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Norwegian University of Science and Technology

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (Norwegian: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, NTNU) is the largest university in Norway, with around 43,500 students, including approximately 3,500 international students, and 9,000 staff members. Across its nine faculties, students can choose from a total of 398 degree programs.

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Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Focus Areas 2018-2025: Four Key Areas:

  • Natural Hazards and the Impacts of Climate Change
  • Nature, Resource Management, and Landscape
  • Globalization, Mobility, and Citizenship
  • Innovation and Regional Change

Research Groups:

  • Just and Sustainable transitions
  • Political Ecology and Landscape Governance
  • Spatial and temporal analytics
  • Geographies of community, politics and place
  • Biogeography and Biosystematics
  • GIS Data Collection and Mapping
  • Landscape, Planning, and Management
  • Social Differentiation, Identity, and Place
  • Migration and Development
  • Natural Hazards and Climate Change
  • Environmental and Resource Management
  • Innovation and Regional Change
  • Transnationalism, Mobility, and Inequality

  • Master’s Programmes for International Students

MSc in Globalisation and Sustainable Development

An overview of our current international master’s programmes can be found here

  • Number of Erasmus Places: 1 (1–2 semesters; Bachelor’s and Master’s level)
  • Language Requirements: B2 English
  • Semester Dates: Winter Semester: August to late December; Summer Semester: January to mid-June
  • Erasmus Application Deadlines: Winter Semester: May 1; Summer Semester: October 1
  • English-Taught Courses in Geography: Yes

    • For exchange students, there are generally few restrictions regarding course selection. Students from Geography mentioned typically select courses offered by the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Natural Sciences, and the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences. An overview of all faculties and departments is available here.

  • Student Experience Reports