About 1400 international students participate in Orientation Week every August, and around 400 in January. International students who are eligible to participate in Orientation Week will receive further details by email from the NTNU International Office.

Students who are eligible to participate

• All new exchange students and free movers
• New International students enrolled in a master’s degree taught in English
• New International Erasmus Mundus and Joint Nordic master’s degree students
   
• Students doing placements or internship stays at NTNU are usually considered on an individual basis. In some cases, PhD students doing an exchange stay at NTNU are eligible to participate. Please email orientation@st.ntnu.no for further information.

Students who are not eligible

• International students enrolled in a degree programme taught in Norwegian
• Norwegian students enrolled in a master’s degree taught in English
• International PhD students doing the majority of their PhD at NTNU
• Friends and family of participating students

On Thursday, the first opening day of NTNU after the new year, it will be possible for early arrivers to stop by the International office at Gløshaugen in order to register your arrival, and receive the documentation you need. This will cut down on the waiting time at the welcome and orientation day on friday, so if you are already here and have the time please drop by between 13:30 and 15:30 to register early. 

There will be no more programme for this day. 

Link to location of the International House 

08:30 We welcome all new international students at Realfagsbygget, outside of auditorium R1 registration and distribution of arrival confirmations.

10:00 Welcome meeting in auditorium R1

11:00 Lunch at the Sit Cafeteria (two locations), information will be provided.

11:00 - 12:30 Information stands and socializing with your new student buddies! Outside of the R1 auditorium. 

12:30 - 14:00 Information meeting for students arriving from within EU/EEA at R1

12:30 - 14:00 Information meeting for students arriving from outside the Eu/EEA at R2 

14:15 - 16:30 Trondheim Games - Meet up outside R1 to receive snack bags and instructions. You will form a group with fellow students (try to group up with someone you don't know, from other countries). Trondheim Games is a social activity which introduces you to a variety of locations in Trondheim, as well as some Norwegian cultural quirks. You will solve tasks around town, and compete agains the other teams for a grand prize. Winners and the prize for the winning group will be announced later in the semester. Answers must be submitted before 17:00 

Book your ticket at the address provided in the e-mail sent to all new international students, the address is also provided in the O-Days registration form. 

Please make sure to catch the tram line number 9 from St. Olavs gate to Lian at the time stated on your ticket. If you miss the tram, you will have to make your way to the cabin on your own by the next tram (30 or 45 min walk). Remember to get tickets for the tram!

We will meet you at the Lian tram stop, and together we will hike from Lian to either the BUL cabin or the Lyngbråten cabin. Both cabins are heated and can accomodate large groups.

At the cabins there will be activities both indoors and outdoors, so bring warm clothes (and shoes!) suited for use outside in cold temperatures. Food will be provided.

Both cabins also have saunas with a limited capacity, so if you want to heat up and cool down in the snow like a viking, be sure to bring a towel and some swimwear. The saunas are mixed gender.

The trips are divided into smaller groups, and each group has limited availability. If one group is full, just join another.

Book your ticket at the address provided in the e-mail sent to all new international students, the address is also provided in the O-Days registration form. 

Please make sure to catch the tram line number 9 from St. Olavs gate to Lian at the time stated on your ticket. If you miss the tram, you will have to make your way to the cabin on your own by the next tram (30 or 45 min walk). Remember to get tickets for the tram!

We will meet you at the Lian tram stop, and together we will hike from Lian to either the BUL cabin or the Lyngbråten cabin. Both cabins are heated and can accomodate large groups.

At the cabins there will be activities both indoors and outdoors, so bring warm clothes (and shoes!) suited for use outside in cold temperatures. Food will be provided.

Both cabins also have saunas with a limited capacity, so if you want to heat up and cool down in the snow like a viking, be sure to bring a towel and some swimwear. The saunas are mixed gender.

The trips are divided into smaller groups, and each group has limited availability. If one group is full, just join another.

The Orientation Days at NTNU is over, and we welcome all international students in Trondheim to party at the night club Studio 26!

Entrance is free if you have the ESN card. The card gives you free entrance at Studio26, not only tonight, but throughout the year! We will be selling ESN cards in early January - keep an eye on our Facebook page.

Usually it is ID:20 at Studio 26, but this night it is ID:18, should there be someone under 20.

Make sure you come early, as it will be crowded!

Link to facebook event

Want to learn more about Trondheim’s student organizations?

Wednesday, January 22nd you can browse our stands with different student organizations you can be a part of. Meet us at Loftet (Moholt allmenning 1, Moholt student village).

You can learn more about cabin trips, Samfundet, ISFiT, Loftet, language cafés and lots of other things you can join during your stay in Trondheim.

The stand area will be open 5 PM – 7 PM.

We hope to see you there!

Link to facebook event

Police appointments

NTNU organises group appointments for all international students* to register at the police station. It is mandatory to meet at your group appointment; you should not book an appointment to see the police on your own. 

* Students with Nordic citizenship do not need to register at the police station.

Dates

If you cannot make it to your scheduled appointment, you will need to find another student to swap with. EU/EEA students can only swap with other EU/EEA students. Non-EU/non-EEA students can only swap with other non-EU/non-EEA students. 

Note: There will be waiting lines. Bring a book from one of your studies :) 

Tuberculosis test 

Students who are required to take the test will receive an email with more information from the Office of International Relations after Orientation Week is over.  The appointments will be in January. The test can take some time, so make time. 

Immigration regulations require that citizens of some countries must be tested for tuberculosis if they are staying more than three months in Norway. The test is free. If you are required to take the test but fail to do so, the police will be notified and it may compromise your residence permit. You can see who are required to take the test at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

The faculties of NTNU invite their respective exchange students to attend a faculty information meeting - with general information and introductions to things concerning your studies. All exchange students are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Do you want to get to know the local students at NTNU who study the same thing as you?

A lot of the social and academic life at NTNU revolves around “linjeforeninger”, meaning something like “study-specific student associations”.  These are social and inclusive communities which bring together students who follow the same (or similar) studies, and many students make most of their acquaintances through these. 

A number of our linjeforeninger want to get to know our international brothers and sisters, however, we have no official means of contacting you. We therefore invite you to fill out the following form, which will allow the linjeforening associated to your study to contact you with relevant information (for example about social events and other opportunities to get to know the local students):

https://forms.gle/kZhruVuvzUyhmteM6