Students at Music Performance studies at AEC member institutions can apply for exchange to NTNU's "Performing Arts - Music" program.

The application deadline for is 1 March and applicants must follow a separate application procedure found on this page.

Within architecture, only master's level courses (year 4 & 5) are offered in English at NTNU. We offer no supervision of bachelor's theses in architecture.

Architecture students applying for exchange to NTNU must have completed at least 180 ETCS at their home institution (bachelor's degree) before arrival in Trondheim.

Please note: In order to apply for exchange to NTNU as an architecture student, your institution must have an agreement with NTNU specifically within architecture. Nominated architecture students may not choose courses when they apply, and will instead receive a list with available courses directly from NTNU.

Engineering courses taught in English at the bachelor's level can be hard to find at NTNU in Trondheim.

It is therefore recommended that students have completed at least three years of a bachelor's degree if they wish to apply for master's level courses. Wihtin engineering, NTNU normally cannot offer supervision of any bachelor's thesis work, unless the agreement between NTNU and your institution specifically says so.

All academic bilateral cooperation between Norway and Russia is suspended due to the invasion of Ukraine. As a result, NTNU is unable to accept exchange students from Russian institutions.

The Russian-Norwegian Scholarship Sceme has similarly been suspended, and is thus unavailable.

Russian citizens are still eligible to apply for degrees at NTNU as usual.

Through an Erasmus+/Nordplus exchange agreement with NTNU, students may apply for exchange to UNIS in Svalbard. For this, separate application procedures apply.

It is possible to come to NTNU as a Placement student in order to do a project, thesis, internship or practical placement, within or outside the regular semester dates.

Placement students are exchange students, but must also complete some additional steps in order to apply for placement at NTNU. Follow the link below for more information.

Procedure for placement students

Exchange students from partner universities do not need to provide proof their financing as part of their application to NTNU.

However, in order to obtain a student visa, applicants from outside the EU/EEA/EFTA will be required to prove that they can support themselves during their stay - instructions on how to do this will be provided when you are accepted to NTNU.

NTNU requires all international students to have a good command of English at an academic level and you may need to provide TOEFL/IELTS test scores. If you wish to take courses taught in Norwegian, you will have to document Norwegian proficiency. 

Exchange students from the EU/EAA

There are no formal language requirements for students from EU/EEA countries, but NTNU expects students to command the English language at a minimum of B2, preferably C1, level using the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages scale.

Students from EU/EEA countries do not need to provide a language certificate.
 

Exchange students from outside the EU/EEA

Non-EU/EEA students are required to document their English proficiency by one of these means:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 90 points on the internet based test
• IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) with a minimum overall band score of 6.5

NTNU do not accept free movers.

In order to apply for an exchange at NTNU, there needs to be an exchange agreement between your home institution and NTNU.

Almost all of NTNU's courses are listed in the Online course catalog.
You can easily find all courses offered in English, by checking the box Taught in English. Remember to choose Trondheim as your teaching location.

There are a few things you should know before choosing your courses. Please see Tips for choosing and changing courses below before browsing the catalog.

NTNU Course Catalog

The Online Course Catalog is updated yearly in July. Students applying for exchange in the autumn semester must use the course catalog for the previous academic year. Therefore, course contents and/or language of instruction may change between the time of your application and the semester start.

Norwegian language courses

Courses to learn Norwegian as a second language

Courses in English offered at NTNU in Gjøvik:

You can find courses taught in English by the Online course catalogue. Remember to check the boxes "taught in English" and "Gjøvik" as well as the correct semester (spring/autumn). Note that some courses have limited capacity/prerequisite knowledge.

All courses

Almost all of NTNU's courses are listed in the online course catalog, remember to check the boxes «taught in English» and «Gjøvik».

Bachelor courses

• Computer Science
• Design 
• Manufacturing and Civil Engineering
• Norwegian Culture and Language
• Bachelor thesis/projects

Master courses

Degree programmes taught in English at NTNU in Gjøvik are listed below. Please check the programme pages for more information about the courses:

• MSc Applied Computer Science
• MSc Information Security 
• MSc Interaction Design
• MSc Sustainable Manufacturing

Master's thesis: 

• IMT 4461 Project work for exchange master's students (30 ECTS credits)
• IDIG4001 Project work for exchange master's students (22,5 ECTS credits)

Note that for IMT4461, IDIG4001, as well as for bachelor thesis and project work, you will need to contact and make an appointment with a supervisor at NTNU in Gjøvik prior to application.

The first and third semesters are autumn semesters (A); the second and fourth semesters are spring semesters (S). Some courses are only available one semester each year. 

Courses in English offered at NTNU in Ålesund:

Bachelor level courses

• ICT and Automation
• Business and Marketing
• Life Sciences
• Nursing 
• Norwegian language course for exchange students

Master level courses

Degree programmes taught in English at NTNU Ålesund are listed below. Please check the programme pages for more information about the courses:

• MSc in International Business and Marketing
• MSc in Product and System Design
• MSc in Ship Design
• MSc in Simulation and Visualisation

Almost all  of NTNU's courses can be found using the online course catalogue. 

Below are some tips to guide you to select courses:

Note that you will not get double credits for courses with overlapping contents. Each course webpage lists what courses overlap under "credit reductions".

