Monday 14 August

Time: TBA

Location: TBA

Meet your fellow students and experience your first day as a student with your new friends.

• Welcome from the vice-dean of master education, faculty of engineering
• Welcome from programme coordinators

Mandatory attendance. 

Matriculation ceremony – welcome ceremony for new students at NTNU

Time: 14.00

Location: Behind the main building

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.

15 August

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

Time: 15:00

Location: Elgeseter Park

As a new student on Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety you will get a student mentor the first semester of your studies. The student mentor is a student from your study programme who will share their experience and assist you if you have any queries.

The student mentor will arrange social gatherings and give practical information in smaller groups that you are part of automatically.

You will be contacted by your student mentor after the start of your semester.

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.

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 special needs accommodation.