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NTNU, May 2011Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), April 2010
– Research– Education– Innovation– Dissemination– Organization– Objectives
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NTNU key figures (2010)
52 departments in 7 faculties
NTNU University Library
NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology
10 587 student applications with NTNU as first choice
18 432 registered students, 6726 admitted in 2010
2 785 degrees awarded
260 doctoral degrees awarded (32 % women)
4 935 person-years
3 075 employed in education and research; 596 full professors
Budget: EUR 640 mill.
590 000 m2 owned and rented premises
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Gender issuesFACTS
Type of position – % women 2010 2009 2008 2007
Professor 19.1 17.1 15.5 14.9
Associate professor 34.1 34.0 32.5 30.6
Doctoral candidate 38.6 39.7 39.2 37.8
Post doctoral fellow 38.5 39.8 37.8 34.4
Operation and maintenance 62.0 62.8 61.4 61.0
Administrative 70.7 72.1 72.4 72.4
Administrative head 27.5 25.7 27.6 28.6
Administrative middle management 46.6 49.9 48.4 48.4
Other 38.9 41.1 42.8 49.4
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NTNU in Trondheim
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Trondheim’s academic history1217 Schola Cathedralis Nidarosiensis
1760 Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
1910 Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH)
1922 Norwegian Teacher Training College
1950 SINTEF (The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the
Norwegian Institute of Technology)
1955 The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA) (Trondheim)
1968 University of Trondheim
1973 Music Conservatory in Trondheim
1974 Section for Medicine (From 1984: Faculty of Medicine)
1979 Trondheim Academy of Fine Art
1984 College of Arts and Science
1996 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
2010 Celebration of Trondheim’s 250 years as an academic city
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Research – a core activityNTNU’s fundamental strengths:
Technology and the natural sciences
Broad academic base
Interdisciplinary collaboration
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Research – I• 260 doctoral degrees awarded in 2010
• More than 2000 research projects
• 64 projects in the EU’s 7th Framework Programme
• 62 EU projects from 2002–2006
• More than 300 cooperative agreements with universities globally
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Research – II
• 26 % of the academic staff are international (2008)• 34 % of PhD candidates are international (2008)• Joined the ”European Charter for Researchers” and
”Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers”• Scientific positions on Euraxess Jobs since 2004• Center for reception of international employees:
”International Researcher Support” (Euraxess Services)
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PhD programmes at NTNU
• 2267 PhD candidates in NTNU’s graduate school (2010)• 50 doctoral programmes • Graduate schools where NTNU is the responsible coordinator:
- Biosystematics
- Teacher Education
- Medical Imaging
- Text – Picture – Sound – Space
- Language and Linguistics
- Nordic Graduate School in Gender Studies
- Georg Brandes School
- Nanotechnology for Microsystems
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Cooperation with
• SINTEF is one of Europe’s largest independent research organizations
• Gross operating revenue in 2010: EUR 350 mill.• 2120 staff from 67 different countries• Contract research in technology, natural sciences, medicine and
social sciences• Joint strategy with NTNU• Cooperates with NTNU in terms of staff, equipment, laboratories
and science communication• 20 Gemini Centres for joint NTNU–SINTEF R&D
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Strategic focus
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• Six thematic strategic areas
Hosting:
• Three Centres of Excellence
• Four Centres of Research-based Innovation
• Two Centres for Environment-friendly Energy
Research
• Interdisciplinary research activities
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NTNU’s six strategic areas
R & D
• Energy and Petroleum – Resources and Environment• Medical Technology• Materials Technology• Marine and Maritime Technology• Information and Communication Technology• Globalization
Budget:
Seed funding (EUR 0.5–1.5 million per area)
Funding for PhD candidates
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Energy and environment
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• Centre for Renewable Energy, with SINTEF Energy. 200 researchers and 55 PhD candidates
• NTNU coordinator of ESFRI on Infrastructure CCS, ECCSEL
• Bilateral agreement with MIT on Energy R&D, supported by Statoil
• Cooperation with Japanese universities in Kyoto International Forum for Environment and Energy
• NTNU ranked No.1 in Engineering Education for Sustainability in Europe (2008)
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Globalization
Four focus areas:
• Global Production and Communication
• War, Conflict and Migration• Intercultural Dynamics:
Communication, Responsibility and Development
• Global Economic Flows, Governance and Stability
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Centres of Excellence
- Centre for Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems – Q2S - Centre for the Biology of Memory – CBM - Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures – CESOS-Partner in International Centre for Geohazards andCentre for the Study of Civil WarDuration: 2003–2013. Budget: EUR 11 million annually-Funded by the Research Council of Norway, NTNU and industry
New in 2011: Sustainable Arctic Coastal and Marine Technology (SACME)
Duration: 2011–2019.
