Monday 10 August

Matriculation ceremony – welcome ceremony for new students at NTNU
Optional for master students

Time: 14.00 

Location: Behind the main building at Gløshaugen

You will participate in this formal ceremony together with your buddy group. The ceremony will include musical performances, speeches and you will get a glimpse into life as a student at NTNU.

Thursday 13 August - digital meeting for all students at IMU

When: Thursday 13 August 15:00-16:00
Who: All student at the Department of Music (IMU)
Where: Zoom (use this link)

A welcome from the Head of Department and useful information for the new school year

This meeting will be held in Norwegian

Opening meeting for Music Performance Studies

For whom: All students (BA & MA) and staff, Music Performance Studies
When: Monday 17 August 10:00 - about 11:30
Place: Kammersalen, Olavskvartalet

This meeting will be held in Norwegian

Jazz section - PANGSTART 2026!
PANGSTART for all students (BA and MA) and faculty at NTNU Jazzlinja (jazz department)
Dates: Tuesday August 18 and Wednesday August 19 (daytime) - MA students only participate Tuesday!

Times and program for PANGSTART will be announced later

Thursday August 20 at 7pm, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra will play their yearly and traditional honorary concert for students in Trondheim - "Festkonsert - en hyllest til studentene". Our classical string, wind and percussion students participate as orchestra members this week and the soloists are also students from both the classical and jazz section.

The orchestra offer special student tickets at a two-for-one price, 100,- NOK.

Program and tickets 

Tuesday August 25 (room: TBA):
Info meetings 1st year MA 10:15-12:00
Lunch 12:00-13:00 both years
Info meeting 2nd year MA 13:00-15:00
Lectures start for 1st year MA (more info to come)

Wednesday August 26:
09:30- 16:00 all MA performance students at Ringve Museum (more info to come)
If the weather is nice, it is possible to socialize/bathe outside afterwards.

Thursday August 27:
Lectures start "Reflection in Musical Performance and Artistic Research" - 1st year MA (time and place TBA)

If you are a new master student at the Department of music and you wish to join Buddy Week activites (Fadderuka), you can contact the student union.

The student union for performing music students is called Notelinjeforeningen

Information about programme and sign-up will be provided.

Tuesday 11th August

Join Buddy week kick-off hosted by Studentersamfundet and get a social start of studies. All new students are welcome to participate

Time: 14:00

Location: Studentersamfundet

During the Orientation week, you will get to know NTNU, your city and other international students in fun ways, and learn everything you need to know to get started in Norway and settle in at NTNU. The Office of International Relations arranges the orientation week.

Orientation Week - NTNU in Trondheim

(PS! The activities during "Orientation Week for new students" are optional, and some of them might collide with mandatory meetings or activities at the Department of music. When in doubt, contact your student advisor.)

Public transport

You can easily get to campus by public transport:

Public transport in Trondheim (atb.no) 

Find your way on campus

The MazeMap app will guide you to the different buildings and lecture rooms on campus.

Download the MazeMap app for Android (Google Play) and iPhone (AppStore).

NTNU has various part-time classes to help you learn Norwegian as a second language, including a free online course. 

Exchange students can join a 3-week intensive summer course. 

If you have any special needs, NTNU can provide several support services. Read more about the disability office.