Handbook for New Students

Master’s Programme in Industrial Ecology
Student Handbook
2011-2012, 3rd Edition
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................. ii
Forward ........................................................................................................................................... iv
Pre-Departure Items.......................................................................................................................... 1
Academics - Industrial Ecology .......................................................................................................... 2
Department contacts ..................................................................................................................... 2
Specializations ............................................................................................................................... 2
Electives ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Master’s Project and Thesis ........................................................................................................... 4
Selecting a thesis topic .................................................................................................................. 4
Your thesis .................................................................................................................................... 4
Access to 5th floor room ............................................................................................................... 6
Academics - NTNU............................................................................................................................. 6
Getting your semester card and student card ................................................................................ 6
Getting a computer account .......................................................................................................... 6
Registering for courses and exams................................................................................................. 8
Textbooks and school supplies ...................................................................................................... 9
Picking your classes ....................................................................................................................... 9
How to find your classroom ........................................................................................................... 9
Exams – what to expect ............................................................................................................... 11
Continuation exams and exam conflicts ....................................................................................... 12
Academic Calendar ...................................................................................................................... 13
Living in Norway .............................................................................................................................. 13
Residence Permit and National ID Number .................................................................................. 13
Health examination ..................................................................................................................... 14
Skattekort (tax card) .................................................................................................................... 14
Paying for bills ............................................................................................................................. 15
Exchanging money and receiving money orders .......................................................................... 15
Accessing your money from the SiT holding account.................................................................... 15
Getting a bank account ................................................................................................................ 15
Paying for Bills Using a Norwegian Bank Account ......................................................................... 16
Getting Around Trondheim and Area ........................................................................................... 17
International calling..................................................................................................................... 19
Getting a mobile phone ............................................................................................................... 19
Groceries and shopping in Trondheim ......................................................................................... 20
Staying Healthy in Norway........................................................................................................... 21
Sports and Recreation Facilities ................................................................................................... 22
Housing ....................................................................................................................................... 24
Finding a job ................................................................................................................................ 24
Learning Norwegian .................................................................................................................... 25
Free or cheap-ish things in Trondheim ......................................................................................... 26
Social .............................................................................................................................................. 28
Symbiosis .................................................................................................................................... 28
Student organizations.................................................................................................................. 28
International Student Union ........................................................................................................ 28
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Studentersamfundet: the meeting place for Trondheim’s students .............................................. 28
UKA: Norway’s largest cultural festival, October 2011 ................................................................. 29
ISFiT ............................................................................................................................................ 29
Alcohol laws in Norway ............................................................................................................... 30
Travelling .................................................................................................................................... 31
Campus Maps ................................................................................................................................. 34
Department Contacts ...................................................................................................................... 36
Symbiosis Board Contacts................................................................................................................ 36
Trondheim Areas and Neighbourhoods ........................................................................................... 37
Resources – Useful Links ................................................................................................................. 38
Symbiosis .................................................................................................................................... 38
Norwegian Government Sites ...................................................................................................... 38
Maps and directories ................................................................................................................... 38
Miscellaneous ............................................................................................................................. 38
Travelling .................................................................................................................................... 39
Signing up for a Skandiabanken bank account ................................................................................. 40
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FORWARD
Hello, and welcome to the Industrial Ecology program at NTNU! In the next two years, you will learn
new concepts, make new friends and experience new things.
This handbook was designed as a one-stop source of information to orient both Norwegian and
international students in both the first and second year of the IndEcol program. As a result, you’ll notice
that some of the information here will repeat that given by the International Office and the Industrial
Ecology administration. It will (hopefully!) help you through settling into the program, the university
and living in Norway. We recommend that you take some time to read through or skim the handbook to
familiarize yourself with its contents and review relevant sections as they arise.
There are a couple of things to note about this Handbook. Norwegian terms mentioned in this
document are italicized, although an English translation is provided for each term. Also, some useful
resources can be found in the Appendix, so be sure to check that out. Please also note that although
utmost care has been taken to make sure the information in this Handbook is correct and up-to-date,
we can’t guarantee everything is correct. In most cases, sources where you can find the information
stated will be provided – you should double check important deadlines, rules and protocols! If you do
find anything amiss in the Handbook, please do notify one of the Symbiosis board members so we can
correct the information.
If you have any comments or questions about the content of this handbook, please let one of the
Symbiosis board members know so that we can continuously update and improve the handbook. An
online version is also available at our website, www.org.ntnu.no/symbiosis.
We wish you the best of luck in your studies here at IndEcol and hope you have a great two years
here!
Your Symbiosis board
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PRE-DEPARTURE ITEMS
Before leaving your home country, there are a few things you may want to know so that you can
prepare for your arrival in Norway!
The first and second items are regarding money; receiving your Norwegian social security number
(fødselnummer) will take up to 3 or 4 months. You won’t be able to withdraw more than 20,000 kr from
the money you deposited in the SiT holding account before then. Keep in mind also that when you’re
first settling in, you will likely make several large transactions, including paying for your housing deposit
(3000 kr at SiT), paying your semester fee so you can register for courses, buying textbooks, interior
décor items, warmer clothes, school supplies, etc. As a result, you may want to bring some extra cash to
exchange for Norwegian cash, or bring a credit card to tide you over until you can open a bank account.
Also, for budgeting purposes, expect food, groceries and general items to be approximately 1.5 to 2
times the cost back home for Europeans and North Americans. Fresh vegetables and meat especially
tend to be quite expensive.
The third is regarding power outlets. The electrical grid in Norway is 220 V, and uses two round
pins. If you come from a country that uses a different plug, we strongly suggest you purchase two or
three adapters before you leave your country if you will be bringing electronics with you. Students
have found, in the past, that it can be exceptionally difficult to find power adaptors while in Trondheim.
Most computers and electronics’ power supplies are capable of accepting a wide range of voltages
(mostly a concern for those coming from North America), but check the plug or supply to see if it can
take 220 V; otherwise, you may damage your equipment!
Norway, as you may have guessed, is a cold country! Although Trondheim has been blessed with
relatively mild weather given its latitude, it still stays below 0°C for much of the winter. As a result, you
may want to bring with you a warm jacket, sweaters, scarves, mittens/gloves, and boots, or factor the
purchase of these items into your budget so you can live through the winter in relative comfort! Also, a
good raincoat will go a long way to make you happy in Trondheim’s rainy season, which runs from
September to August.
Upon your arrival at the airport, the airport buses (flybussen) should be waiting just outside the
terminal. If you have been assigned student housing by SiT, the Værnes ekspressen bus
(www.vaernesekspressen.no) will take you directly to Moholt, where you need to pick up your keys.
You’ll have to go to the reception at Moholt to get your room assignment and keys. If you are going
somewhere else in the city, then the Flybussen (www.flybussen.no/Trondheim), an airport bus run by
another company, may be a more direct route. Both buses go to Trondheim city centre and cost 100 kr
for ‘adults’ (voksen), and 70 kr for students with proof (valid student ID). Return trips may be purchased
at a discount, but are only valid for one (Flybussen) or three (Værnes ekspressen) months from the
purchase date. Keep your receipt; you can use it as a transfer to get on a city bus and not pay a second
fare. Good luck and we look forward to seeing you!
ACADEMICS - INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
For administrative tasks, you can contact Elisabeth Giil, who is the office manager. Should you need
to talk to a professor, most provide their contact information in the course syllabus (for the courses they
are teaching, of course!). Some people of the department are very busy and hence can be very elusive!
Phone may be your best chance to get a hold of them, as e-mail is not always effective, and they are
often in meetings or visiting other departments. There is a list of some of the key members of the
department and their contact information in the Appendix. You can also find many faculty and staff
members’ contact information in the directory on the NTNU website.
SPECIALIZATIONS
Industrial Ecology is an education and research program (not a department) under the Faculty of
Engineering Science and Technology. As an IndEcol Master’s Programme student, you can specialize in
one of two areas:
•
A: Environmental Systems Analysis
http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/msindecol/components/systemsanalysis
•
B: Environmental Politics and Management
(http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/msindecol/components/environmentalpolitics)
A full-time course load is 30 credits (this is usually four courses at 7,5 credits each) per semester. You are
allowed to take more than 30 credits if you wish to do so, however make sure to check the workload,
exam date etc. (for conflicting exam dates, see Continuation exams).
For a description of NTNUs grading and credit and system, please see
http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/grading
MANDATORY COURSES
Mandatory courses for the various specializations can be found at:
http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/msindecol/components
N.B.: Even if you applied for one of the two specializations, you are allowed to
change your mind. However, if this is the case be sure to speak with potential
supervisors early as they will be interested in your background and will suggest
courses that can bring you up to speed.
ELECTIVES
To fill up your schedule with electives, you are free to choose almost any class offered by NTNU. The
intention is that the electives should allow you to acquire additional skills or factual knowledge in a field
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directly relevant to your Project and Master’s thesis. However there are some limitations to the choice
of elective:
As this is a Master’s program, it is preferred that the electives are of second degree level or higher
(not foundation level). However, if a foundation class is a prerequisite for another elective you wish to
take, or is necessary for you as support if entering a new field of study, you might be allowed to take it.
Discuss the choice of electives with your supervisor or the IndEcol program responsible. The level of the
course is indicated in the course fact box on each course information page, available
http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/courses.
For international students: not all classes at NTNU are taught in English. To find out which classes
are taught in English, go to http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/courses and make sure the search for course
offered in English is on. If there is a course in Norwegian that you would really like to take, you can talk
to the person responsible for the course and possibly work out a special solution, however this will be
considered on a case to case basis and there is no guarantee that such accommodation will be made.
Make sure to check the examination date. If the dates of two courses you wish to take are
conflicting you should perhaps find another class, or consider taking the continuation exam in August.
See Continuation exam.