Nationally selected research groups at NTNU of high international standard that are governed by uniform management principles.
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Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems (Q2S)• Audio over IP Networks • Multimedia over IP Networks• Interdomain and Overlay Networks• Intradomain Networks• Trustworthy Multiparty Interactions in Dynamic
Networking Environments
A total of 35 professors, postdocs and PhD candidates.
Financed by the Research Council of Norway,
NTNU and UNINETT. Supported by Telenor R&D
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Centre for the Biology of Memory
• Research on the brain and memory • Neural mapping of the spatial environment• Named Kavli Institute for
Systems Neuroscience (2007) • One of 15 Kavli Institutes in the world.
Others at Harvard, Yale, MiT, Stanford and Cambridge
Close to 50 scientific personnel; including professors, visiting professors, postdocs, graduate students, and associated researchers. Co-funded by NTNU and the Research Council of Norway.
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CeSOS – Centre for Shipsand Ocean StructuresThe Centre conducts internationally recognized research to improve the design of ships and ocean structures, and the planning of marine operations.
Researchers use theoretical and experimental methods in:• Marine hydrodynamics• Structural mechanics• Automatic control.
FAKTAR & D
6 key staff, 10 post-docs/researchers, 50 PhDs in progress. A total of 40 research person-years, including visiting professors and associated personnel.
Co-funded by NTNU and the Research Council of Norway
www.cesos.ntnu.no
Highly interdisciplinary approach to respond to the growing demand for new knowledge about
ships, ocean structures, and increasingly about ocean renewable facilities.
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Centres for Research-based Innovation
• Medical Imaging Laboratory for Innovative Future Healthcare (MI Lab)
• Structural Impact Laboratory (SIMLab)• Centre for Integrated Operations in the Petroleum Industry
(CIO)
Duration: 2007–2015.
Budget: Min. EUR 7.5 mill. annually.
Funded by the Research Council, NTNU and industry.
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Research-intensive enterprises allied with prominent research groups at NTNU
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Medical Imaging (MILab)
• EUR 30 million for 2007–2014• Partners:
– R&D: Helse Midt-Norge; Trondheim University Hospital and SINTEF
– Industry: GE Vingmed Ultrasound; FAST; Medistim; Sonowand; Nordic Neurolab; NordicimagingLab; CorTechs Labs; Arctic Silicon Devices
• www.ntnu.edu/milab
Patients: Improved quality of lifeHealthcare: Cost efficient solutionsIndustry: New products and applicationsSociety: Halting the increase in health care expenses
Intra operative assessment by ultrasound in cardiovascular surgery
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SIMLab – Structural Impact Laboratory
Computer simulation of how aluminium structures behave in collisions
Goal for safer and lighter cars: 100 kg of aluminium to replace 200 kg of steel. In the USA this would save 18 bn litres of petrol/year
Key SIMLab partners: SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Audi AG,
Hydro Aluminium, Renault, SSAB Swedish Steel, Statoil, The Norwegian Public Roads Adm. (NPRA), The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency (NDEA).
