Join us for our tradtional Orientation Week for new international students!

The Orientation Week is scheduled from January 6th-8th 2027.

Precise details of the program will be announced at a later date. Expect a mix of informative and social events, including welcome and information meetings, nature hikes and quiz!

About 1500 international students participate in Orientation Week every August, and around 600 in January. International students who are eligible to participate in Orientation Week will receive further details by email from the NTNU Unit for International Relations.

Students who are eligible to participate

• All new exchange students and students enrolled in an master’s degree at NTNU (incl. Erasmus Mundus and Joint Nordic master's)
• Students doing placements or internship stays at NTNU who arrive before the semester starts. 

Students who are not eligible

• PhD candidates (counted as staff, not students)
• International students who arrived the previous semester or earlier
• Any students enrolled in a degree programme taught in Norwegian
• Norwegian students enrolled in a degree taught in English
• Friends and family of eligible students

The full Orientation Week program for NTNU Trondheim will also be available to new students in NTNU Go. 

To view the program and register for events, you must log in to NTNU Go. Access is by invitation only and is managed by The Unit for International Relations. You will receive an email when your NTNU Go account is ready. 
 

Which events require registration?

The Matriculation Ceremony, Welcome Meeting, and Information Day do not require registration. These events will automatically appear in your NTNU Go account, and you simply need to attend at the scheduled time and location.

The hike and the BBQ do require registration. If you would like to participate, you must sign up for these events in NTNU Go. Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.