Some of the lectures or exercise classes might be mandatory to attend, so if that is the case, make
sure your schedule of classes is not conflicting. To find out when and where classes are held, check out
http://www.ntnu.no/studieinformasjon/timeplan/h11/. The schedule is only provided in Norwegian, so
here are a few words that might be useful to understand completely the schedule information.
NORWEGIAN
Timeplan
Tid
Uke
Sted
Lærer
Planlagt
Forelesning
Seminar
Øving
Laboratorium
mandag
tirsdag
onsdag
torsdag
fredag
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ENGLISH
Course schedule
Time
Week (These are the weeks the course is given.) Example 2-11, 13-18: means that
lectures are given weeks 2-18, with no lectures in week 12
Place (Classroom)
Teacher
Who the course is designed for
Lectures
Seminar
Exercises
Labs
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
MASTER’S PROJECT AND THESIS
Selecting a thesis topic
Your thesis topic is entirely up to you. That being said, there are often various topics proposed
by professors. Generally, sometime in your first or second semester in IndEcol, you should approach a
professor who researches the area that you are interested in. As an example, if you are interested in
doing life cycle assessment (LCA) or input-output work for your thesis, you should discuss with Anders
Strømman or Edgar Hertwich, but if you are more interested in solid waste topics, you should talk to
Helge Brattebø.
You can also find and approach professors who are not necessarily affiliated with IndEcol, or who
are in a different faculty/department. It is fairly common for students, especially those writing in the
engineering departments, to write in cooperation with a company. These companies may advertise
thesis topics for students to apply for, or they may encourage interested students to inquire if they are
interested in writing for the company.
Some faculties and departments also post thesis topics available. Students can then apply to the
professor in question. Usually, students’ marks make a strong impact as to whether or not they are
selected for that topic. Usually –but not always– your Master’s project will be related to your thesis
topic and serve as a pre-study of sorts for your thesis, setting the stage for the thesis work.
Writing
The department that you submit your thesis is the department that your supervisor is associated
with. For the Department of Energy and Process Engineering, your supervisor submits your
project/thesis description to the institute office to get signed by the department head. Once this is
done, you pick up the description. Your project and thesis due dates are determined according to the
day you see this description. For the project, you are given 16 weeks, and for the thesis, 20 weeks. In
addition to this, you get an extra week for holiday – fall break in the fall semester, and Easter in the
spring. Should you require it, your supervisor is authorized to provide a week’s extension on top of this.
Any further extension must be applied for to the department.
It is strongly encouraged that you use a reference manager such as EndNote, Mendeley or Zotero.
You can get EndNote from Progdist; Mendeley and Zotero are free. Using a manager automates most of
the tedious work of writing and organizing citations, and managing the articles you may download.
For those of you lucky enough to be assigned an office with a computer, previous students have
found it easier to stick to one computer for writing your thesis – either your own, personal computer, or
the office computer. This is especially true if you ‘tweak’ things in the default template, such as
changing the styles, or use macros. It might also be worthwhile to learn LaTex, which is a “document
markup language.” It allows you to concentrate on the writing of your report, and takes care of the
layout such as placement of images and graphs, and references on its own. It requires a separate editor
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– there are several different editors available. Note that due to department policy, you are not allowed
installing software on office computers; you must ask the IT department to install things for you.
Remember to save additional copies of your document as you work! Use a USB key, an external
hard drive, your remote drive from NTNU, email and/or Dropbox (http://www.dropbox.com).
Formatting
The thesis should include a summary or abstract, and follow standard academic formats. This
means you should have an introduction and background or literature review (optional as a section
separate from the introduction), methodology, results, discussion, conclusion, references and
appendices with supplementary data. You should also have a table of contents, list of tables, table of
figures and a glossary if necessary.
Some notes on the layout: the printer at school – SiT Tapir Uttrykk – will not print landscape
(rotated) pages. To have charts or table printed properly, rotate them on the page, rather than creating
section breaks and rotating the page itself. In Microsoft Word 2007, charts imported from Excel 2007
will have to be pasted as a picture. To do so, click the chart in Excel, and copy (ctrl-c). Switch to Word
and right click where the chart is to be pasted and select ‘Paste as picture.’ The chart can then be
rotated from the picture properties window. Remember that if you make any changes to your chart, the
picture will not reflect them and must be re-pasted in the document!
Your thesis must be submitted in a PDF document. Because a copy of your thesis is sent to the
library for archiving, the PDF must include the fonts used in your thesis. School computers have Adobe
Acrobat Professional, which allows you to save in PDF format. If your personal computer does not save
to PDF, Cute PDF is free software that can save any document as a PDF.
Submitting and Grading
The submission process varies from department to department. Check with your supervisor or
department secretary regarding the protocol for the department. In addition to the protocols, you may
want to send a copy to your supervisor(s) via email, especially if you wrote for a company.
For the Energy and Process Engineering department, you can submit your thesis using the DAIM
system (daim.idi.ntnu.no). This system automatically sends your thesis and supplementary documents
such as code or result spreadsheets to SiT Uttrykk for printing. The supplementary documents, while
not printed, are made available to your sensors.
After you pick up your project/thesis description from the department office, you must submit the
description in the DAIM system and print out the contract. Once that’s been signed by you and your
supervisor, submit the contract to the department office and they will ‘unlock’ your account on DAIM to
allow submission of your thesis.
Your project should be submitted in two copies to the department office. Any supplementary files
such as results or programming code, should be included on a CD.
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For the Industrial Economics department, there is an email address set up to receive students’
thesis. To order print copies of your project or thesis, use SiT Tapir. You can submit your document
online at http://www.uttrykk.no/content.ap?thisId=37887.
Your supervisor and an external sensor will grade your project and thesis. They must agree on a
mark for your work.
ACCESS TO 5TH FLOOR ROOM
The first/fourth year students have a common "office," or reading room, on the 5th floor of
Realfagsbygget. This room was originally a computer lab used for the LCA classes and such, but for the
most part, it is now a room for first/fourth year students to use. There are times, however, when the
room has been reserved for classes related to Ind.Ecol, although this does not happen often.
Notifications of these sessions are given via a note on the door or a message on the blackboard. The
room contains some study carrels, some tables that are good for group work, about 11 computers,
lockers, a sofa and a comfortable chair. The use of the room is left up to the first/fourth year students
(i.e, if you break something in the room, neither Ind.Ecol nor Symbiosis will pay to fix it). It isn’t
appropriate to use this room for drinking gatherings, and if someone is trying to study or get work done
in the room, it would generally be considered polite to find somewhere else to have a social gathering.
To gain access to this room, you must contact the program's office manager, Elisabeth Giil. Her
office is in the corridor of the program, close to the meeting room. She is in her office on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, but she can also be contacted by e-mail: [email protected]. You can send
her an e-mail requesting access to the 5th floor reading room. You will need to provide her your name,
the number on the back of your student card (photo ID), which she will forward to the ID and Key
Services Office.
ACADEMICS - NTNU
GETTING YOUR SEMESTER CARD AND STUDENT CARD
In order to get a student ID card and semester card (these are not the same thing!), you must first
pay your semester fee (450 kr in 2011-). The deadline to pay this fee is September 15, 2011. Once the
fee has been paid, your semester card will be sent to you in the mail. Be sure to save your receipt, just in
case! Once you receive your semester card, you can take it to the ID Card and Access Office in the
central building (Sentralbygget/Stripa), and get your photo ID. It is to your advantage to do this as soon
as possible when you arrive, because you can’t get a computer account, register for courses, access
course material online or get student discounts until you get these forms of identification!
GETTING A COMPUTER ACCOUNT
Once you have obtained your photo student ID, you go to Orakel (IT Services) to obtain a computer
account. Bring your student ID to their office on the second floor at the north end of the central
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building, and they will set up your account and give you your user ID and temporary password. This user
ID and password is used to access your NTNU e-mail ([email protected]), Innsida and StudentWeb.
If you have any questions about computer services at NTNU, including instructions on how to set up
wireless internet on your computer, remote desktop connections, etc, visit http://infoweb.ntnu.no.
Although there is an English version of the site, the Norwegian site has many more articles.
X:/ Drive and Progdist
You will receive some storage space on your NTNU’s servers with your computer account. This
space is accessible on any computer connected to NTNU’s internet provider (i.e., any computer on
campus, or part of SiT housing, or connected to NTNU’s VPN). Note that this space is limited – you have
a space quota – and the fuller it is, the slower computers will be to log in.
Progdist is an online ‘server’ NTNU has to offer students, faculty and staff various software required
for studies and research. NTNU purchases a group license for this software, and then offers them to
students and staff.
Instructions for accessing your X:/ drive and progdist can be found on infoweb.
Computers and printing services on campus
There are several computer labs available to all NTNU students. All of the libraries have computer
terminals available to students with a computer account. These machines tend to be quite slow,
however, so it may be better to use the computers in the student computer labs, or in the 5th floor
reading room. There is a list of student computer labs at http://www.ntnu.no/adm/it/datasaler.
Printing is free at all computer labs and libraries on campus, but be sure not to abuse this privilege,
as some students have had their computer accounts suspended due to excessive printing. Also,
remember to print multiple pages to a sheet and/or double sided to save paper! Free photocopying is
also available at the libraries.
Webmail and Innsida
Your email can be accessed at http://www.webmail.ntnu.no. Many of the e-mails from the
university will go to this email, so you should make an effort to check this email every so often. You can
also access your university email using desktop email clients such as Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, or Mail
from Apple.
Innsida is the university’s intranet system. Important university-wide announcements are posted on
the main page. There is also a bulletin board (oppslagstavla, in the upper left) for items for sale,
seminars, guest lectures, thesis defenses, etc. There are also useful links, including the link to It’s
Learning, where most classes will post lecture notes, exercises and old exams.
