All applicants will be ranked based on their applicant category for admission to Norwegian language courses at NTNU. You can find the specific admission requirements for your applicant category further down on the web page.

Applicants are divided into the following applicant categories:

1. Academic employees

• Permanent and temporary academic employees at NTNU, including PhD candidates and postdocs, if the department covers the course fee. Employees without documented financing from their department can apply as external applicants.

2. Permanent technical-administrative employees

3. Partners of permanent, academic employees

• Partners of permanent academic employees, if the partner’s department covers the course fee. Partners without documented financing from the department can apply as external applicants.

4. Exchange students

5. International master students

6. External applicants

• Immigrants with a valid residence permit
• Employees at NTNU without department financing
• Temporary technical-administrative employees
• Partners of permanent academic employees without department financing
• Partners of temporary employees/technical-administrative employees/international students at NTNU with a valid residence permit
• Students with a student status after a completed degree at NTNU.

NTNU employees with financing from their department will need to sign up for Norwegian for Foreigners level 1, 2 or 3 via the links to EVUweb below. Please only sign up for one course. You cannot be admitted to more than one course each semester. 

Trondheim Level 1

​​​​Trondheim Level 1 Digital course

Trondheim Level 2

Trondheim Level 3

Trondheim Level 3 over two semesters

Gjøvik Level 1

Gjøvik Level 2

Gjøvik Level 3 over two semesters

Ålesund Level 1

Ålesund level 3 over two semesters

Employees wanting to be admitted to level 4 must apply through Søknadsweb.

If you want to apply to courses through EVUweb and you do not have a Norwegian ID-number, please contact us by e-mail at opptak@ntnu.no.

Employees who do not receive financing from their department, have to apply as external applicants.

You must upload the following documentation to your application:

• A copy of your contract with NTNU or a signed letter from your department confirming your employment, including job title and temporary/permanent position.
• A letter from your department confirming that they are willing to cover the course fee. The letter is only valid for 1 semester and must include which courses are covered. A new letter must be uploaded with each new application.

All employees must pay the semester fee. If you do not pay the semester fee within the deadline, your admission to the Norwegian for Foreigners language course will be revoked and you will lose your student status.

The course fee must be covered by the employee’s department, not the employee themselves. The course fee for the Norwegian for Foreigners courses is 4 000 NOK per level for level 1, 2 and 3.

Employees who have applied for and gained admission to the level 4 course, may be required to pay tuition fees for this course if they are citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. For 2025/26, the tuition fee is 42 625 NOK per level.

Employees without financing from their department are considered external applicants. External applicants may be required to pay tuition fees for this course if they are citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. See information regarding external applicants further down on the web page.

NTNU employees with financing from their department/division will need to sign up for Norwegian for Foreigners level 1, 2 or 3 via the links to EVUweb below. Please only sign up for one  course. You cannot be admitted to more than one course each semester. 

Trondheim Level 1

​​​​Trondheim Level 1 Digital course

Trondheim Level 2

Trondheim Level 3

Trondheim Level 3 over two semesters

Gjøvik Level 1

Gjøvik Level 2

Gjøvik Level 3 over two semesters

Ålesund Level 1

Ålesund level 3 over two semesters

Employees who want to be admitted to level 4 must apply through Søknadsweb.

If you want to apply to courses through EVUweb and you do not have a Norwegian ID-number, please contact us by e-mail at opptak@ntnu.no.

Employees who do not receive financing from their department need to apply as external applicants.

You must upload the following documentation to your application:

• A copy of your contract with NTNU or a signed letter from your department confirming your employment, including job title and temporary/permanent position.
• A letter from your department confirming that they are willing to cover the course fee. The letter is only valid for 1 semester and must include which courses are covered. A new letter must be uploaded with each new application.
• Documentation that you cover the Higher Education Entrance Qualification, including English language requirements.
• Documentation that you cover the English language requirements (if they are not covered by your Higher Education Entrance Qualification documentation).

All employees must pay the semester fee. If you do not pay the semester fee within the deadline, your admission to the Norwegian for Foreigners language course will be revoked and you will lose your student status.

The course fee must be covered by the employee’s department, not the employee themselves. The course fee for the Norwegian for Foreigners courses is 4 000 NOK per level for level 1, 2 and 3.

Employees who have applied for and gained admission to the level 4 course, may be required to pay tuition fees for this course if they are citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. For 2025/26, the tuition fee is 42 625 NOK per level.

