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

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Pedro G

Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
Engineering, Technology, Graduate, Erasmus

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why?

To live in the center of the amazing town that Trondheim is :)

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Although I would prefer, as a second time, to live in the center of Trondheim, not in the campus again, I remember fondly the people I had the chance to meet. I also got the opportunity to travel to another continent (Africa), later on, thanks to a flatmate I met in this amazing year. In the overall the campus was an excellent choice due to the required reasonable budget and the fact that you were close to other students.

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Pedro G

Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal
Engineering, Technology, Graduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nothing at all. Surprise factor is very important in this experience :)

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

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

Academic reasons

4

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

Enjoy the fullest its equipments, libraries and student association events!

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

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

Be sure to check out the university's mountain huts! They can be rented for the weekend at a VERY low budget and it's 200% worth going there - both in summer and winter.

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makarov

St. Petersburg State Technical University, St. Petersburg, Russia
Telecommunications, PhD, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

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

Academic reasons

2

Culture

2

Costs

4

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

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

Became familiar with another culture

2

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

2

Final comments

http://www.ntnu.no/intersek/guidelines/guidelines2000.html http://www.skazka.no/travel-to-spb.html

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Clément T

Ecole des Mines de Nantes, Nantes, France
Computer Science / IT, 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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
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

All norwegian speak english that's why I chose Norway and I can say that I'm not disappointed by this choice.

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Ester S

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Environmental Sciences, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Student life

Describe host city:

Student life dominates the city

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

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

Studentersamfundet. It´s a whole building managed by students with a bar, pub, disco where almost every weekend there is a concert. Downtown and Harveys are two nice pubs with free entrace. TigerTiger is a very funny disco-pub to go, but you have to pay to get inside. Chokoboko is a lovely cafe to go close to the old bridge. And Mormors it´s the cheapest place to have a beer in the evenings, they have also coffes and it´s a very nice place to go.

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