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It’s Learning
It’s Learning is the online class system used at NTNU. Most courses depend heavily on the interface,
so it’s a good idea to get familiar with it! Lecture notes, assignment texts, class forums and messages
from professors are made available on this site. It is accessed from Innsida. The link to It’s Learning is
on the right-hand sidebar. Once you have registered for your course, you should be automatically
added as a member of the class on It’s Learning.
Studentweb
Once you’ve obtained your user account from IT Services, you can log on to StudentWeb at http://
studentweb.ntnu.no. This is the student services portal where you can register for your courses and
exams, check your marks, your exam dates and location, order transcripts, etc.
REGISTERING FOR COURSES AND EXAMS
When planning your course schedule the timetable generator found at http://ntnu.1024.no/ is a
helpful tool. To create a timetable you first give it a name. Be sure to save the web address of your new
timetable because you may forget the name and won’t be able to find the timetable later on. After
searching through NTNU’s course catalogue you can enter course code’s into the timetable generator to
see what time they are offered and if they overlap.
To register for your courses and exams, login to StudentWeb using your user name and password,
which are the same as those used for your university e-mail. Be sure to select NTNU as the
organization! You can change the language used in the portal with the drop-down menu at bottom of
the sidebar.
Click on the ‘Registrations’ link. You will need to confirm your individual education plan – that is,
confirm that you are in Industrial Ecology, and confirm your specialization (don’t worry – you can change
your specialization later if you like). From there, you can search for your courses in the “Free Search”
and add them to your education plan. You can also register for your courses from the “Registrations for
classes and exams” link.
Once you’ve registered for the class, you must also register for the exam. To do this, click on the
pencil icon next to the course you added. Click on the “New exam registration” button and select the
language for your exam. The language selection is not that important – exam texts are usually provided
in Bokmal, Nynorsk and English (if there are international students in the class), and you are free to
respond in whichever language you are most comfortable.
To de-register from a class (remember to do so before the deadline, usually ca November 15th), click
on the “Registrations for classes and exams” link and click the red ‘X’ icon next to the course you wish to
deregister from, and confirm the withdrawal.
N.B: Be sure to register for both the class and the examination! The deadline for
registering is September 15th and February 15th. The deadline for de-registering
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from a class or examination is the 15th of November for the fall term, and the 30th
of April for the spring term.
TEXTBOOKS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Textbooks, stationery and some computer products (software and hardware) can be purchased at
SiT Tapir in sentralbygget, on the second floor above the Hangaren kantina. Here, you can find your
textbooks. They have lists of courses and their recommended textbooks there. You might also be able
to find posters from students selling textbooks secondhand (usually in the same building the course is
held in), or find books on Amazon or EBay, all of which are likely to be cheaper options. Another good
source for finding cheaper textbooks is capris.no, which will ship your books to the Rimi grocery store in
the city centre.
PICKING YOUR CLASSES
Although there are some core courses, the beauty of the Industrial Ecology programme lies in the
freedom in selecting elective courses. NTNU offers a huge variety of courses that you can take, so the
sky’s the limit! You can pick your electives by having a look at the list of electives taken by previous
Industrial Ecology students, or you can look through the list of courses offered by NTNU to see if you
find anything of interest.
HOW TO FIND YOUR CLASSROOM
Unfortunately, the course description pages do not contain information about where or when the
class is held! This information can be found at http://www.ntnu.no/studieinformasjon/timeplan/h11but
also appears under the course code on the timetable generator mentioned above in the section on
registering for courses and exams.
Timeplaner provides a comprehensive list of course information such as class days/times, room
location and professor names.Once there, search for and click on the desired course searching
alphabetically using the course code and the following should appear:
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If you click on the room number (Under “Sted”), it will take you to the following page:
Once there, enter the room number into the first search field, then click Søk (“Search”). On the
same page, information on the location of the room will be listed. For the example above, a search for
the course Industrial Ecology showed that it would be held in room H1. A search for room H1 shows
that it is in the building Hovedbygningen (the main building) at room #116.
Alternatively you can use the NTNU kart (map) service. Enter the sted (room number) in the search
bar just above the map where it says Søk direkte I kart and press enter. Select the result that coincides
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with the room you are looking for and you’ll be taken to a zoomable campus map to figure out what
building to go to, a picture of the building, and a schematic of where the room is located on a particular
floor. It says under the map which etasje (floor) the schematic is of.
EXAMS – WHAT TO EXPECT
Have a look at NTNU’s exam instructions page: http://www.ntnu.no/studies/examinations/instructions.
As the exam period approaches, you can check your exam date, time and location on StudentWeb
under the ‘StatusExam registrations’ link. Most, but not all, exams will start at 09:00 and end at
13:00, and be at Trondheim Spektrum. Arrive at your exam approximately 10-15 minutes early.
Remember to bring your student photo ID and semester card, and any aids that are allowed in the exam.
You can find out what is allowed by looking at the course description page. There are four levels of aids
allowed in exams, ranging from level ‘A,’ which is completely open book, to level ‘D’, which is no aids
allowed at all, except for an approved calculator. You can find a description of the levels on the exams
instructions web page.
N.B. For all levels of exams except ‘A,’ you must use the University-specified
calculator (a Citizen SR-270x) at the examinations. Although invigilators don’t often
check these calculators, if you choose to bring a different brand or model of
calculator to the exam, you do so at the risk of having it removed or suffering other
academic consequences. If you purchase the Citizen SR-270x, we recommend
practicing with it throughout the semester or at the very least while studying as it
may take some getting used to – not something you want to be doing while writing
your exam!
Since there are usually several courses writing exams in the same room, the course codes are
posted on or near the door, with a colour code. You need to sit at a desk marked with the same colour
as your course. The invigilators will start the exam session by announcing the exam rules:
After the exam texts are distributed, invigilators will then circulate with a list of exam candidates, to
check your student ID. You must also sign to confirm your presence at the exam. At this time, they will
provide you with your candidate number (kandidatnr.), which you must write on every sheet of paper
you submit, including the cover page for your exam solution.
N.B: Do not write your name anywhere on the papers that you submit for your
exam.
Once you are ready to submit your exam, separate the carbon sheets (you only need to submit the
white sheet – the gold carbon copy is for your records) and raise your hand until an invigilator arrives.
The invigilator will check your papers to make sure that you have the correct number of sheets and that
you have written your candidate number on every sheet. They will then sign the cover page of your
exam, after which you can take your exam solution to the front of the room.
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CONTINUATION EXAMS AND EXAM CONFLICTS
Industrial Ecology is an interdisciplinary study program, and this implies that it is likely that you will
at some point experience an exam conflict since you will be taking courses offered by several different
departments. An exam conflict occurs when the exams of two courses you want to take overlap. In this
situation, you have two options. You either have to replace one of the courses with different course
that does not conflict, or you can apply for a continuation exam - known as a "kont."
We would recommend you to choose the former alternative, at least in the first semester, unless
the conflicting course is crucial to your education. This is because the kont is in August for all courses –
waiting 8-9 months from the time classes end until writing the kont means a lot of extra work during
your summer vacation. As many of you might want to work, or return home to visit during the vacation,
we can assure you that you will regret having an exam to study for in addition to working, travelling or
relaxing! Therefore - make sure the course is crucial for your degree and that there are no other courses
that can be a good alternative before choosing to do a kont. Your project/thesis supervisor would be a
good resource for determining whether you can avoid writing a kont.
However, some of you might experience that a conflicting course is unavoidable, and will have to do
a kont. You are only allowed to write the kont in two situations:
1. If you fail the (original) exam
2. If you have a valid reason, such as illness
A valid reason is typically illness (make sure you have a statement from a doctor saying that you are
ill!) or conflicting exams. In the case of conflicting exams, you will only be able to take a kont for courses
from Gløshaugen. Courses taken at Dragvoll have exams in every semester, and therefore a kont is only
given in the case of illness. In this case, contact Studentservice at Dragvoll for help with arranging the
kont. Hence, if two Dragvoll courses collide, a kont is not an option. If a Dragvoll and a Gløshaugen
course collide, you will have to do the kont on the Gløshaugen course. If two Gløshaugen courses
collide, you can request which course to “delay” when you apply for the kont (ie, which course to write
the kont in).
The application can be sent by e-mail to the exam office. Our limited experience in applying for
konts suggests that it is important to get in touch with the right people at the exam office. We therefore
recommend you send an e-mail to Hans Olav Damstuen ([email protected]) to ask about the
application procedure. Basically, we just sent an e-mail stating which courses collided and that these
were important courses for us to take. However, we would advise you to first send an e-mail asking
about the procedure.
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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Important dates on the academic calendar can be found at
http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/academiccalendar.
LIVING IN NORWAY
RESIDENCE PERMIT AND NATIONAL ID NUMBER
Before you can get a bank account, a doctor or a tax card in Norway, you will need a Norwegian
residence permit and social security number (fødselnummer).
If you applied for a residence permit through a consulate in your home country before travelling to
Norway, then the International Office will organize the rest of the process for you; they will collect your
passport in the Orientation week to forward to the Immigration office, they will take you to the
Immigration to receive your residence permit and passport, and to the Population Register
(Folkeregister) to register for your social security (fødselnummer). Should you arrive after the
Orientation week, you will have to take time yourself to go to the Police station and the Population
Register Office (Folkeregister, located at Kongensgate 87, open Monday to Friday 09:00 to 15:00).
If you didn’t apply for a residence permit through a consulate in your home country before arriving
in Norway, you’ll need to do so once you arrive. You must go to the immigration office in the police
station, and fill out the form. You can also apply online and avoid the lines at https://selfservice.udi.no/
The documents you require include documentation of financial stability, two passport photos (you can
take these in photo booth machines in the train station, at Trondheim Torg, or at the police station), a
copy of your lease contract with SiT (or your landlord if you’re not staying at one of SiT’s residences), a
photocopy of all the pages in your passport, including the cover, and your admission letter to NTNU.