Employees without financing from their department are considered external applicants. External applicants may be required to pay tuition fees for this course if they are citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. See information regarding external applicants further down on the web page.

If you are a partner of a permanent academic employee at NTNU, and your partner's department will not cover the course fee for you, you can compete for admission as an external applicant. In this case, the rules for payment and costs for external applicants apply to you. See the information regarding this applicant category further down on this page.

Partners of permanent academic employees can apply for level 1, 2 and 3 through EVUweb. Please only sign up for one course. You cannot be admitted to more than one course each semester. 

Trondheim Level 1

​​​​Trondheim Level 1 Digital course

Trondheim Level 2

Trondheim Level 3

Trondheim Level 3 over two semesters

Gjøvik Level 1

Gjøvik Level 2

Gjøvik Level 3 over two semesters

Ålesund Level 1

Ålesund level 3 over two semesters

For admission to the short course or level 4 you must apply through Søknadsweb.

If you want to apply to courses through EVUweb and you do not have a Norwegian ID-number, please contact us by e-mail at opptak@ntnu.no.

You must upload the following documents to your application:

• A copy of your partner's work contract at NTNU or a signed letter from your partner's department confirming their employment, including job title and temporary/permanent position.
• A letter from your partner's department confirming that they are willing to cover the course fee. The letter is only valid for 1 semester, and must include which courses are covered. A new letter must be uploaded with each new application
• A copy of your valid residence permit or registration certificate. The residence permit must be valid throughout the semester you are applying for.
• A copy of your marriage certificate or documentation showing that you live with your partner
• Documentation that you cover the Higher Education Entrance Qualification, including English language requirements.
• Documentation that you cover the English language requirements (if they are not covered by your Higher Education Entrance Qualification documentation).

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All partners of permanent employees must pay the semester fee. If you do not pay the semester fee within the deadline, your admission to the Norwegian for Foreigners language course will be revoked and you will lose your student status.

The course fee must be covered by the partners’ department, not the partner (NTNU employee) themselves. The course fee for the Norwegian for Foreigners courses is 4 000 NOK per level for level 1, 2 and 3.

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Employees who have applied for and gained admission to the level 4 course, may be required to pay tuition fees for this course if they are citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. For 2025/26, the tuition fee is 42 625 NOK per level.

Employees without financing from their department are considered external applicants. External applicants may be required to pay tuition fees for this course if they are citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland. See information regarding external applicants further down on the web page.

You apply for admission through Søknadsweb.

The short courses at NTNU are reserved for exchange students.

International master students and exchange students are not required to upload any documentation to their application.

Exchange students are exempt from any semester and/or tuition fees.

International master students must pay the semester fee. If you do not pay the semester fee within the deadline, your admission to the Norwegian for Foreigners language course will be revoked and you will lose your student status. You can find more information about the semester fee on the semester fee web page.

​​​International master students who are citizens from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland, are required to pay tuition fees for the Norwegian for Foreigners language courses. For 2025/26, the tuition fee is 42 625 NOK per level.

You apply for admission through Søknadsweb.

You must upload the following documents to your application:

• A copy of your valid residence permit or registration certificate. The residence permit must be valid throughout the semester you are applying for.
• Documentation that you cover the Higher Education Entrance Qualification, including English language requirements.
• Documentation that you cover the English language requirements (if they are not covered by your Higher Education Entrance Qualification documentation).

All external applicants must pay the semester fee. If you do not pay the semester fee within the deadline, your admission to the Norwegian for Foreigners language course will be revoked and you will lose your student status. You can find more information about the semester fee on the semester fee web page.

​​​International master students who are citizens from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland, are required to pay tuition fees for the Norwegian for Foreigners language courses. For 2025/26, the tuition fee is 42 625 NOK per level.

All applicants must apply for admission to level 4 through Søknadsweb.

For admission to level 4, the following applicants are prioritised:

1. Academic employees are prioritised first
2. All other applicants are prioritised second

All applicants who fall under group 2 must upload documentation covering the Higher Education Entrance Qualification requirement.

All applicants are ranked within their group based on their level 3 grade. Applicants with direct admission to level 4 based on documentation for Norwegian language skills in accordance with the regulations for admission to higher education in Norway, will be ranked on their results. A tie based on equal grades will be resolved by lot.

All applicants must pay the semester fee. If you do not pay the semester fee within the deadline, your admission to the Norwegian for Foreigners language course will be revoked and you will lose your student status. You can find more information about the semester fee on the semester fee web page.

