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NTNU, May 2006

– Vision – Organization – Education – Research – Innovation – Dissemination. Norwegian University of Science and Technology. NTNU, May 2006. NTNU, May 2006. Creative Constructive Critical. NTNU’s vision

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NTNU, May 2006

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  1. – Vision– Organization – Education – Research– Innovation– Dissemination Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, May 2006

  2. NTNU, May 2006

  3. Creative ConstructiveCritical NTNU’s vision NTNU is to be an academic leader that safeguards and expands Norway’s technological expertise. With its strong disciplinary standing and broad academic scope, NTNU will contribute to greater understanding of the interaction between culture, society, nature and technology. NTNU, May 2006

  4. Main strategies NTNU is to further develop its technological and scientific profile. NTNU is to be a broadly based, modern university with focus on interdisciplinary development. NTNU is to develop its role as an institution for education and research in active dialogue with society, culture and industry. NTNU is to be an attractive and stimulating environment for students and staff. NTNU, May 2006

  5. FACTS NTNU key figures 53 departments in 7 faculties NTNU Library Museum of Natural History and Archaeology 58 000 student applications a year – of which 9000 have NTNU as their first choice 20 000 registered students, 7000 admitted/year 3000 degrees awarded a year 220 doctoral degrees awarded a year 4320 employees 2600 empl. in education and research; 555 professors Budget: NOK 3.6 billion 555 000m2 owned and rented premises NTNU, May 2006

  6. FACTS FACTS Sources of revenue (in NOK million) NTNU, May 2006

  7. FACTS FACTS The Board – NTNU’s ruling body Marit Arnstad(Chair) Chr. Thommessen (external) Morten Loktu(external) Siri Beate Hatlen(external) Kristin Dæhli(techn.-adm. staff) An-Magritt Jensen (academic staff) Rigmor Austgulen(academic staff) Svein Lorentzen(academic staff) Torbjørn Digernes(Rector) Jasmin Jahre(student) Jens Maseng(student) Terje Wahl(acad./res.staff without tenure) NTNU, May 2006

  8. FACTS BOARD RECTOR INFORMATION DIV. TECHNICAL DIV. FINANCIALDIV. STUDENT & ACAD. DIV. ORGANIZATIONALDIV. UNIVERSITYLIBRARY MUS.NAT.HIST. & ARCHEOL. FACULTIES ARCHITECTURE & FINE ART ARTS INFORM. TECH., MATHEMATICS & ELECTR. ENG. ENGINEERING SCI. & TECHN. MEDICINE NATURAL SCI. & TECHN. SOCIAL SCIENCES & TECHN. MAN. Organizational chart NTNU, May 2006

  9. FACTS NTNU’s premises NTNU, May 2006

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  12. FACTS NTNU’s history 1210 Schola Cathedralis Nidarosiensis 1760 Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters 1910 Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) 1922 Norwegian Teacher Training College 1968 University of Trondheim 1973 Music Conservatory in Trondheim 1979 Trondheim Academy of Fine Art 1984 College of Arts and Science 1996 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) NTNU, August 2005

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  14. FACTS NTNU in central Norway NOK 4200 million annually is generated by NTNU (incl. students) in the municipality of Trondheim NOK 2100 million annually is spent by students at NTNU on food, accommodation,transport, cultural activities, leisure and shopping NOK 55 million annually is spent by participants on courses and conferences arranged by NTNU NTNU, May 2006

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  16. EDUCATION Education – 2005 58 000 student applications 9000 have NTNU as their first choice 7000 students are admitted 20 000 registered students 3000 degrees awarded 220 doctoral degrees awarded 48 Bachelor’s programmes 82 two-year Master’s programmes 22 five-year Master’s programmes Professional degrees in medicine and psychology 3000 courses NTNU, May 2006

  17. EDUCATION Ten areas of study Architecture Technology Humanities Science Social sciences Medicine Psychology Fine art Music Practical-pedagogical education NTNU, August 2005

  18. EDUCATION Degree structure(years of study) Humanities Technology Medicine Performing PedagogyFine art Architecture Clinical psychology musicScienceSocial Sciences NTNU, August 2005

  19. EDUCATION - Chemistry and biotechnology - Civil and environmental engineering - Communication technology - Computer science - Electronics - Engineering cybernetics - Engineering design and production - Engineering science and ICT - Geophysics and petroleum engineering - Industrial economics and industrial management - Industrial design - Marine sciences - Marine technology - Materials technology - Nanotechnology - Physics and mathematics Technology NTNU, May 2006

  20. EDUCATION Humanities - Art, the media and communication - European studies with a foreign language - Heritage management - History, culture and philosophy - Interdisciplinary cultural studies - Language and literature - Language technology - Musicology NTNU, May 2006