The fee for the resident permit application is 1100 kr.
Your residence permit will also include a part-time work permit. This permit allows you to work up
to 20 hours a week during the school year, and full time in the summer.
The residence permit will take approximately 3-4 months to process.
Renewing your residence permit
The process for renewing your residence permit is quite similar to the first-time application process.
You may find the form online at http://udi.no . Again, you will need two passport photos; a complete
photocopy of your passport, cover to cover; a lease or contract from your SiT or your landlord; and proof
of subsistence. This includes bank statements for the past six months, the last of which must show that
you have at least 85 000 kr available for the upcoming school year. The International Office will forward
a report on the progression of your studies to the Immigration Office for you.
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N.B.: You must submit the renewal application at least one month before your
current resident permit expires on August 31st.
If you cannot secure 85 000 kr in your Norwegian bank account before July 31st, you can submit
your application first, and bring in the bank statements at a later date. The most important thing is to
put in the paperwork before the deadline.
Again, the application fee is 1100 kr.
HEALTH EXAMINATION
Students originating from certain countries are required to take a health test for tuberculosis if they
will be staying in Norway for longer than 3 months. This test must be taken within the first 3 weeks you
arrive in Norway. The Immigration department at the Police Station will provide you with further
information. The Vaccination and Infection Protection Office (Vaksinasjon og smittevernkonto) is
located at Erling Skakkes gate 40 in the city centre.
SKATTEKORT (TAX CARD)
In order to work in Norway, you must have a tax card. You can go to Skatteetaten (the same office
where you went to get your social security number) to get one, or order one online (described below).
You will also need to have an estimate for how much money you will be making in the fiscal year. For
more information on income tax in Norway, you can visit http://taxnorway.no , which is available in
English. Once you receive your tax card, you must give your employer the part labeled Del 1 (Part 1) or,
if you have previously had a job in Norway, Del 2.
Ordering a tax card online
If you wish to order a tax card online, it is recommended that you find a Norwegian friend who is
willing to sit through the process with you to help you correctly order your card.
Go to: https://skort.skatteetaten.no/skd/skattekort/skattekort?epslanguage=NO. You will need
your social security number (fødselnummer), and the letter from Skatteetaten with the pin-codes. If
you’ll be making less than 39 997 kr in the year, you can order a frikort, which means you do not pay any
income tax.
If you will be earning more than 39 997 kr in the calendar year (i.e. January to December), then you
will need to estimate how much you will be making. The income tax deducted from your earnings is
calculated from this estimate. If you are unsure of how much you will make in the next year, it is best to
overestimate than underestimate the amount. You will be refunded any excess amount of tax paid, plus
interest, by the government in April or May. If you underpay income taxes, you will owe the Norwegian
government money, on which they will charge interest if your payment is late. If you do not submit a
tax card, half of your wages will be kept for taxes until you receive your tax return in April.
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PAYING FOR BILLS
Until you get your bank account, which requires a fødselsnummer, you will have to pay your bills at
the post office (Posten). Unfortunately, this process costs 75 kr per bill/transaction.
You will need to bring cash or credit card (or foreign debit card) to pay for the bill and fee, and either
the bill (the yellow sheet), or the account number to be paid, and KID number. You will be given a
receipt to prove you paid the bill.
An alternative might be to pay the bill electronically using a bank account from your home country,
although this may end up being more expensive after taking into account your bank’s service fees and
charges.
EXCHANGING MONEY AND RECEIVING MONEY ORDERS
The only place we know of to exchange any type of foreign currency is at the Forex office in the train
station (Trondheim Sentralstasjon). This office is open Mondays to Fridays 07:00-18:00, and Saturdays
09:00-16:00. Banks will exchange Euros and US dollars, however, they may also charge a significant fee
for this service.
ACCESSING YOUR MONEY FROM THE NTNU HOLDING ACCOUNT
You can access up to 20 000 kr of the money you deposit in the holding account while your
residence permit is being processed. In order to get your 20 000 kr (there are 2 cheques for 10 000kr
each that you can pick up though not at the same time), you will need to bring identification (passport is
suggested) to the Office of International Relations located at the International House at the north end of
campus. They will print you a cheque for the amount of money you requested. You can bring these
cheques to any of the major banks to cash them (make sure to bring your passport).
Once you have opened a bank account (this takes a little time as you will need to first receive your
fødselsnummer that comes with your study visa and then the banks take a few weeks to process your
application), you can take your bank number to the Office of International Relations so they can transfer
the money to your account. Note that you will not receive any interest for your money while it is in the
holding account.
GETTING A BANK ACCOUNT
Student Accounts
Most banks don’t have accounts specific to students, although DnB NOR/PostBanken and Fokus
Bank do. Be sure to ask if you find yourself at another bank. You need your fødselsnummer before you
can sign up for a bank account.
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Although there are several banks to choose from in Norway, most students get an account at
Postbanken. Skandiabanken is also quite popular, although it is not as easy to establish an account with
them as they are an internet-only bank. Instructions for getting accounts at these two banks have been
provided below.
Postbanken
Postbanken is the bank branch of the Norwegian postal service. They have a student account
available to students between 18 and 34 years of age. There are no annual or monthly fees, and all
transactions within Norway are free of charge. The account comes with a debit card with no annual fee
that can also be used for internet shopping.
To sign up for an account, you will need to bring your passport as identification, and proof of
student status (both your photo student card and your semester card) to a post office branch.
Skandiabanken
Skandiabanken is the Norwegian branch of the Swedish Skandiabanken, which is a purely online
banking system. The advantage of Skandiabanken is that is does not charge you a withdrawal fee from
any ATM (“Minibank”) pretty much anywhere in Europe, although the debit/credit card has a yearly fee
of 250 kr. If you want to sign up for a bank or credit card account, first you will need to set up your
account at their website. A step-by-step tutorial for this is found in the Appendix.
Sustainable banks
Several banks available to us in Norway have been recognized for their corporate responsibility
efforts. Without endorsing any particular methodology we can point out a few of the recognized banks
which include: Fokus Bank (the Norwegian operations of Danske Bank), DnB NOR (which has merged
with PostBanken), and Nordea Bank received a B, B, & C respectively in carbon performance and 66, 59
& 50 (out of 100) in carbon disclosure through the Carbon Disclosure Project 2010; DnB NOR received a
bronze rating in the Sustainability Yearbook 2011; and Fokus Bank (Danske Bank) was recognized on the
2011 Global 100 List.
Other banks, of course, also have accounts that may be of interest to you. Norwegian airline also
has an online-only bank service, similar and competitive to Skandiabanken’s (banknorwegian.no). You
may want to ask your Norwegian friends and classmates about which bank they use if you aren’t sure
where to open your account.
PAYING FOR BILLS USING A NORWEGIAN BANK ACCOUNT
Throughout your studies, you will likely have to pay for rent and other bills using your bank account.
To do so, log into your bank account. Look for a link called ‘Betale,’ Norwegian for ‘pay.’ You will need
to provide the date of the payment (forfallsdato), the recipient’s account number (til konto), the amount
to be paid in kroner and øre, and the customer identification number (kundeidentifikasjon, KID). This
last is very important – if you were given an invoice (see below), this allows whoever receives your
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money to identify that it was you who paid the bill and clear your account of money due. You can pay
invoices and transfer money to other bank accounts (for example, your classmates) this way.
A sample bill or invoice.
GETTING AROUND TRONDHEIM AND AREA
Most students choose to get around Trondheim by walking and/or biking. Since the city core is fairly
compact, this is enough most of the time. However, those living further away, or who want a more
comfortable or faster way of getting around have a couple of options.
Driving
Owning and operating a car in Norway can be an expensive business! To do get a Norwegian driver’s
license, you need to take a practical driver’s test, which requires that you contact a driving school to
rent one of their cars for the test. Note that you also forfeit the license from your home country.
N.B.: International students are allowed to drive in Norway with the driver’s license
from your home country (depending on the home country) for up to one year. You
must have transferred your old license for a Norwegian license before the year
expires.
The Statens vegvesen website has further information in English:
http://www.vegvesen.no/en/Home
Renting cars may also be expensive. However, a suitable solution is using the Trondheim bilkollektiv;
the Trondheim car co-op. The cost to join the co-operative is a one-time fee of 2500 kr and an annual
membership fee of 500 kr. More information can be found, unfortunately, only in Norwegian, at
http://www.trondheim-bilkollektiv.no/. Another option is returbil.no. This site connects people who
need their car moved from one city to another, and is looking for people to drive them. You need a
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Norwegian driver’s license to use either of these services. If you must rent a car, you can check Rent-AWreck, Budget, Avis, Europcar or some of the local car rental (billeie or bilutleie) companies.
Taking the bus and getting a bus pass
At the beginning of each semester, bus passes are usually sold on campus in the central building
(sentral bygg). If that doesn’t work out, the main office for AtB, the bus company, is located in the
middle of downtown at 34 Kongens gate – on the corner of St Olavs gate and Kongens gate. Other
options are the Bus Office in the train station (also in city the centre) or ordering your t:kort online.The
price for the bus is 30 kr per trip, which includes a transfer valid for one hour after you get on the first
bus. There is also a night bus (nattbussen) that runs late at night on weekends and costs 60 kr. Bus
passes are not valid for the night bus. If you plan on taking the bus semi-frequently, you have two
options for saving some money. One option is to buy an unlimited travel card for a period of time (t:kort
Periode). This travel card is available for periods of 7, 30, 60, 90 or 180 days, and has a student rate (see
table below).
