Norwegian University of Technology and Science
| Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | |
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Former names
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Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab (DKNVS), Norges Tekniske Høgskole (NTH), Universitetet i Trondheim (UNiT) |
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| Motto | Knowledge for a better world |
| Type | Public, technical |
| Established | 1760 |
| Endowment | 8,19 billion NOK |
| Rector | Gunnar Bovim |
| Students | 39,000 |
| Location | Trondheim, Ålesund, Gjøvik, Norway |
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Urban/university town (Trondheim) Gløshaugen, Dragvoll, Øya, Tyholt, Kallerud, Larsgårdsvegen 2 |
| Nobel Laureates | 5 |
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| Athletics | NTNUI |
| Affiliations | EUA, TIME, CESAER, ATHENS, SEFI, Santander, EAIE, ESN |
| Website | www.ntnu.edu |
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| Global | |
| ARWU | 101-150 |
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norwegian: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, abbreviated NTNU) is a public research university with campuses in the cities of Trondheim, Gjøvik, and Ålesund in Norway, and has become the largest university in Norway, following to the university merger in 2016. NTNU has the main national responsibility for education and research in engineering and technology, originated from Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH). In addition to engineering and natural sciences, the university offers higher education in other academic disciplines ranging from social sciences, the arts, medical and life sciences, teacher education, architecture and fine art. NTNU is well known for its close collaboration with industry, and particularly with its R&D partner SINTEF, which provided it with the biggest industrial link among all the technical universities in the world.
NTNU is a young institution with a long history. The university, in its current form, was established in 1996 by the merger of six research and higher education institutions in Trondheim, as follows:
Prior to the merger, NTH, NLHT, DMF, and VM together constituted the University of Trondheim , which was a much looser organization. However, the university's root goes back to 1760, with the foundation of Det Trondhiemske Selskab (Trondheim Academy), which in 1767 became the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.
The engineering education in Trondheim began with Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt (Trondheim Technical College) in 1870, and in 1910, Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) opened officially. In 2010, NTNU celebrated the 250th anniversary of Trondheim Academy. NTNU also celebrated the 100th anniversary of NTH in the same year. The centennial was also celebrated by the publication of several books, among them a history of the university, entitled "Turbulens og tankekraft. Historien om NTNU" which translates as "Turbulence and mindpower: The history of NTNU".
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