA citizens and one for non-EU/EEA citizens (due to differences in immigration procedures). Both meetings are recorded and made available for students afterwards.
| Information meeting for EU/EEA citizens | |
|---|---|
| When | 11:00 a.m. |
| Where |
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| Information meeting for non-EU/EEA citizens | |
|---|---|
| When | 11:00 a.m. |
| Where | Auditorium S8, Central Building 2 |
Join us on campus for the traditional end to our Orientation Week: the Great International BBQ.
Meet up with new friends and have some freshly grilled food, then compete with other students in typically Scandinavian lawn games. Afterwards, form teams with other students and venture out into the city for our annual Trondheim Games, which will test your navigation skills and what you've learned about your new university and city.
[Postponed from August 14 due to weather. Keep an eye on NTNU Go for updates and new times].
Join us for a hike in the forest, up a mountain or along the fjord. Students will be able to sign up for a variety of different hikes depending on their ability and preference. All hikes are guided by NTNU staff, and are dependent on favorable weather.
Each of NTNU's eight faculties usually hold their own meeting for their students at the beginning of the term. These meetings may cover necessary knowledge specific for students at that faculty. If the meeting for your faculty overlaps with any of the Orientation Week activities, we advise you to prioritize attending the faculty meeting.
| Faculty of Humanities (HF) and Faculty of Social & Educational Sciences (SU) | Tuesday 19 August, 15:00 – 17:00 | Campus Dragvoll, room D1 |
About 1500 international students participate in Orientation Week every August, and around 600 in January. International students who are eligible to participate in Orientation Week will receive further details by email from the NTNU Unit for International Relations.
Students who are eligible to participate
- All new exchange students and students enrolled in an master’s degree at NTNU (incl. Erasmus Mundus and Joint Nordic master's)
- Students doing placements or internship stays at NTNU who arrive before the semester starts.
Students who are not eligible
- PhD candidates (counted as staff, not students)
- International students who arrived the previous semester or earlier
- Any students enrolled in a degree programme taught in Norwegian
- Norwegian students enrolled in a degree taught in English
- Friends and family of eligible students
Useful links and documents for new students
| Trondheim in your pocket | A quick guide to the city of Trondheim |
| Erasmus Student Network | Organization for all international students |
| How to get started as a student at NTNU | A nine-step overview to get started |
| NTNU's academic calendar | Overview of important semester dates, holidays, start and end of exam period etc. |
| Library services for NTNU students | Get help with academic writing, find sources and learn to cite them correctly |
| Course timetables | Set up your own timetable to structure your weeks |
| REstore | Get used and upcycled furniture and utilities for free, and trade in what you don't need |
| NTNUI Bumerang | Free rental of sports equipment for students, located at Moholt studentby |
| "Koiene" (Student cabins) | How to book and spend time at the student cabins in the forests and mountains |
| "Going for a walk" | An introduction to Norwegian hiking culture |
Learn Norwegian
NTNU has various part-time classes to help you learn Norwegian as a second language, including a free online course.
Students coming in the autumn semester can join a 3-week intensive summer course in July/August. The course includes several day-trips in the surroundings of Trondheim.
Contact NTNU
Exchange students:
E-mail: exchange@aud.ntnu.no
If you are inquiring about an application or registration, please take care to sign your full name in the email so we can locate you in our systems.
You can also stop by our office during drop-in hours (we will not accept drop-in outside these opening hours). We are located in Dragvoll Gård, Våningshuset (the yellow building).
Drop-in hours: Temporarily closed.
Master's degree applicants:
- Questions about application, criteria and documents:
admissions-master@sa.ntnu.no
- Questions about visa, financing and immigration formalia:
arrivals@aud.ntnu.no
Joint degree students (Erasmus Mundus, Nordic5Tech):
joint-degree@aud.ntnu.no
Visiting address: Office G211 & G209 Teknologivegen 22, 2815 Gjøvik, Norway
Postal address: P.O. box 191, 2802 Gjøvik, Norway
Exchange students: international@gjovik.ntnu.no
Master’s degree applicants:
- Questions about application, criteria and documents: admissions-master@sa.ntnu.no
- Questions about visa, financing and immigration formalia: international@gjovik.ntnu.no
- Questions about housing: housing@aud.ntnu.no
Visiting address: K-building, office numbers KP-245 and KP-246, Larsgårdsvegen 2, 6009 Ålesund
Postal address: P.O. Box 1517, 6025 Ålesund, Norway
Exchange students:
international@alesund.ntnu.no
Master’s degree applicants:
- Questions about application, criteria and documents: admissions-master@sa.ntnu.no
- Questions about visa, financing and immigration formalia: international@alesund.ntnu.no
- Questions about housing: housing@aud.ntnu.no
Find your way around NTNU with MazeMap
- Campuses in Trondheim
- Unit for International Relations
- Main Administration Building (Hovedbygget)
- Matriculation Ceremony on the lawn
- Natural Science Building (Realfagbygget)
- The Student Society (Studentersamfundet)