Number of days
Student Price (kr)
Price rate for t:kort periode
7
125
30
445
60
798
90
1180
180
2185
Alternatively you can get a t:kort auto reise. You put money on this type of card which provides you
with a discount when you use the bus. In 2011 you would pay 22.5kr compared to 30kr for regular bus
fare. Note that there are two options when considering the t:kort auto reise; the only difference is that
the more expensive option allows you to see how much money you have on your card every time you
use it on the bus. While the majority of students living in Moholt or Steinan choose to get the monthly
pass, some choose to walk (from Moholt) and it is also a convenient bike ride. Some students also
manage to ride bikes through the winter by purchasing studded tires.
Getting a Bike
Bikes are in high demand in Trondheim! Two great options for used bikes are finn.no (see section
below on Free and Cheepish things for more details) and the police auction. Check the home page of
Falck for the date and time of the next police auction. It’s also possible to find out about bikes through
the International Student Union mailing list. However, with the influx of new students eating up a lot of
the used bike supply, there are other options. These include Biltema, XXL, and G-sport. You might want
to check this bike frame size guide to get an idea of what frame size you should be looking for before
you buy. It is strongly recommended that you get a helmet and a good lock for your bike.
A bike map of Trondheim is available at
http://www.trondheim.kommune.no/http://www.trondheim.kommune.no/attachment.ap?id=27283.a
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INTERNATIONAL CALLING
The easiest and cheapest thing to do is, of course, to use Skype. It’s fast, it’s painless and it’s free
between Skype accounts.
But if you must receive a call from a landline or mobile, the country code for calling into Norway is
+47. Check with this http://www.countrycallingcodes.com to find out how to call from specific countries
to Norway and vice versa.
GETTING A MOBILE PHONE
If you plan on using your mobile quite often, it may be wiser to invest in a monthly plan with any of
the following mobile companies:
•
Chess (www.chess.no)
•
•
OneCall (www.onecall.no)
Lebara (www.lebara.no)
•
Lyca (www.lycamobile.com)
•
•
Netcom (netcom.no)
Talk More (talkmore.no)
•
•
Tele2 (www.tele2.no)
Telenor (www.telenor.no/privat/mobil)
Do note, however, that many of these companies will do a credit check before providing you with a
monthly (post-paid) plan. If you haven’t been in Norway for long, they may reject your application.
Most international students go with a pay-as-you go (kontantkort or forhåndsbetalt) account that you
can refill.
However, if you’re really just into the occasional SMS and/or calls, a good suggestion is to buy a
prepaid Chess SIM card at any 7/11, Narvesen or Mix convenience shop in the city centre. Each SMS is
only 0,39 per message and calls made between Chess members are free after the first minute. The
Chess account can be refilled online, or at Sparebanken ATMs, such as the one next to the Narvesen in
Moholt student village.
If you need a handset, you can find them at kiosks run by the telephone companies, or at the many
stores that sell electronics, such as Spaceworld, Clas Ohlson, and Telebutikken, found in most of the
malls in the city centre. Do be aware that the prices for these handsets are sometimes reduced only if
you sign a contract with the phone company. There is also apparently a handset available from Chess
for only 700 kr, but is locked exclusively to Chess as a provider.
Calls within Norway are considered to be a local call, although with some plans, it costs more to call
a mobile than a landline, and calls are billed by time, not a flat rate.
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GROCERIES AND SHOPPING IN TRONDHEIM
Grocery stores are generally open from 7 or 8 in the morning until 11 at night on weekdays.
Saturday hours are shorter. Most stores are closed on Sundays in Norway. There are Sunday-open
Bunnpris stores in Bakklandet, Solsiden, Tyholt and the city center (Smedbakken at Kongensgate). Rema
1000 and Bunnpris are by far the most common grocery stores in Trondheim, although the selection in
these stores, especially in terms of international cuisines, is quite limited. For more selection you can go
to ICA Maxi in Moholt, Meny in Solsiden, or Coop Obs! in Lade. The prices at these stores are often
higher than at Rema or Bunnpris.
There is also a farmer’s market that takes place at Trondheim Torg on some Saturday mornings
(check www.bondensmarked.no). Local producers come and bring their vegetables, breads, meat and
fish products, sweets, preserves and handmade goods to sell, although these are usually quite a bit
more expensive than supermarket items.
Specialty and Ethnic Food Stores
There are also some ethnic grocery stores around town. There are two major Asian foods stores,
one on Olav Trygvasons gate 43, near Munkegata (Asia Matvarer), and one at Fjordgata 72 (Chi-Thanh),
just down the street from the fish market (Ravnkloa). There are also some other ethnic stores on
Munkhaugveita 7 (Middelhavets Marked), Dronningensgate 19 (Tahir Marked) and Søndregate 5 (Mini
Super Iransk).
There are also some specialty health food stores where you can find some organic and vegetarian
food items such as pre-made vegetarian food such as frozen veggie burgers, falafels, etc. Solsikkehuset
Life Helsekost can be found on the bottom floor of Byhaven mall on Olav Tryggvasons gate and in
Trondheim Torg, on the first floor between the Christiana Glas Magasin and Kapp Ahl. Another is Helios,
which is on Prinsensgate 53.
General Household Items
Now that you’ve moved into your new home, perhaps you’d like to furnish, decorate and make it
your own? Ikea is a popular and fairly inexpensive place to go for lamps, bedding, décor, storage
solutions, and small furniture pieces. There is a free hourly shuttle bus running from the Britannia Hotel
downtown to Ikea and back. The schedule can be found here:
http://www.ikea.com/no/no/store/leangen/service.
For little household gadgets and decorative touches, there are a few stores on Olav Trygvassons
gate, near Bakke Bru; Åhlens, Ting and Søstrene Grene are among these.
Clas Ohlson in Solsiden and Trondheim Torg is a great, fairly inexpensive general store where you
can buy anything from lightbulbs to electronics to handtools to toys to fishing rods, although the items
sold here are often of debatable quality. Jernia is a similar type of store, with locations in Solsiden and
on Dronnigensgate downtown.
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Opening Hours in Norway
Groccery stores are usually open until 23:00 on weekdays and 21:00 on Saturdays. Other stores in
the city centre (sentrum) are usually open until 18:00 on weekdays, and 16:00 on Saturdays. There are
some small grocery stores that are open on Sundays and holidays. There is a Sunday-Bunnpris at
Bakklandet (Nedre Bakklandet 79), in Solsiden (Portalen), in the city centre (Kongensgate at
Smedbakken) and in Tyholt, at Lillebergveien 8.
STAYING HEALTHY IN NORWAY
Although you will be covered under the Norwegian health insurance scheme, you do have to pay a
nominal 200-300 kr fee per visit to the doctor or hospital. Unless you are covered under the European
Health Insurance programme, you will need to purchase additional health insurance if you choose to
travel outside of Norway during your studies.
Getting a general practitioner (GP)
Once you have received your Norwegian social security number (fødselnummer), you are registered
in Norway’s National Insurance Scheme and have a right to a general practitioner in Norway as your
regular doctor. NAV will send you a letter assigning you to a doctor. You can change this on the
government services internet portal, Min Side (“My Page”), accessible from Norway.com.
Emergency medical assistance
Should you come across a medical emergency while in Trondheim, you should get yourself to St.
Olavs Hospital. If you need an ambulance, call 113. If you can safely get yourself to the hospital, you
can take bus #36 Jakobsli, which will drop you off in front of the hospital complex. The map of the
hospital campus can be found here: http://www.stolav.no/StOlav/Kart/Sykehuskar%20%20siste%20versjon%20juni%2009.pdf. The emergency room is marked by the red cross symbol.
List of doctors
Norway has a regular GP scheme that gives all Norwegian inhabitants the right to have a general
practitioner (GP) as their regular doctor. The regular GP has a duty to prioritise inhabitants on his/her
own patient list. The scheme is voluntary, and if you do not wish to be included you will have to find
your own general practitioner to go to yourself. If you are not enrolled in the regular GP scheme, you
will have to pay a higher patient's charge when you consult a GP.
To enter the scheme you can either go to www.nav.no and find the MinFastlege (My Regular GP)
service or you can call NAV Helstetjenesteforvaltning (NAV Health Service Administration) on 810 59
500. If you call, make sure you have your Norwegian social security number (fødselnummer, 11 digits)
ready before you call.On the MinFastlege service you can, amongst other things:
- Find out who your regular GP is (if you already have one)
- See the regular GP's address and telephone number
- Change your regular GP
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- Opt in or out of the scheme
- Search for a regular GP by various criteria
For more information about the regular GP scheme, go to www.nav.no .
SiT Health Station
At Gløshaugen there is a medical centre, Gløshaugen Medical Centre, run by Studentsamskipnaden i
Trondheim (SiT). This medical centre has regular GPs, but these are very popular, so it is not likely to
find a free regular GP there. However, every Wednesday from 16:00 to 19:00, there is a free-of-charge
health station (helsestasjon) at the Gløshaugen Medical Centre. There are 2 nurses and usually a doctor
present and they help students with sexual health issues, for instance:
- Advice about birth control or prevention
- Advice about STDs and testing for Chlamydia
- Advice and examination in relation to questions about abortion
- Prescriptions for contraceptives
- Free condoms
- They do NOT do blood samples (for instance,testing for HIV)
The Health Station re-opens in August after summer holidays.
For more information, go to www.sit.no.
Pharmacies
For medications apart from painkillers and a few other mild drugs, you will have to go the pharmacy
(apotek). Generally ‘apotek’ is incorporated in the store’s name, so they should be easy to find. You can
get many other general health and hygiene items in the pharmacy as well, but be aware that the prices
are generally much higher in a pharmacy than in a regular grocery store.
If you need to go to the pharmacy outside of normal opening hours, there is one pharmacy that is
open every weekday and Saturday from 8.30 am until midnight, and on Sundays from 10.00 am until
midnight. It is called Apoteket St Olav at Solsiden, the mall close to the river. There is a surcharge of 3 kr
per purchase on non-prescription medication outside of opening hours.