At present: 40 million people injured and 1.2 million killed globally on the roads each year.
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Centre for Integrated Operations in the Petroleum Industry
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Every 1% of extra oil recovered on the NCS = USD 50 billion p.a.
Partners: Shell, Total, Statoil, Conoco-Phillips, Stanford U., Delft Technical U., SINTEF, Research Council of Norway
Onshore operation and control room.
www.ntnu.edu/iocenter
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Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME)
Top-level R&D groups cooperating with innovative industriesEstablished by the Research Council of Norway (2009)
FME Centre hosted by NTNU:- Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings – ZEB
FME Centres with NTNU as active partner:- BIGCCS – International CCS Research Centre- Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy
(CEDREN)- Bioenergy Innovation Centre (CenBio)- Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology- The Norwegian Research Centre for Solar Cell Technology
Duration: 2009–2017, based on evaluations
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Strategic focusInterdisciplinary research
• Gas Technology Center • Nanotechnology – NTNU Nanolab• The Nord-Trøndelag County
Health Study (HUNT)• Functional Genome Research (FUGE)• Industrial Ecology (IndEcol)
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International research networks
NTNU is an attractive partner for the global academic community
• Research and education cooperation with universities worldwide.
• NTNU is represented in keyinternational research organizations.
• Member of Nordic Five Tech – Strategic alliance of the leading Nordic technical universities
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Major laboratories
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NTNU and SINTEF share more than 100 research laboratories:
• Hydrodynamic/marine technology laboratories (Towing Tank and Ocean Basin Laboratory)
• Machine Tools Laboratory
• Materials and Engineering Laboratories
• Laboratories for semiconductor materials
• NTNU Nanolab – Nanotechnology
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Laboratories – examples
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• ECCSEL (European CO2 Capture and Storage Lab.)• Phonetics Laboratory• Marine Cybernetics Laboratory• Norwegian Biopolymer Laboratory• Ultrasound Laboratory• Magnetic Resonance Centre• Structural Impact Laboratory• Energy and Indoor Environment Laboratory• ENGAS Lab. (Gas Technology Centre) • Waterpower Laboratory• Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering Lab.• Trondheim Marine Systems Research Infrastructure• Ugelstad Laboratory
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SINTEF/NTNU laboratories – Tyholt
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Hydrodynamic/marine technology labs (Towing Tank and Ocean Basin Laboratory)
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Academic output from NTNU in 2009
Scientific papers and review articles 2 385
Scientific presentations 4 139
Books 225
Reports and theses 642
Book chapters/reports 1 189
Artistic productions and art and museum exhibitions
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Products 44
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EDUCATION
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University-level institutions in Norway
1) NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
2) Norwegian University of Life Sciences
3) University of Oslo
4) Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
5) Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education
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 on Svalbard
15) University of Agder
16) University of Nordland
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Education – 2010• 10 587 primary student applicants• 6 726 new students admitted• 18 400 registered students
• 2 780 degrees awarded• 260 doctoral degrees awarded
• 150 programmes of study• 40 international master’s programmes• 3 000 courses
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Ten areas of study• Architecture• Technology• Humanities• Science• Social Sciences• Medicine• Psychology• Fine Art• Music• Practical-pedagogical Education
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Degree structure (years of study)
EDUCATION
HumanitiesFine ArtScienceSocial Sciences
TechnologyArchitecture
MedicineClinical Psychology
Music Teachereducation
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Education for international students
