The NTNU Orientation Week for international students will be held August 11-15, 2025. For more information about the orientation week please visit: https://www.ntnu.edu/lifeandhousing/trondheim/o-week 

When: Tuesday 12 August, 10.00 - 11.30

Where: Room 7501, meeting room at the Department of Geography, campus Dragvoll

Get to know your fellow students and the people working with the programme. 

When: Monday August 18 from 10.00 to 12.00

Where: D2, Campus Dragvoll 

The Department of Geography are hosting a joint master kick-off for all new master students at the department.

Program

10.00 - 10.15 - Welcome to the Department.
10.15 – 10.45 - How to do science - theory and practice

Pause

11.0 – 12.00 - Presentation of methods courses

Welcome to the orientation meeting

When: Tuesday 19 August, 10.15 - 12.00

Where: Room 7501, meeting room at the Department of Geography, campus Dragvoll

Information meeting about MSc in Globalisation and Sustainable Development. The meeting will be held by the programme leader and the study advisor. 

You can easily get to campus by public transport:

Public transport in Trondheim (atb.no) 

Find your way on campus
The MazeMap app will guide you to the different buildings and lecture rooms on campus.

Download the MazeMap app for Android (Google Play) and iPhone (AppStore).

NTNU has various part-time classes to help you learn Norwegian as a second language, including a free online course. 

Exchange students can join a 3-week intensive summer course in August.

The course coordinator publishes the teaching plan (timetable) in Blackboard at the beginning of the semester. You will get access to the course rooms in Blackboard after you have registered for the courses you are going to take. Reading lists can be found in Leganto. 

If you have any special needs, NTNU can provide several support services. Read more about the disability office.