SPORTS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
Gym
NTNU has three gyms available to its students. One is near the Gløshaugen campus and is called
Idrettsbygget (Sports Buildling) and other is on the Dragvoll campus and is called Idrettssenter (Sports
Centre). A new, third gym will be opening in the fall of 2011 in Solsiden. The Dragvoll campus has
squash courts for rent and a climbing wall. The Gløshaugen gym has a bouldering room.
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To use the facilities, however, you will need to purchase a NTNUI membership, which costs 950 kr
for the whole year or 550 kr for one semester. This is well worth it because as a NTNUI member, you
have access to all of their sports activities from Martial Arts to team sports and a whole slew of others,
although these groups often have an additional fee for joining. Check out what they have to offer at
http://www.ntnui.no. An NTNUI membership will also give you access to the free courses offered at the
gym, such as pilates, yoga and aerobics. This NTNUI membership card will also get you discounts at
some businesses.
Opening hours for both buildings can be found here. To purchase the membership, just go to
reception at either sports building.
To join a drop-in class, you need to book ahead of time at: http://sit.no/trening, under timeplaner.
There are also additional gyms available around town, which generally have less crowded facilities,
but are much more expensive. These include 3-T (Trim, Trening og Trivsel), SATS, Elixia (for women
only), and High Energy. Sometimes there are deals for NTNU students and staff, so keep an eye out if
you are interested!
Pirbadet
There is also a big indoor water park by the harbour at the north end of the city called Pirbadet. If
you want to go swimming in Trondheim, your only options are the lakes/sea or Pirbadet. The normal
schedule is currently not up, but if you check back during the semester, it should be posted.
It normally costs 90 kr from Monday to Thursday and 115 kr from Friday to Sunday if you are a fulltime student. However, if you become a member of the NTNUI swimming group, then you just have to
pay 350 kr for the entire year and you can go on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 6pm
to 8pm. (There should also a discount for the other days).
Valley of the Dead (Dødens dal)
When you walk past Gløshaugen campus on the way to the city centre, you’ll notice on the east side
of campus that there is an outdoor sports park. The locals have coined this area as the Valley of the
Dead. There is an artificial turf football/soccer field, a basketball court and four beach volleyball courts.
The basketball and volleyball courts are free for anyone to use (provided that you have your own team
and basket/volleyball) and are pretty much open all day, every day while the weather is good. The
general rule of court use is that when there are already players on the courts, you ‘line up’ for the court
that you want to play on by putting down your shoe on the side of the court. The loser of each game
gets off the court and the new team plays the winner.
Korsvika, Rotvoll, Festningen, Byåsen and Estenstansmarka
There are also a few other areas that are popular when the weather is nice. These include Korsvika
and Rotvoll, out by Lade and Leangen. There are some fields, trails and beaches by the fjord here.
There is also a large park and playing fields area around Festningen, the fortress.
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Hiking and skiing are popular activities in Trondheim. The best places to go for these activities are
Bymarka, west of the city centre, and Estenstadmarka, next to the Dragvoll campus. There are lighted
trails in both parks. Trail maps for recreational areas around Trondheim (in Norwegian) can be found at
http://www.trondheim.kommune.no/friluftsliv/
HOUSING
The main organization in Trondheim that helps with student housing is SiT. Even if you don’t feel
quite comfortable living at Moholt, SiT offers other student housing options in and around NTNU
campuses, although these are generally quite a bit more expensive. Other SiT-run student villages
include Steinan, close to Dragvoll, Berg, Lerkendal and Singsaker.
Another popular option is the online housing listings at hybel.no and finn.no. There, you can check
directly with people around the city who are renting out their rooms, apartments or houses. Be aware
that the rental market in Trondheim is pretty saturated – there are many more people looking to rent
than apartments available! You might have to look for a while before you find an apartment.
But if you are looking for something temporary, as in a few days to a few weeks, you can always
check with Couchsurfing.
FINDING A JOB
Part-time Jobs
The best advice is to ask around to see if anybody you know knows someone or some place that is
hiring. There are job postings found on Innsida as well as Finn (You will either need to use Google
Translate or find a very kind Norwegian to help you out!). The student services centre in Central
Building in Gløshaugen can also help you out quite a bit.
Some jobs are also posted on the Innsida ‘classified ads’ (Oppslagstavla), although these are usually
in Norwegian.
In your second, third and fourth semesters at NTNU, you may also be able to find a position as a
teaching assistant (TA, laeringsassistant) at the university. Applications are made to the Faculty running
the program. In the case of Industrial Ecology classes, it may be to your benefit to talk with the
professor running the class rather than go through the application process. Applications for courses
starting in the fall are due in early spring (April-May).
Full-time (Summer or Post-Graduation) Jobs
Throughout the school year, there are several career days or events where companies come onto
campus to hunt for potential graduates. You will have the opportunity to browse company displays and
talk with company employees, who are often new graduates who have recently joined the company. If
you sign up at Bindeleddet, you will be kept up-to-date on which companies will be holding special
presentations (usually including dinner) on campus. Of course, any job positions, including PhD
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positions, events or career days related to Industrial Ecology, will be posted on the news section of our
website.
Many companies offer summer job postings in English. However, as an international student, if your
grasp on the Norwegian language isn’t at a minimum basic level, your best bet at finding a full-time job
or summer job is with either Sintef or NTNU, who tend to employ more non-Norwegian speaking
foreigners than other companies. Positions at Sintef or NTNU are usually research-related job positions
although those related to Industrial Ecology often prove to be quite beneficial to our studies.
If you are considering looking for a full time job in Norway after your studies, or even a summer job,
it is strongly recommended that international students at least attempt to learn some Norwegian;
although many Norwegian companies may conduct their business in English, many of your day-to-day
interactions will be in Norwegian. It reflects well upon you and your attitude and may help your
application if you made an effort to learn Norwegian in your two years here (see Learning Norwegian)!
LEARNING NORWEGIAN
It is entirely possible to pass your two years in Trondheim without learning a word of Norwegian.
However, it will make your life a bit easier to learn at least a little bit of rudimentary Norwegian. It will
also enable you to make more Norwegian friends, since many Norwegians are quite shy about speaking
English!
Unfortunately, past experience has found it quite difficult for International Master’s students to get
into a solid formal class to learn Norwegian. Those offered by NTNU usually reserve priority for PhD
students, new employees and their spouses for these positions. The admission to the course is thus
highly competitive.
The past couple of years, the International Office has been able to offer a free six-week ‘Survival
Course’ in Norwegian, which teaches the very basics of Norwegian. Again, entrance into the course is
quite competitive. Note that most of these courses require a coursebook, which can be expensive
(ranging from 250-400 kr total for textbook and workbook), although you might be able to find used
copies to buy or borrow from fellow students.
There are also other courses available in Trondheim, but these usually have a fee, and can be quite
expensive.
An alternative is to gather a few interested international colleagues ask any of your Norwegian
classmates if they are willing to teach an informal course in exchange for some small payment (cash,
wine/alcohol, or a homecooked meal usually works well!).
If you would like to learn Norwegian on your own, two good books to start with include Norsk på 12-3 by Elisabeth Ellingsen and Kirsti MacDonald, and Teach Yourself Norwegian by Margaretha Danbolt
Simons. These books, unlike many of the Norwegian coursebooks found in Norway, are written in both
English and Norwegian to make it easier to learn (it is difficult to learn Norwegian from a book that is
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written entirely in Norwegian without a teacher!). There is also an introductory book to Norwegian
grammar called Norwegian Verbs and Essentials of Grammar by Louis Janus.
A group called New Amigos Trondheim (http://org.ntnu.no/newamigos) meets every Tuesday night
at Café Ni Muser (Bispegata 9) to play the New Amigos language-learning board game and learn
Norwegian. Also, your Norwegian classmates will probably be more than happy to try speaking to you in
Norwegian so you can practice.
FREE OR CHEAP-ISH THINGS IN TRONDHEIM
Believe it or not, it is possible to score some free or relatively cheap things in Norway! There are
often cheaper options at grocery stores such as the kneipp bread (kneippbrød) at Bunnpris for only 5 kr
per loaf.
Fretex
There are several Fretex (Salvation Army) shops in the city centre of Trondheim. These stores sell
donated (and thus usually – but not always – used) items. Clothes, kitchenwares, books and furniture
can be found in these stores. The location at Kongensgate in the Mercur shopping mall is nice, but the
store on Fjordgate is bigger and nicer. There’s also a location in Rosenborg and if you feel like a bit of
walking, one more in Heimdal as well. The most furniture can be found at the Fretex location in Nardo
near Moholt (Nardovegen 10).
The Fjordgate Fretex has a “fifth-week”5 special. Every price tag at Fretex shows which week the
item first went on sale. Every item is 80% off on the 5th week of being on sale. After this 5th week, the
items go back to regular price.
Finn.no
Finn.no is a great place to get used things although not everything is cheap. The link Torget will take
you to where you can find used stuff. Once you’re at Torget you have two options to find stuff in
Trondheim. First you can select the category of stuff you want, like a bike (sykkel), and then on the left,
when you scroll down a little, you’ll see that you can select the county you are in, which is SørTrøndelag. Alternatively, you can select the county next to the map on the Torget page and then you
can select the category of stuff you want to browse through on the left when you scroll down a bit.
Finn.no also has a page for things that are given away (gis bort) for free.
Innsida
There is a ‘classified ads’ section in Innsida (the link called ‘Oppslagstavla’) where you can find things
for sale, advertisements for apartments for rent, announcements for guest lectures, etc. There is also a
section for English advertisements, although there tends to be fewer of these.