• Check the box 'taught in English' and select your campus city under "Teaching location". 
  • If the language of instruction on the course page is listed as "English / Norwegian", it counts as an English-taught course.
     
• Courses listed for the autumn semester will normally be available each autumn semester.
   
• Different course levels may be called different names:
  • Bachelor may be called  "Foundation", "Intermediate" or "Third-year"
  • Master's level courses are called "Second degree level"
  • PhD courses are called "Doctoral degree level".
     
• Are you eligible? Check if the course requires previous knowledge and the language of instruction. 
   
• You can choose courses at any faculties/departments as long as you qualify for the course.
   
• If a course is project-based, it can normally be supervised in English, even though the language of instruction is Norwegian.
   
• You are not guaranteed entry to the courses you select. The faculty/department decides whether you get admission to a course.
   
• Required/recommended previous knowledge:
  • If a course has recommended previous knowledge, the course is generally open to exchange students, but it is up to the student to ensure they have the skills to follow the course
  • If a course has required previous knowledge, the student must have academic experience equivalent to the listed required courses.
     
• Specific conditions:
  • If a a course page states that admission to a particular programme of study is required, it is generally reserved for students attending the relevant programme. However, exceptions may be made. Contact the course coordinator to inquire about admission.
     
• PhD level courses are usually reserved for PhD candidates and require special admission.

Changing your courses

You are able to change your study plan/course selection until the semester deadline (15 september / 1 February).

To be able to apply for exchange studies at NTNU you must be nominated by your home institution. Your coordinator at your home institution will make sure you are nominated.

Once you have been formally nominated, you will receive an e-mail with complete instructions on how to apply. Follow the instructions in the e-mail carefully.

Please note that there is no "submit button" in Søknadsweb. Your application is saved automatically. 

1. Official grade transcripts for all university studies (including grade transcript and diploma from bachelor degree studies and Classes préparatoires, if applicable)  

2. Translation of grade transcripts if originally in another language than English 

3. A list of courses you are currently taking (self-attested is OK)

4. A short CV  

5. The personal identification page of your passport   

6. Additional form for exchange students   

7. English language proficiency documentation for non-Erasmus+ students

8. Before completing your application, please make sure you have entered your complete home address (in your home city), including street name & number, zip code and city.

The following contains important information regarding the submission of Learning Agreements (LAs) and/or Online Learning Agreements (OLAs).

Please read this information carefully!

Procedures for Learning Agreements (LA)

Please do not send us your Learning Agreement until after you have received your offer of admission to NTNU by e-mail. The LA is primarily an agreement between you and your home institutions. NTNU strives to sign Learning Agreements as soon as possible, but we cannot guarantee accommodation of internal deadlines at your home institution.

Before submitting your LA/OLA to NTNU, for your own convenience, please ensure that your home university has pre-approved your selection of courses.

• Please note that OLAs containing the course (“Norwegian for Foreigners”) cannot be approved until mid-August. If you plan to take one of these courses during your stay, you must therefore wait with submitting your OLA. Otherwise, it will be rejected.                                                                   

If you have not had all the courses approved by NTNU yet, we strongly recommend that you wait to submit your LA/OLA until after your arrival in Norway or after 15 September.

• Online Learning Agreements (OLAs) can only be signed if:
  1. All your planned courses have been pre-approved during the admission process.
     OR
  2. You have sent the approval of your newly chosen courses from the relevant department/faculty to exchange@st.ntnu.no
      
• If your courses have not been approved by NTNU yet, but your home institution requires a preliminary LA before you arrive in Norway, please send us your LA as a pdf-file per email (find the correct address below). This enables us to sign the document as a preliminary LA with certain reservations.

How to send the Agreement

• Send your Learning Agreement in a single pdf file to the correct address below, depending on where you will be studying:
  • NTNU Trondheim: exchange@st.ntnu.no
  • NTNU Gjøvik: international@gjovik.ntnu.no
  • NTNU Ålesund: au@ntnu.no
     
• The Responsible person at the receiving institution is the person you received your offer of admission from.
• NTNU's Erasmus+ code is N TRONDHE 01.

Making changes to your LA

If you need to make changes to your signed LA, you will have to do this by completing the "During the mobility"part of your Learning Agreement.

You may only send the "During the mobility" part to NTNU after 15 September (autumn semester) / 1 February (spring semester)

You can find information on how to order, and send, your transcript of records from NTNU on our intraweb, Innsida:

Transcript of records

Students from countries outside the EU/EEA/EFTA must document their ability to support themselves during their stay in Norway. This is a requirement from the Norwegian Directorate for Immigration.

This is done by depositing funds to an NTNU deposit account.

You get access to these funds in the beginning of the semester through a cash card issued by the Office of International Relations. 

The card is a debit card that will only work in Norway (not online). It can be used to pay your rent at the Student Welfare Organization (Sit) if you are living in Sit housing.   

Any funds remaining on the card will be transferred back to you after your exchange at NTNU.

Students staying for only one semester receive their entire deposit on the cash card. Students staying for two semesters will be able to open a Norwegian bank account to which the funds from the deposit account (not cash card) can be transferred.

Information about the practicalities of transferring funds to the deposit account will be provided in the admission letter from NTNU.

If you wish to extend your stay long than originally planned, you must apply for an extension by:

• 1 November for the spring semester
• 1 May for the autumn semester

Read the procedures for applying for an extension here.