If you are a citizen from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland, you are required to pay tuition fees for the Norwegian for Foreigners language courses. For 2025/26, the tuition fee is 42 625 NOK per level.

If you have some Norwegian language skills before you apply, you may be eligible for admission to level 2, 3 or 4 instead of the beginner level. The following documentation is valid for admission to a higher level of Norwegian for Foreigners at NTNU:

Level 2 requirement

• Passed level 1 at a Norwegian university or university college, or:
• Norskprøven (organised by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills) with a B1 result on the written part of the test, and A2 results on the listening, reading, and oral parts.

Level 3 requirement

• Passed level 2 at a Norwegian university or university college, or:
• Norskprøven (organised by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills) with a B2 result on the written part of the test, and B1 results on the listening, reading, and oral parts.

Level 4 requirement

• Passed level 3 at a Norwegian university or university college, or an equivalent

If you do not have any of the documentation above, you can still gain admission to the level 2 and 3 courses by passing the placement test for these levels. You can find more information regarding the placement test further down this page, or on the web page for the Department for Language and Literature. 

If you have completed Norwegian language courses at a university abroad, you may be eligible for a higher level. In this case you can contact us for an individual assessment.

Information regarding the different levels at NTNU can be found on the web page for the Department for Language and Literature. 

If you are applying for the level 2 and/or level 3 language course, and you cannot document that you meet the requirement for admission to these courses, you will need to take the placement test.

The placement test is organised by the Department of Language and Literature. Information about the test is available on the web page of the Department of Language and Literature.

Applicants who want to take the placement test must sign up on the placement test form web page.

The placement test for admission to the autumn 2025 semester will be held on 11 June 16:00 - 19:00.

The deadline for signing up is 2 June.

The placement test requires physical attendance. It is not possible to take the test on another day. 

If you have applied for level 2 and/or 3, and you do not have valid documentation of your Norwegian language skills, you will not be considered for admission unless you have signed up for the placement test.

All applicants are ranked in accordance with the regulations for admission to Norwegian courses at NTNU (Opptaksforskriften §49-51). Applicants are ranked as follows:

Applicants are prioritized in the following order for admission to level 1-3: 

1. Academic employees with financing from their department/division are guaranteed admission.
2. Permanent technical-administrative employees with financing from their department/division are admitted in case of availability. Ranking will be decided by lot.
3. Partners of permanent, academic employees with financing from their partner’s department are admitted in case of availability. Ranking will be decided by lot.
4. International master students are admitted in case of availability. Ranking will be decided by lot.
5. External applicants are admitted in case of availability. Ranking will be decided by lot.

For admission to level 4 the following applicants are prioritised:

1. Academic employees are prioritised first
2. All other applicants are prioritised second

All applicants are ranked within their group based on their level 3 grade. Applicants with direct admission to level 4 based on documentation for Norwegian language skills in accordance with the regulations for admission to higher education in Norway, will be ranked on their results. A tie based on equal grades will be resolved through lottery.

Admission to the short courses is reserved for exchange students at NTNU. Exchange students are ranked by lottery.

After applying for admission, you must remember to upload the required documentation to your application within the documentation deadline.

Applicants who do not upload documentation within the deadline, will not be considered for admission, and their application will be declined. 

Results of the admissions:

• EVU-web: The admission results for EVU-web applicants are published in mid-July for the autumn semester, and in late December for the spring semester.
• Søknadsweb: The admission results for Søknadsweb applicants are published in late July for the autumn semester, and in early January for the spring semester.

If you are offered a place on the Norwegian for Foreigners language course, you must remember to do the following:

1. Respond to the offer in the application portal that you applied through within the deadline. The deadline will be written in the email with the results of the admission.
2. If you accept the offer, you must wait until you receive an email regarding registration for the semester. You will be notified when you can log in to Studentweb and register for the semester and pay the semester fee.  Accepting an offer does not automatically make you an active student - you must wait until you receive further notice before you can register.
3. When you receive the notification regarding registration, you can log in to Studentweb. In Studentweb you can register for a specific course that fits your schedule. Places on the course groups are available on a first-come-first-served basis. If a group is full, you must choose a different group. You are not allowed to sign up to more than one group. Remember also to pay the semester fee and sign up for the exam!
4. It is important to attend the first class. Attendance on the first day of the course is mandatory, and students who do not attend risk losing their place in the course.

You can find more information about the courses, schedules and more on the web page of the Department of Language and Literature.