NVDAY26

January 8th, 2026 - Scandic Nidelven

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Welcome to our yearly faculty day! A chance to meet up with colleagues and be updated on and impressed by all the great work being done across our faculty.
 
Our half day event will be open for registration and mingling at 10:30, lunch is served at 11:30 and the on stage show will start at 12.30. There will be plenty of time to chat with colleagues during mingling breaks throughout the day.

When and where

Thursday January 8th, 2025, 10:30–16:00

Registration and mingling: 10:30

Lunch: 11:30

Program starts 12:30

Scandic Nidelven, Trondheim

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Program

11:30 - 12:30	Lunch
Part 1 12:30 - 13:30	Our new strategy, what it says and how we can implement it Jens-Petter Andreassen Dean at the Faculty of Natural Sciences
	NV Awards  |  Team player of the year
	Norunn Myklebust Chief Executive Director at The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
	NV Awards  |  Sustainability award
	KI i kontekst – a student perspective on AI (Presentation in Norwegian) Mathea Swensson Student and Faculty representative at the IE Faculty
	NV Awards  |  Outstanding work in education
13:30 - 14:00	Break
Part 2 14:00 - 14:50	Ida-Marie Høyvik Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering
	NV Awards  |  Outstanding work in research
	Trude Sundset SVP & Chief Technology Officer at Norsk Hydro
	NV Awards  |  Best PhD
	The most important tasks at hand for NV, in the fields of education and research/innovation Karina Mathinsen & Erik Wahlström Vice deans at the Faculty of Natural Sciences
	NV Awards  |  Innovation award
14:50 - 15:20	Break
Part 3 15:20 - 16:00	What are the strengths of the NV departments
	NV Awards  |  Communicator of the year
	Haakon Skar Chairman of the Board at the Faculty of Natural Sciences
	The day ends around 16:00

Book a slot for portrait photography

As a part of the faculty day, we are offering staff photos for anyone interested in updating their NTNU profile or getting a new press photo. Photographer Kai T. Dragland will be available throughout the event.

• Book a time slot in this Excel form
• Fill out the consent form for photo (GDPR)

Awards

Every year we recognise the great work done by our colleagues through the NV awards in seven categories.

• Award for good teamwork – Team player of the year
• Award for dissemination – Communicator of the year
• Award for outstanding work in education
• Award for outstanding research
• Award for best PhD
• Innovation Award
• Sustainability Award

Nomination is now closed