Reviews of Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NTNU) | Norway

Useful | 1

Erica P

University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Prior knowledge of language

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

Make the most of its wonderful facilities, sports, computing, social, international students, academics, partner companies from around the world

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Oslo, great to visit for a long weekend,plenty to see and easily accessible. Don't worry about language problems. Most Norwegians are as good at english (or better) then the british!

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Mohamad E

Università degli Studi di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
Engineering, Mechanical, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Home university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

i have any friends now in the campus, and i now how to move myself in it.

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

i was not bad but the neighbours were not very clean, the rest was ok.

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“Generally a waste of time, but great math classes”

Hans A

Norway, Graduate
, 2022

Overall

NTNU is a generally pleasant school to attend. Keep your head low and do things which don't interest you too much, and you will manage to keep out of trouble from the faculty and students. In Norway there are people who want to have fun messing with you and your work. Some people will intentionally drag their feet to make you feel sick, there are really not many worthwhile opportunities in the country so performance doesn't matter to anyone.

The courses generally are not useful in any way, and you will not be prepared for the work force. The T in NTNU could be removed. For my bachelors, I did expensive courses online to prepare me for my work. Non of the courses at NTNU are useful for a professional career. For my masters, non of my courses prepared me for my thesis work. Generally, faculty will not get in your way but they will not be helpful either.

Careers

People generally do not answer their emails and don't really care about the student. Very bureaucratic and generally lazy and non-present. It is best to try to avoid them to keep out of trouble, you will only be pushed to do silly stuff if you work with these people. Non of my interests align with the interests of the University.

Pros

The math courses are great, wonderful

Cons

Making great courses to prepare students for a work of thriving

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Giovanni B

Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

In the university i did not have problems at all, completly the opposite for the local language that was to difficult to learn.

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aralcalsi

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Psychology and Behavioural Sciences, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

norwegian is too hard to learn in a 4 week course, but everyone speaks english perfectly, so thres no problem in understanding

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Cristian F

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

'3b' as the best pub. 'Studenter Samfundet' where everything happens. 'Downtown', 'Bajazzo', 'Rio' as best dancing clubs.

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