  21. EDUCATION Science - Biology - Biomathematics - Biotechnology - Chemistry - Geology - Information technology - Mathematics and statistics - Physics NTNU, May 2006

  22. EDUCATION Social sciences - Africa studies - Geography - Pedagogy - Political economics - Political science - Psychology • Social anthropology • Social economics - Social sciences - Sociology - Sport and human movement sciences NTNU, May 2006

  23. EDUCATION Degrees awarded in 2005 NTNU, May 2006

  24. EDUCATION Internationalization – studies - Study centres in Caen, York, Kiel, St. Petersburg and Fudan - IAESTE and BEST (student programmes) NTNU, May 2006

  25. EDUCATION Quality Reform National higher education reform Objectives: Improving the quality of learning New degree structure New grading system More responsibility and freedom More internationalization Improving funding for students Extending the academic year NTNU, May 2006

  26. EDUCATION Quality Reform National higher education reformResults at NTNU, as of 2005: More systematic use of individual education plans Tested quality assurance system for teaching Better routines for student guidance and evaluation More courses with mid-semester tests Guidelines for examiners Reduced the numbers of fails in mathematics by 50 % NTNU, May 2006

  27. EDUCATION Quality Reform National higher education reformPlans for 2006: - Educational quality assurance systems, including evaluations and reports for improvements - Committee to establish common guidelines for examiners - Decide a strategy for education - Introduce a digital support system for the continued improvement of the quality of education NTNU, May 2006

  28. EDUCATION NTNU videre (2005) organizes NTNU’s further and continuing education - 7450 participants at conferences (3300) or in further and continuing education - Completed 145 credit-based courses = 350 years of study • Offers five master’s programmes based on work experience • Provides valuable expertise and industrial contacts • Income in 2005: NOK 13 million • Agreement for cooperation with the trade unions Tekna and NITO to analyze the educational qualifications/level of competence among their 100 000 members NTNU, May 2006

  29. EDUCATION Student town No. 1 In Trondheim, one in five inhabitants is a student The student union – Studentersamfundet – is the centre of student activities UKA, the student week, is Norway’s largest cultural festival ISFiT = International Student Festival in Trondheim NTNUI is Norway’s largest sports association with 10 000 members NTNU, May 2006

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  31. R & D Research – a core activity The fundamental strengths: Technology and the natural sciences Broad academic base Interdisciplinary collaboration NTNU, August 2005

  32. R & D Research (2005) 2200 academic publications in the Frida system 220 doctoral degrees awarded 1850 research projects (and 630 supporting projects) In 2005 the field of Nordic languages and literature was evaluated to excellent/very good 46 projects in EU’s 5th & 6th Framework Programmes with NTNU participation 15 of the EU’s projects started in 2005 Received 226 guest researchers 231 NTNU researchers on sabbaticals NTNU, August 2005

  33. R & D Cooperation with SINTEF SINTEF is one of Europe’s largest independent research organizations Turnover NOK 1.7 billion, 1850 staff (500 in Oslo) Established in 1950 as the contract research organization of the Norwegian Inst. of Technology Contract research in technology, natural sciences, medicine and social sciences Cooperates with NTNU in terms of staff, equipment, laboratories and dissemination 15 Gemini Centres for joint NTNU/SINTEF R&D Many NTNU staff are permanent SINTEF advisers Many SINTEF staff are adjunct professors at NTNU NTNU, May 2006

  34. R & D Strategic focus - Six thematic strategic areas - Interdisciplinary research activities examples: The Gas Technology Center, NTNU Nanolab - Three Centres of Excellence - 15 Gemini Centres at NTNU-SINTEF NTNU, May 2006

  35. R & D Strategic focus – interdisciplinary research Nanotechnology – NTNU Nanolab Gas Technology Research & Education Functional Genome Research (FUGE) Norwegian Centre for Electronic Patient Records Industrial Ecology (IndEcol) Programme for Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Renewable Energy The Nord-Trøndelag County Health Study (HUNT) NTNU, May 2006

  36. R & D NTNU’s six strategic areas Energy and Petroleum – Resources and Environment Medical Technology Materials Technology Marine and Maritime Technology Information and Communication Technology Globalization Budget: Seed money and funding (NOK 2–5 million per area) Funding of PhD candidates NTNU, May 2006

  37. R & D Centres of Excellence Nationally selected research groups at NTNU of high international standard that are governed by uniform management principles. Centre for Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems – Q2S Centre for the Biology of Memory – CBM Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures – CESOS Duration: 2003–2013 Budget: NOK 90 million annually Funded by the Research Council of Norway, NTNU and industry NTNU, August 2005

