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Education and learning environment. April 2012. STUDIES. Studies objectives. Relevant and recognized competence Quality at a high international level Stimulate critical reflection Interest in research and innovation
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Education and learningenvironment April 2012
STUDIES Studies objectives • Relevant and recognizedcompetence • Quality at a high international level • Stimulatecriticalreflection • Interest in research and innovation • Motivated students to workacross disciplinary boundaries and learning cultures April 2012
STUDIES 14 University-levelinstitutions in Norway 13 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, Kjeller10) The Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology 11) University of Stavanger 12) University of Bergen13) University of Tromsø14) The University Centre on Svalbard15) University of Agder16) University of Nordland 16 1 12 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 11 15 April 2012
STUDIES April 2012
STUDIES The best student town in Norway • One in six inhabitants in Trondheim is a student • The Student Union (Studentersamfundet) has 8 000 members and its own building • UKA, the student week, is Norway’s largest cultural festival • ISFiT, the International Student Festival in Trondheim is held biannually • NTNUI is Norway’s largest sports association with 10 000 members April 2012
STUDIES Facts on education (2011) • 10 637 primary student applicants • 7 596 new students admitted • 21 999 registered students • 3 244 degrees awarded • 335 doctoral degrees awarded • 150 programmes of study • 40 international master’s programmes • 3 000 courses April 2012
STUDIES Degree structure(yearsofstudy) HumanitiesFine ArtScienceSocial Sciences TechnologyArchitecture MedicineClinicalPsychology Music Performance TeacherTraining April 2012
STUDIES Ten areasofstudy • Architecture • Technology • Humanities • Science • Social Sciences • Medicine • Psychology • Fine Art • Music • Practical-pedagogical Education April 2012
STUDIES Education for international students • No tuitionfees • All students must cover all living expenses in Norway with a minimum of NOK 90 800 per academic year Categoriesofinternational students at NTNU: • Exchange students • Degree-seeking students (undergraduate and graduate) • International master'sprogramme students • Visiting/non-degree students • NUFU students • PhDcandidates April 2012
STUDIES April 2012
STUDIES Master’sdegreesawarded April 2012
STUDIES Internationalizationof studies • 10 internationalagreementswithNUFU (2007-2011) • 9 master’sprogrammes under NOMA • 31 international (English) master’s programmes • 5 master’s programmes under Erasmus Mundus • 6 Joint Nordic Master’s Programmes • 860 NTNU students studiedabroad • 1323 students from abroadat NTNU • 218 foreign language (English) courses • Study centres in Caen, York, Kiel, St. Petersburg and Fudan • IAESTE and BEST (student programmes) April 2012
STUDIES Nordic Five Tech – a strategicalliance April 2012
STUDIES Norway’swidest range of art-relatedcourses • Music Performance • Fine Art • Dance • Drama and Theatre • Film and Media • Art History • Music Technology • Musicology • Architecture • Product Design April 2012
STUDIES NTNU Centre for Continuing and Professional Development(2011) Organizes NTNU’s further and continuing education • 8831 participants in further and continuing education • 5531 participants at conferences • 227 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 April 2012
STUDIES NTNU University Library • 11 library units • 2.1 million books and periodicals • 424 000 photographs, 33 000 maps, 30 000 music scores • 326 000 electronic books, 12 000 electronic periodicals • 274 databases (57 reference, 154 full text and 63 others) • Access to 600 international reference databases • 120 staff • Budget: NOK 152 million • www.ntnu.edu/ub April 2012
STUDIES NTNU Alumni • For NTNU students and graduates • Contactwiththecommunity at large, business and industry • Goal: Networking and knowledgesharing • 26 400 members (March 2012) • 323 participatingnetworkgroups April 2012