No tuition fees• All students must cover all living expenses in Norway
with a minimum of NOK 89 000 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• PhD candidates
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Degrees awarded in 2010
Master’s degrees
Technology 1132Social Sciences 327Humanities 161Medicine 148Science 134Architecture 82Psychology 44Integrated 5 yr teacher programme 43Performing Music 10Fine Art 9TOTAL 2097
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Internationalization – studies (2009)
EDUCATION
• 36 international (English) master’s programmes• 4 master’s programmes under Erasmus Mundus• 5 NOMA programmes
• 918 NTNU students studied abroad• 1251 students from abroad to NTNU
• Joined the Erasmus Mundus – External Cooperation Window• Study centres in Caen, York, Kiel, St. Petersburg and Fudan• IAESTE and BEST (student programmes)
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Nordic Five Tech – a strategic alliance
EDUCATION
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NTNU Centre for Continuing and Professional Development (2010)
EDUCATION
Organizes NTNU’s further and continuing education
• 9450 participants in further and continuing education• 5385 participants at conferences • 213 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
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NTNU University Library• 11 library units• 2.1 million books and periodicals
• 423 000 photographs, 33 000 maps, 32 000 music scores
• 105 000 electronic books, 12 000 electronic periodicals• 253 databases (56 reference, 144 full text and 53 others)• Access to 600 international reference databases
• 124 staff• Budget: NOK 150 million
R & D and EDUCATION
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Student town No. 1 in Norway
One in five inhabitants in Trondheim is a student
The Student Union (Studentersamfundet) has 8 000 members and operates its own building
UKA, the student week, is Norway’s largest cultural festival
ISFiT = International Student Festival in Trondheim
NTNUI is Norway’s largest sports association with 10 000 members
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NTNU Alumni
For NTNU students and graduates
Contact with the community at large,
business and industry
Goal: Networking and knowledge sharing
24 400 members (March 2011)
300 participating network groups
www.ntnu.no/alumni
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NTNU – Innovation and Creativity
R&D new
knowledgeTEACHING expertise
Dissemination of knowledge, expertise and R&D results. Contributes to improving the business community and society at large.
Education for academic and professional purposes.Training.Developing new technology.
International cooperation.
INNOVATION AND INDUSTRY
DISSEMINATION innovation
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Innovation – I
INNOVATION & INDUSTRY
• Gløshaugen Innovation Centre (18 companies in-house, April 2011)
• Several courses related to entrepreneurship• Centre for Entrepreneurship• NTNU Technology Transfer Office AS
– Help and support for people with business ideas
– Search for business ideas among academic groups
• Start NTNU – a student-run organization for innovation
• Cooperation agreements with industry• Events
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Innovation – II
INNOVATION & INDUSTRY
Results 2010• 99 business ideas • 46 patents registered• 5 spin-off companies formed • 8 licence contracts
Established NTNU Discovery to fund the development of R&D results with a commercial potential
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Commersialization of technologyNTNU Technology Transfer AS harness new knowledge as it emerges from the university and transforming inventions into new business opportunities in the marketplace.
• Registered a total of 729 ideas from students and faculty.
• Submitted 284 patent applications.
• Commersialized 60 ideas by establishing 31 companies and 29 technology licenses.
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• Wholly owned subsidiary of NTNU.• Creates business activities from research at NTNU
and St. Olav University Hospital.• Establishes spin-off companies
and licenses new technology.• Win-win cooperation among scientists, companies and investors.
NTNU Technology Transfer AS
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Innovation and business development
Innovation and renewal require interaction between:
• Investors, who finance new projects.
• Entrepreneurs, who generate ideas.
• Business and industry, as owner and customer.
• The universities, with an active role in the development of new business activities.
