Monday 12 August

09.45 - 11.00: Welcome Ceremony

Where: Dokkhuset

Matriculation ceremony – welcome ceremony for new students at NTNU

Location: Behind the main building at Gløshaugen

14.00: 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.

Tuesday 13 August

10.00-11.30: UEP team introduction

• Meeting the staff & course descriptions
• Semester organization
• Practical information: fieldwork
• Visual Introduction Assignment

Location: Sentral Building 1, Room 265

12.00 - 14.00: All 2 Year Masters Programmes - meeting programme and course leaders and study administrators.

Location: Skiboli

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

(Minor changes in the programme may occur)

12.00-14.00: Potluck with Architecture and Design Faculty (bring something from your home country)

Location: Skiboli

14.15-16.00: Informational presentations 

• Introduction to library resoursces 
• Health, Safety and Environment 
• Studyplatforms and resources

Location: Sentralbygg 1, Room 265

(Minor changes in the programme may occur)

09.30-10:30 Social Ecological Planning

10.45-12.00 UEP Values and positionality

Professional opportunities after UEP

Introduction of "Identifying landmarks" activity

Location: Realfagbygget R D4-132

13.30-15.00 Campus Tour

08.00-12.00 "Identifying landmarks" group work

Location: Trondheim City

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

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 in August.

Course timetables - If  there is no timetable, please contact the department responsible for the course

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