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Toilldag
Twice a year, there is a day where all stores downtown have a sale – toilldag. The streets can get
pretty crowded, so go early if you want or need to buy anything on these days! In 2010, the toilldag is
on October 16.
Shopping in Sweden
Since prices in Sweden are generally much lower than in Norway, there are bus trips to the relatively
nearby Storlien. To reserve a seat on the bus, call 72 55 33 94 and press 1. The bus trip costs 25 kr – yes,
cheaper than the city bus! There are buses leaving every day except Sundays, but on Thursdays, there is
a direct pick-up from Gløshaugen, Moholt, and Berg. Check for more information and bus schedules at
http://www.mamut.net/llilledal/subdet2.htm. Note that you can also purchase alcohol on these trips,
but it must be pre-ordered before you arrive in Sweden.
Trondheim Library (Folkebiblioteket)
If you’re the reading type, the Trondheim library has a collection of English books, and also small
collections of books in other languages. Many of the non-fiction books are also in English, and there is a
wide selection of Norwegian language coursebooks, although these tend to be frequently borrowed,
especially in the beginning of the year. The library also has an excellent selection of DVDs for you to
borrow.
Chess Tuesdays (Movies)
Every Tuesday, people who have Chess as a mobile phone provider can send a text message saying
ChessTirsdag to 2001. You’ll receive a text message with a code that gives you 2-for-1 movie tickets,
applicable to any movie. Each code, however, can only be used to buy one pair of tickets every Tuesday.
You also have to go to the ticket counter to buy your tickets.
Making your own beer
Homebrewing is a popular pastime amongst Indecolers. It’s both cheap and easy. The first thing you
need to do is start saving your glass beer bottles and plastic pop bottles (along with the plastic caps). If
you don’t have a dishwasher you may prefer using large plastic bottles to bottle your beer since it will
save you time when rinsing. The basic and essential equipment to get you started can be found
downtown at Vin Råstoff Huset – the address is Brattørgata 4. The basic equipment you will need
include: two large plastic buckets (with lids), an air lock with rubber stopper, a siphon hose with racking
cane, a long spoon for mixing, brew rinse (sterilizer), a package of bottle caps and a bottle capper. It is
easy to share a bottle capper if you have friends in your vicinity that also brew.
To make the beer you need a can of beer mix and a kilogram of sugar. While you can buy this stuff at
Vinråstoffhuset, this isn’t recommended as it is quite expensive there. It is much cheaper to go to ICA
Maxi near Moholt (120kr per can of beer mix), the Europris out in Lade (99kr per can of beer mix), and in
the store beneath the Bunnpris just west of Gløshaugen.
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While you can brew a beer by following the directions that come with the beer kit, you can brew
something a little tastier by following a little more detailed instructions (n.b.: the beer kit already
includes hops so these instructions have a few extra steps that aren’t necessary). Also, don’t be afraid to
seek help from your experienced classmates.
Some additional resources can be found at:
•
http://www.beertools.com/html/tutorial/phase01/step01.php
•
http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter7.html
SOCIAL
SYMBIOSIS
Of course, we are here for you! We will be organizing many fun events to let you socialize with your
classmates in a non-studying/academic setting, and also get to know some of the students in the other
year. We will be hosting movie nights, camping and/or skiing trips, along with regular events such as
Wednesday socializing nights, so do come out! We also often need volunteers to help organize these
events, so feel free to come help out!
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
There are many student organizations and clubs at NTNU, varying in theme from politics to religion
to hobby. Some of the clubs include choirs, a photography club, theatre groups, student publication
groups and more; there is something for everyone! If you have a hobby you’d like to either continue or
pick up while here in Norway, go ahead and check out http://org.ntnu.no, which has a list of websites
for these organizations.
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT UNION
NTNU has many international students, both as exchange and Master’s students like you. The best
way to meet some of them is through the International Student’s Union (ISU), which also welcomes
Norwegian students. They have a basement in Moholt Herman Krags vei (HK) 24. ISU organizes many
events and parties, so there are lots of opportunities for you to get to know some other students
throughout the year.
STUDENTERSAMFUNDET: THE MEETING PLACE FOR TRONDHEIM’S STUDENTS
The Student Society in Trondheim, or Samfundet as it is called by students, is an organization for
students in Trondheim, and is owned and run by its members, who number close to 9000. In 1927, the
founders of the Student Society meant for it to be the natural hub for students in Trondheim, and it
continues to be. The characteristic red, round house houses concerts, cultural events, numerous bars, a
cafe, a pub and a restaurant. The Society also contains three of Trondheims best concert venues. In
addition to this, Norways largest cultural festival, UKA, as well as the world’s largest thematic student
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festival, ISFiT, grow out of the red walls of the Society every second year. The student media in
Trondheim, Under Dusken, Student-TV and Studentradion, also base most of their activities at the
Society.
(Information taken from www.samfundet.no)
Membership costs 400 kr for one year (250 kr for extending the membership to the following year)
and gives advantages such as:
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free entrance to the house ( 40 kr for non-members)
discounts on food and drinks at all the bars and cafés in the house
discounts on concert tickets and other events at the house
10% discount at the fast-food stand Sesam
For more information, check http://www.samfundet.no/informasjon/medlemskap (information is
available in both Norwegian and English).
UKA: NORWAY’S LARGEST CULTURAL FESTIVAL, OCTOBER 2011
Every other year, Norway’s largest cultural festival is organized right here in Trondheim. UKA, which
means “the week”, is actually a three-week long music festival, attracting a huge number of visitors.
Besides the music, the festival also offers a broad range of cultural events, such as theatre, art and stage
shows. The festival is organized by 1 400 volunteers, most of them students in Trondheim.
New volunteers will be recruited at the end of August. Although this is unpaid work, the rewards of
new friendships and experience are irreplaceable! Whether you volunteer or just visit, make sure to
check out the program; one of your favorite artists may suddenly be playing right here in Trondheim!
Check out www.uka.no for more information!
ISFIT
ISFiT, or the International Students’ Festival in Trondheim, is the world’s largest thematic student
festival, and is held in Trondheim every other February. The next ISFiT will be held in February of 2013.
Like UKA, ISFiT is run entirely by student volunteers, and the experience is hugely rewarding. You can
also apply to take part in ISFiT as a delegate, or student participant. Volunteer recruiting will take place
in the fall of 2012. Even if you don’t participate or volunteer for ISFiT, there are lots of concerts, shows
and talks that are open to the public in conjunction with ISFiT. More information will be made available
at www.isfit.org.
KOSMORAMA, OI, OLAVSFESTDAGENE, PSTEREO AND MORE
There are several festivals taking place in Trondheim every year. Kosmorama is an international film
festival taking place in the spring. Oi is a food festival that takes place at the same time as
Olavsfestdagene in late July and early August. Olavsfestdagene is a historical festival that has its roots in
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the religious St. Olav’s day. Today, however, the festival has lots of shows, concerts and a market that
are all fun to attend. PStereo takes place in Marinen Park in mid-August and is a showcase of Norwegian
and international musical talent. All of these festivals are volunteer-run (and volunteers often get event
benefits), so sign up if you’re interested!
There are also lots of music festivals taking place across Norway in the summer, so keep your eye
out for posters, or ask your Norwegian friends!
ALCOHOL LAWS IN NORWAY
Norway is a rather strict country when it comes to alcohol. You might have noticed the high prices
of alcohol and tobacco, due to very high taxes on these items. The strictness also applies to the
purchasing hours and limited sales places. In a normal grocery store, you can only get drinks with an
alcohol content of up to 4.75%; anything stronger than this must be purchased at Vinmonopolet (the
wine monopoly, directly translated). In grocery stores, you can buy alcoholic drinks (mainly beer and
some ciders) until 20:00 on weekdays (Monday to Friday), and until 18:00 on Saturdays. On Sundays and
certain holidays (marked with red on a Norwegian calendar), you cannot buy alcohol anywhere. Be
aware that the store’s opening hours can also be restricted on around these "red days".
Vinmonopolet has a limited number of outlets, and there are only 6 in all of Trondheim. They tend to
be inside or close to a mall, so they are not too hard to find. Outside of the city centre, you can find one
at City Syd (the mall on the south side of Trondheim), one at City Lade (the mall on the east side of
Trondheim) and one at Valentinlystsenteret (the mall not too far from the Tyholt tower). From Moholt,
the location at Valentinlystsenteret is the closest if you do not want to go the city centre. In the city
centre, there are three Vinmonopolet locations:
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•
Søndregate 8, Solsiden (right outside the mall by the river)
Byhaven (the mall on Olav Tryggvasons gate, the big street going through the center where
all the cars go).
Vinmonopolet has very limited opening hours, so keep this in mind when planning your weekend:
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 – 18:00
Friday: 09:00 – 18:00
Saturday: 09:00 – 15:00
Remember to bring an approved ID (e.g. bank card with picture, driver's license or passport)
showing that you are old enough to buy alcohol - for alcohol concentrations up to 20%, you have to be
18 years old. For higher concentrations, you have to be 20 years old. (This also applies for grocery stores
and bars.)
At www.vinmonopolet.no , you can find more information, opening hours, addresses and maps, but
unfortunately almost all the information is in Norwegian.
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TRAVELLING
Generally speaking, IndEcol students have been shown to have quite affected by the travel bug!
Given the (relatively) flexible student schedule, many students take opportunities to travel throughout
the year.
International Travels
It is possible to fly to some select international destinations straight from Trondheim, but your flight
is more likely to depart from Oslo.
You will have several options for getting to Oslo. You can sometimes find relatively cheap flights
from Trondheim with Norwegian (norwegian.no). If you can manage to find the low fare offers (lavpris),
it can even be cheaper than taking the train, although you must of course also factor transport to and
from the airports!
