ORIENTATION PROGRAMME Quite possibly the best week ever 15 - 21 August 2016 Office of International Relations ”I am very proud to welcome you all to and to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Even though we Come visit us at the International House, Gløshaugen! are far north, we are an integral part of the international academic community. Opening hours • 1 May – 31 August: 10:00 – 14:30 We welcome many international students • 1 September – 30 April: 10:00 – 15:00 from different parts of the world. When • Lunch usually takes place between 11:45 and 12:30 students from different countries mix with each other, work, study and spend Please note that the International House will be closed leisure time together, they are in a better position to understand those with other during most of Orientation Week. Regular opening hours backgrounds. This makes life easier for from Friday 19 August. us all, on our campus and in the world in general. More information • ntnu.edu/studies Good luck with your studies at NTNU and • facebook.com/NTNUinternational with your life as a student in Trondheim.” Hilde Skeie, Head of International Office

International House Some of the staff at the Office of International Relations Photo: Hege Førsvoll/NTNU Photos on this page: Julia Zazhigina/NTNU

2 3 Groups and activities Important information During Orientation Week you will at times be split into groups. It is important Please read this programme carefully and take note of important that you read this guide carefully to find out which activities you have to attend. appointments and dates. You should keep the programme after the Orientation Week is over, as it also contains information about other ALL Activities for everyone meetings you should attend in the next couple of weeks.

Also read the Checklist - the brochure has essential information that will MASTER Activities for master’s students enrolled in a degree programme help you during your first weeks in Trondheim. at NTNU, including Erasmus Mundus and Joint Nordic degrees.

Electronic copies of the Checklist and Orientation Programme can be found EXCHANGE Activities for exchange, Erasmus and freemover students at www.ntnu.edu/lifeandhousing/trondheim/new-student (both at master’s and bachelor’s level). Registration and fee VARIES The group will depend on the activity. For example There is a NOK 300 fee to participate in the social part of the Orientation different hiking groups or campuses. Week. The fee covers all provided meals, excursions and activities, entry tickets and lots of fun. Please note that the registration deadline is 29 July. Check www.ntnu.edu/lifeandhousing/trondheim/new-student to register. Faculty acronyms Information about all faculties and departments can be found at The information meetings, police appointments and health checks https://www.ntnu.edu/faculties are free of charge. You do not need to register for this part of the Orientation Week. The Faculty of Architecture and Fine Art, located at AB Gløshaugen campus

Show us your ribbon DMF Faculty of Medicine, located at Øya campus

During registration you will receive a HF Faculty of Humanities, located at campus ribbon if you have paid the fee to participate in the social part of the Orientation Week. Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and IME Electrical Engineering, located at Gløshaugen campus This ribbon acts as proof of payment – and it is your entry ticket. You should therefore wear/bring the ribbon to all the social IVT Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, located at activities. Gløshaugen campus, Marine is located at campus

Activities that are a part of the social The Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, programme are marked with ’ribbon’ NT located at Gløshaugen campus throughout the programme. If you are in doubt about whether you can pa