INNOVATION & INDUSTRY
Investors
Universities
BusinessesEntrepreneurs
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Gløshaugen Innovation Center
NÆRINGSLIV OG NYSKAPINGINNOVATION & INDUSTRY
Norway’s first on-campus incubator for innovation in business and industry
Incubator for companies from NTNU and SINTEF
18 companies (April 2011)
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NTNU and industry – I• Approx. 700 major research projects in cooperation
with industry, public sector and various funds• EUR 27 mill. to NTNU from industry in 2010.• Many of NTNU’s 222 adjunct professors
(20 % positions) are connected to industry • Extensive offers in continuing and professional
development, such as the annual industrial seminars at NTNU in January
• NTNU has education and research agreements with:
Telenor Aker Jotun AS
StatoilShellTotal
Rolls RoyceDet norske VeritasElkem
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NTNU and industry – II
• International placement projects through IAESTE and EC programmes
• Formal agreements among NTNU’s faculties, businesses and industry to stimulate cooperation
• NTNU Alumni (network for former students) has 24 000 members and about 300 alumni groups
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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
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Science communication (2009)
80 events for the general public
110 art productions/performances/presentations
220 popular scientific articles
840 popular scientific lectures
3 000 contributions from NTNU faculty in the media
11 000 visitors to the annual Science Festival and Researcher’s Night
18 500 articles in Norwegian and international media mention NTNU
Popular periodicals published by NTNU: Gemini and Spor
Websites universitetsavisa.no and stories in forskning.no
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R&D and SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
The NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology
- A university museum that conducts research, resource management and science communication in natural and cultural history- Scientific collections of national and international importance in natural and cultural history- Two botanical gardens- More than 90 000 visitors annually- Celebrated "Trondheim - City of knowledge 250 years" and “NTNU 100 years” all through 2010, with a large anniversary exhibit and free admittance
www.ntnu.no/vitenskapsmuseet/english
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Trondheim Science CentreCentre for hands-on experience of science
NTNU is a financial contributor
• More than 70 000 visitors annually• 200 interactive exhibits• Teaching materials as books and models• Travelling exhibitions and school extensions• Lectures and courses for teachers
– Experimental club– Planetarium– Newton Energy Room– Robot laboratory– Inventor’s workshop– Camera Obscura
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GEMINI science magazine
• Co-produced by NTNU and SINTEF• NTNU’s largest science communication
effort• Six issues per year
(4 in Norwegian, 2 in English)• Circulation: approx. 10 000 (English);
approx. 90 000 (Norwegian)• Free subscription• Most cited science magazine in Norway• Winner of several first prizes
as best corporate magazine
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Faculties
Organization
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Board
Architecture and
Fine Art
Rector
InformationTechnology,
Mathematics andElectrical Eng.
EngineeringScience and Technology
Medicine
DirectorOrganization and Information
DirectorFinance and Property
Innovation and External Relations
ProrectorsResearch and Innovation Education and
Quality of Learning
HumanitiesNatural
Sciences and Technology
SocialSciences and
TechnologyManagement
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NTNU organization
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The Board – NTNU’s ruling body
Marit Arnstad(Chair)
Karin Röding(external)
Ådne Cappelen (external)
Morten Loktu(external)
Bjarne Foss(academic staff)
Anne K. Børresen (academic staff)
Helge Holden(academic staff)
Kristin Dæhli(techn. adm. staff)
Alexander Olsen(acad./res.staff without tenure)
Marianne Årvik(student)
Jone Rivrud Rygg(student)
Torbjørn Digernes(Rector)
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NTNU’s vision:
Knowledge for a better world• Set standards for knowledge development• Create value: Economic, cultural and social• Use NTNU’s main scientific profile in technology and the natural sciences, scientific breadth and interdisciplinary competence to meet the challenges Norway and the world are facing
STRATEGY
From NTNU’s strategic document.
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NTNU’s values
• Creative
• Constructive
• Critical
• Respectful and caring
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NTNU’s mission in society
In generalCarry out R&D; offer education based on own
research; disseminate knowledge; be a cultural force; contribute to innovation.
In particularDevelop the technological basis for future society.
For democracy and solidarityParticipate in public debate; engage in
finding solutions to global challenges; promote human rights and intercultural dialogue.
STRATEGY
From NTNU’s strategic document.
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Main objectives
• Activities at an international level, with several research groups of international top-class.
• First-class laboratories and infrastructure.
• Attract the best students and staff.
• Students and employees who are proud of being connected with NTNU.
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