Both the bus and train have a stop at Oslo Gardermoen airport. The train from Trondheim,
operated by NSB (nsb.no), takes about 6.5 or 7 hours. There is a night train leaving Trondheim at 2300
and arriving in Oslo at 0600 every day except Friday and Saturday nights (i.e. with arrivals every
weekday morning). There are often minipris tickets for the train that cost 199, 299, 399 or 499 kr. Note
that these tickets are non-refundable! If you change your mind, you have to either sell or forfeit your
ticket. There is also a bus that runs fairly frequently from Trondheim to Oslo. It takes approximately 8
hours, and costs between 49 and 299 kr. Both the bus and train offer student discounts – if you take
advantage of this (the low price offers, lavpris, are not student discounts), be sure to bring your student
ID and semester card! Both the bus and the train to Oslo have internet and outlets to plug your
computer into.
Ryanair, a budget (“no frills”) airline, and Norwegian, are two of the more popular, low-cost airlines.
Many of Norwegian’s flights, and all of Ryanair’s go from Oslo Rygge and Oslo Torp airports, which are
one to two hours from Oslo itself. In fact, Torp has the dubious distinction of being the second furthest
airport from city centre (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article6817415.ece). Thankfully,
however, it is fairly easy to get from Oslo to either of these airports, either via bus or by train. One of
the tradeoffs of cheap flights is that these flights are often very early in the morning. Unfortunately,
these airports do not offer areas to sleep, so you will have to time your arrival at the airport well, or find
somewhere to overnight before your flight.
For international rail travel, you can purchase an Interrail pass, which allows unlimited travel by rail
in all European countries, or a single European country of your choice. This pass can be purchased
online, or from NSB.
Travelling within Norway
There are lots of ways to travel within Norway, but if you’re short on time, such as for weekend
trips, your best bet is to fly, depending on your destination. If you aren’t going far, then bus, train and
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ferry may also be an option. These transport means usually have a fairly significant student discount, so
be sure to ask for a student ticket.
There is a ferry, called the Hurtigruten (Express route) that goes up and down the coast of Norway,
from Bergen in the south to Kirkenes way, way north. If you don’t get a sleeping cabin, then, combined
with the student price, the cost is quite reasonable. You can board and disembark from the ferry
between any two of the port-of-calls on the route. The Hurtigruten runs all year, but has lower fares in
the winter off-season than in the summer. The website is available in English. There’s a student
discount of 50% off regular fares.
The most versatile way of getting around Norway is by bus. There are many regional routes that
cover Norway fairly thoroughly. If your destination is close by (a couple of hours of travel), such as
travelling to a cabin, then this may be your best option. The winding roads, however, have made many a
foreign student motion sick, so if you think you might be prone to this, buy some motion sickness pills in
advance at the pharmacy!
Possibly the most comfortable way to travel in Norway is by train. NSB offers passenger rail
services. Your choice of destinations, is a little more limited than with the bus, but if you are travelling
along a frequently used route, this may be an option for you.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), Norwegian and Widerøe all have many domestic routes available.
Although flying is usually the fastest way to get around in Norway, it is also the most expensive,
especially when tickets are purchased last-minute.
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Appendix
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CAMPUS MAPS
Gløshaugen campus map
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Realfagbygget map
Dragvoll campus map
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DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Position
Name
Office Manager
Elisabeth Giil
[email protected]
73593883
Programme Coordinator
Ottar Michelson
[email protected]
73598719
MSc Programme Director,
Professor
(Industrial Ecology)
Programme Director, Professor
Helge Brattebø
[email protected]
73594744
Edgar Hertwich
[email protected]
73598949
Casper Boks
[email protected]
73590102
Daniel Müller
[email protected]
73594754
Anders Strømman
[email protected]
73598948
Annik M. Fet
[email protected]
73593509
Cecilia Haskins
[email protected]
Professor
(Ecodesign)
Professor, Vice-Programme
Director
(MFA, IndEcol)
Professor
(LCA, Input-Output)
Professor
Postdoctoral Fellow
Email
Phone
SYMBIOSIS BOARD CONTACTS
Title
Name
Email
Phone
President
Anthony Pak
[email protected]
451 27 431
Vice-President
Anne Zimmer Jacobsen
[email protected]
458 59 321
Finance Manager
Reyn O’Born
[email protected]
451 28 535
Events Manager
Matthieu Vachon
[email protected]
451 26 585
Outreach
Coordinator
Agneta Ghose
[email protected]
474 41 128
General Inquiries
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[email protected]
TRONDHEIM AREAS AND NEIGHBOURHOODS
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RESOURCES – USEFUL LINKS
SYMBIOSIS
AND NTNU
Main website – www.org.ntnu.no/symbiosis
Symbiosis calendar of events –
http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=symbiosis.board%40gmail.com&ctz=Europe/Oslo
IndEcol – www.ntnu.no/indecol
List of available courses – http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/courses
Course schedules – http://www.ntnu.no/studieinformasjon/timeplan/h11/
NTNU room finder – http://www.ntnu.no/kart
Timetable generator – http://ntnu.1024.no/
NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT SITES
New in Norway – www.nyinorge.no
Skatteetaten (taxes) – www.skatteetaten.no
-www.taxnorway.com
Statensvegvesen (driving) – www.vegvesen.no/en/Home
NAV (find a doctor, job postings) – www.nav.no/English
UDI (immigration, residence permits) – www.udi.no
Altinn (tax returns) – www.altinn.no
Trondheim kommune (Trondheim municipality) – www.trondheim.kommune.no
Terrain maps (for camping trips, etc) – www.statkart.no
MAPS AND DIRECTORIES
Gulesider kart – www.kart.gulesider.no
Finn kart – www.kart.finn.no
Gulesider telefonkatalogen – www.gulesider.no/tk/
AtB (bus company) – www.atb.no
MISCELLANEOUS
Trondheim ISU – www.org.ntnu.no/isu
NTNU organizations – www.org.ntnu.no
NTNUI athletic groups – www.ntnui.no
SiT – www.sit.no
Midtbyen (Calendar of sales and events in sentrum) - http://www.midtbyen.no
Norwegian on the Web (free online beginner Norwegian course) - http://www.ntnu.edu/now
Ordnett (English-Norwegian and Norwegian-English dictionary, needs NTNU connection) –
www.ordnett.no
Google Translate – www.translate.google.com
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Infoweb – www.infoweb.ntnu.no
Finn (classified advertisements for apartments, used goods, etc) – www.finn.no
Trondheim Public Library – www.trondheim.kommune.no/folkbiblioteket/
Trondheim kino (movie theatres) – www.trondheimkino.no
TRAVELLING
Air
Norwegian Airlines – www.norwegian.no
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) – www.sas.no
Ryanair budget airline – www.ryanair.com
Widerøe Airlines – www.wideroe.no
Wizz budget airline – www.wizzair.com
Flybussen – www.flybussen.no
Train
NSB – www.nsb.no
Interrail – www.interrailnet.com
Bus
Lavprisekspressen – www.lavprisekspressen.no
Nor-Way bussekspress – www.nor-way.no
TrønderBilene AS – www.tronderbilene.no
Klæburuten – www.klaburuten.no
Gauldal Billag – www.gauldalbillag.no
Nettbuss – www.nettbuss.no
Other
Couchsurfing – www.couchsurfing.org
Travel Wiki – www.wikitravel.org
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SIGNING UP FOR A SKANDIABANKEN BANK ACCOUNT
To do so, go to their homepage and click on Bli Kunde:
After this, Step 1 provides you with the following information (translated):
Welcome to the registration to become a customer at Skandiabanken. In this connection, there are a few
things you should be aware of. You must:
* Must be 18 years
* Have a permanent Norwegian social number.
* Have a registered address and be a resident in
Norway.
In addition, you should:
* Have access to email.
* If you have a mobile phone, register it. This
makes it easier for you to use the bank later.
If you live at another address in Norway than the
one registered, you'll have to contact the post office
and ask them to forward the submission you receive
from us to your new post.”
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Step 2 is where you will need to fill in your personal information:
Fødselsnummer = National ID Number
Fornavn = First Name
Etternavn = Last Name
E-postadresse = Email address
Telefon hjemme = Home phone number
Telefon arbeid = Work number
Primær land = Primary Country
Primær nr = Primary Number
Spørsmål = Your personal security question
Svar = Your answer to the personal security question
Step 3 is to verify the information you gave in step 2.
Below is the translation of the message in Step 4:
“1) You receive the following record:
Code Card (one-time password)
Used together with the PIN code (see next point) to login. You can also use SMS instead of the
code card, if you have registered a mobile number.
PIN
The self-registered by sending the PIN code to retrieve personally for your post by people registered
address in Norway. This is always used at login.
NB! We strongly recommend that you legitimize yourself with a Norwegian passport,so you can get
access to future functionality and services in connection with the introduction of BankID.
Do you have a foreign passport you must also documenting your Norwegian personal identity
number with the receipt from National Register or the Tax Certificate.
In order to meet government requirements in relation to laundering law will it be made a copy of
identification documents.
2) Log into the bank
Log into the bank for the first time by using the ID and PIN
one-time password (code card or SMS)
You can also use a BankID the initial login in the bank, but only after we have received and accepted
your identification papers. BankID from Skandiabanken you can order even in the bank.
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Do you wonder something? Use our help pages. Or you can call one of our consultants by telephone
810 01 001.”
Below is the translation of the message in Step 5:
Thank you for signing up as a customer in Skandiabanken. When you access the bank, we hope that
you will be satisfied with us.
You will get access to:
* Fees for card use
* Fee-free cards
* No fees account credit
* Fees for bill payment and banking ordinary
* Fee-free car loans, mortgage and housing credit with good terms
* Easy funds transfers
* Company on the Oslo Stock Exchange
* Children and life
* Easy payment abroad
* Housing savings account for youth (BSU)
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