1 May 2013 Education and learning environment

2 May 2013 Educational objectives Relevant and recognized competence Quality at a high international level Stimulate critical reflection Interest in research and innovation Motivated students who work across disciplinary boundaries and learning cultures STUDIES

3 May ,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, University-level institutions in Norway 1) NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2) University of Oslo 3) Norwegian University of Life Sciences 4) Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration 5) Norwegian School of Sport Sciences 6) The Oslo School of Architecture and Design 7) The Norwegian Academy of Music 8) The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science 9) UniK – University Graduate Centre, Kjeller 10) The Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology 11) University of Stavanger 12) University of Bergen 13) University of Tromsø 14) The University Centre in Svalbard 15) University of Agder 16) University of Nordland STUDIES

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5 May 2013 The best student town in Norway One in five inhabitants in Trondheim is a student The Student Union (Studentersamfundet) has members and its own building UKA, the student week, is Norway’s largest cultural festival ISFiT, the biannual International Student Festival in Trondheim NTNUI is Norway’s largest sports association with more than members STUDIES

6 May 2013 Education facts (2012) primary student applicants new students admitted registered students degrees awarded 374 doctoral degrees awarded 200 programmes of study 40 international master’s programmes courses STUDIES

7 May 2013 Degree structure (years of study) Humanities Fine Art Science Social Sciences Technology Architecture Medicine Clinical Psychology STUDIES Music Performance Teacher Training

8 May 2013 Fields of study STUDIES MSc-level Engineering and Architecture Aesthetics, Fine Art and Music Studies Medicine, Health and Social Studies. History, Religion, Culture and Ideas Sport Sciences Information Technology and Informatics Teacher Education Media Studies and Communication Economics and Administration Pedagogy Mathematics and Natural Sciences Social Sciences and Psychology Languages and Literature

9 May 2013 Education for international students  No tuition fees All students must cover all living expenses in Norway with a minimum of NOK per academic year Categories of international students at NTNU: Exchange students Degree-seeking students (undergraduate and graduate) International master's programme students Visiting/non-degree students NUFU students (being phased out) PhD candidates STUDIES

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11 May 2013 Degrees awarded bachelor’s and master’s Subject areas Technology Social Sciences Humanities Medicine Science Architecture Psychology Integrated 5-years Teacher Programme Performing Music Fine Art Health Studies777 Education Vocational Teacher Education SUM STUDIES

12 May 2013 Quality in education – I Students admitted with the highest grades Top high-school students select NTNU NTNU graduates most attractive for industry NTNU students very satisfied with both Trondheim and their studies New technology and new teaching methods Active Learning Environment Committee attends to the students’ learning interests Strong student democracy at all levels contributes to the quality of education STUDIES

13 May 2013 Quality in education – II Increased use of online learning tools: licensed users (March 2012) Practical and varied teaching: 100 laboratories and close cooperation with industry and the public sector Major increase in continuing education NTNU has most graduates at master’s level in Norway (2012) NTNU ranked highest in Norway for completed master’s: 71 %. (Surveyed one year after normal period of study.) STUDIES

14 May 2013 Internationalization of studies 38 international (English) master’s programmes 5 master’s programmes under Erasmus Mundus 6 Joint Nordic Master’s Programmes About 900 NTNU students study abroad About 1300 exchange students at NTNU About 10 % of all students at NTNU international Among our international students about 450 self-financed master’s students and ca. 170 on various quota programmes STUDIES

15 May 2013 STUDIES International students at NTNU 2011 – Continent of origin and faculty at NTNU

16 May 2013 Norway’s widest range of courses in the arts –Music Performance –Fine Art –Dance –Drama and Theatre –Film and Media –Art History –Music Technology –Musicology –Architecture –Product Design STUDIES

17 May 2013 NTNU Centre for Continuing and Professional Development NTNU Centre for Continuing and Professional Development (2012) Organizes NTNU’s further and continuing education 5371 participants in continuing education 6531 participants in further education 5662 participants at conferences 241 credit-based courses completed Flexible post-experience master’s programmes Tailored courses and programmes to meet industry’s needs Provides NTNU with valuable expertise and industrial contacts STUDIES

18 May 2013 NTNU University Library 11 library units 2.1 million books and periodicals photographs, maps, music scores electronic books, electronic periodicals 302 databases (reference, full text and others) Access to 600 international reference databases 122 person-years Budget: NOK 158 million STUDIES

19 May 2013 NTNU Alumni For NTNU students and graduates Contact with the community at large, business and industry Goal: Networking and knowledge-sharing members (March 2013) World-wide network STUDIES