  38. R & D International research networks NTNU is an attractive partner for the global academic community Research and education cooperation with about 200 universities worldwide NTNU is represented on key international research organizations 230 of NTNU’s researchers on sabbaticals NTNU participates with Norwegian academic groups in Athens, Rome, Paris, St. Petersburg and the University Centre on Spitsbergen NTNU, May 2006

  39. R & D Laboratories – national NTNU and SINTEF have more than 100 research laboratories, many are national resources: Hydrodynamic/marine technology laboratories (Towing Tank and Ocean Basin Laboratory) Machine Tools Laboratory Materials and Engineering Laboratories Laboratories for semiconductor materials NTNU Nanolab – Nanotechnology NTNU, May 2006

  40. R & D Laboratories – examples Daylight Laboratory Phonetics Laboratory Marine Cybernetics Laboratory Norwegian Biopolymer Laboratory Ultrasound Laboratory Magnetic Resonance Centre Structural Impact Laboratory Energy and Indoor Environment Lab. ENGAS Lab. (Gas Technology Centre) Waterpower Laboratory Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering Laboratory Trondheim Marine Systems Research Infrastructure Ugelstad Laboratory NTNU, May 2006

  41. R & D NTNU Library 10 libraries, one section for development and coordination, and the central administration 75 000 shelf-metres with books and periodicals 360 000 photographs; 30 000 maps; 27 000 music scores 20 000 electronic books; 6000 electronic periodicals and access to 1200 international reference databases 140 staff Budget: NOK 128 million NTNU, May 2006

  42. INNOVATION AND INDUSTRY NTNU – Innovation and Creativity Dissemination of knowledge, competence and R&D results. Contributions to the renewal of society and business activities. DISSEMINATION  innovation R&Dnew knowledge TEACHING  competence Developing new technology. International cooperation. Education for academic and professional purposes.Training. NTNU, May 2006

  43. INNOVATION & INDUSTRY Innovation Gløshaugen Innovation Centre (20 companies, Feb. 2006) 27 courses related to entrepreneurship Centre for entrepreneuship Technology Transfer Office ASHelp and support for people with ideas Search for ideas among academic groups Start – a student-run organization Results 2005: 150 business ideas registered 4 companies formed as spin-offs from NTNU alone NTNU, May 2006

  44. INNOVATION & INDUSTRY INNOVATION AND INDUSTRY NTNU Technology Transfer AS Goal: Increasing value-added activities in Norway. Commercial mode of operation: - Building win-win-relations with external partners - Internal prospecting, stimulation and support Volume 2006: 16 man years and NOK 20 million • Focus on external networks and internal confidence Cooperation with national and international TTO’s Sharing offices with SINVENT of the SINTEF Group NTNU, May 2006

  45. INNOVATION & INDUSTRY NTNU and industry – I Approx. 570 research projects in cooperation with the industry, public sector and various funds NOK 150 million to NTNU from industry (2005) Many of NTNU’s adjunct professors have a background from industry or still work in industry Extensive distance, further and continuing education, such as the annual industrial seminars in January NTNU has education and research agreements with: StatoilStatens vegvesen Shell Total Rolls Royce Det norske Veritas Elkem Borregaard Norsk Hydro Telenor Aker Kværner Jotun AS NTNU, May 2006

  46. INNOVATION & INDUSTRY NTNU and industry – II Work placements and student projects in Norwegian industry, through www.ideportalen.no International placement projects through IAESTE and European Commission programmes Formal agreements between NTNU’s faculties, businesses and industry to stimulate cooperation NTNU Alumni (network for former students) has 2000 members and about 20 newly established alumni groups at faculty level NTNU, May 2006

  47. INNOVATION & INDUSTRY Spin-off companies fromNTNU and SINTEF 1982–2005 NTNU, May 2006

  48. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION NTNU, May 2006

  49. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION Science communication (2005) 775 popular scientific lectures 280 popular scientific articles 1000 contributions from NTNU in the press 70 art productions/performances/presentations 15 000 visitors to the annual Science Festival 60 events in “Town, Rural areas and Knowledge” About 20 stands at the Technoport festival, 14 000 visitors Popular periodicals published by NTNU: Gemini and Spor Websites Universitetsavisa and forskning.no Media training courses for 100 NTNU researchers NTNU, August 2005

  50. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION The Museum of Natural History and Archaeology The successor to Norway’s oldest scientific institution, The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, founded in 1760. Approx. 80 000 visitors annually. Museum facilities: Gunnerus building; Suhm building; Schøning building; National Lab. for 14C-dating.Three botanical gardens: - Ringve Botanical Gardens - Svinvik’s Arboretum - Kongsvoll Alpine Gardens Own research vessel: F/F Gunnerus NTNU, May 2006

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