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Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), April 2010

– Research – Education – Innovation – Dissemination – Organization – Objectives. Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), April 2010. FACTS. NTNU key figures (2010). 52 departments in 7 faculties NTNU University Library NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology

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Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), April 2010

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  1. –Research– Education – Innovation– Dissemination – Organization – Objectives Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), April 2010

  2. FACTS NTNU key figures (2010) 52 departments in 7 faculties NTNU University Library NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaeology 10 587 student applications with NTNU as first choice 18 432 registered students, 6726 admitted in 2010 2 785 degrees awarded 260 doctoral degrees awarded (32 % women) 4 935 person-years 3 075 employed in education and research; 596 full professors Budget: EUR 640 mill. 590 000m2 of owned and rented premises

  3. FACTS FACTS Sources of revenue (EUR million)

  4. FACTS Gender issues

  5. FACTS NTNU in Trondheim

  6. FACTS Trondheim’s academic history 1217 Schola Cathedralis Nidarosiensis 1760 Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters 1910 Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) 1922 Norwegian Teacher Training College 1950 SINTEF (The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology) 1955 The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA) (Trondheim) 1968 University of Trondheim 1973 Trondheim Conservatory of Music 1974 Section for Medicine (From 1984: Faculty of Medicine) 1979 Trondheim Academy of Fine Art 1984 College of Arts and Science 1996 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) 2010 Celebration of Trondheim’s 250 years as an academic city

  7. R & D Research – a core activity NTNU’s fundamental strengths: Technology and the natural sciences Broad academic base Interdisciplinary collaboration

  8. R & D Research – I • 260 doctoral degrees awarded in 2010 • More than 2000 research projects • 64 projects in the EU’s 7th Framework Programme • 62 EU projects from 2002–2006 • More than 300 cooperative agreements with universities globally

  9. R & D Research – II • 26 % of academic staff are international (2008) • 34 % of PhD candidates are international (2008) • Member of the ”European Charter for Researchers” and ”Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers” • Scientific positions listed on Euraxess Jobs since 2004 • Dedicated centre to help with relocation and support for new international employees: “International Researcher Support” (Euraxess Services)

  10. R & D PhD programmes at NTNU • 2267 PhD candidates in NTNU’s graduate school (2010) • 50 doctoral programmes • Graduate schools where NTNU is the coordinator: - Biosystematics - Teacher Education - Medical Imaging - Text – Picture – Sound – Space - Language and Linguistics - Nordic Graduate School in Gender Studies - Georg Brandes School - Nanotechnology for Microsystems

  11. R & D Cooperation with • SINTEF is one of Europe’s largest independent research organizations • Gross operating revenue in 2010: EUR 350 mill. • 2120 staff from 67 different countries • Contract research in technology, natural sciences, medicine and social sciences • Joint strategy with NTNU • Cooperates with NTNU in terms of staff, equipment, laboratories and science communication • 20 Gemini Centres for joint NTNU–SINTEF R&D

  12. R & D Strategic focus • Six strategic areas • NTNU is home to: • Three Centres of Excellence • Four Centres of Research-based Innovation • Two Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research • Interdisciplinary research activities

  13. 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 funding (EUR 0.5–1.5 million per area) Funding for PhD candidates

  14. R & D Energy and environment • Centre for Renewable Energy, with SINTEF Energy. 200 researchers and 55 PhD candidates • NTNU coordinator of ESFRI on Infrastructure CCS, ECCSEL • Bilateral agreement with MIT on Energy R&D, supported by Statoil • Cooperation with Japanese universities in Kyoto International Forum for Environment and Energy • NTNU ranked No.1 in Engineering Education for Sustainability in Europe (2008)

  15. R & D Globalization Four focus areas: • Global Production and Communication • War, Conflict and Migration • Intercultural Dynamics: Communication, Responsibility and Development • Global Economic Flows, Governance and Stability

  16. R & D Centres of Excellence Nationally selected, international calibre research groups at NTNU 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 • Partner in International Centre for Geohazards andCentre for the Study of Civil WarDuration: 2003–2013. Budget: EUR 11 million annually • Funded by the Research Council of Norway, NTNU and industry New in 2011: Sustainable Arctic Coastal and Marine Technology (SACME) Duration: 2011–2019.

  17. R & D FAKTA Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems (Q2S) • Audio over IP Networks • Multimedia over IP Networks • Interdomain and Overlay Networks • Intradomain Networks • Trustworthy Multiparty Interactions in Dynamic Networking Environments A total of 35 professors, postdocs and PhD candidates. Financed by the Research Council of Norway, NTNU and UNINETT. Supported by Telenor R&D

  18. R & D FAKTA Centre for the Biology of Memory • Research on the brain and memory • Neural mapping of the spatial environment • Named Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience (2007) • One of 15 Kavli Institutes in the world. Others at Harvard, Yale, MiT, Stanford and Cambridge Approximately 50 scientific personnel, including professors, visiting professors, postdocs, graduate students, and associated researchers. Co-funded by NTNU and the Research Council of Norway.

  19. CeSOS – Centre for Shipsand Ocean Structures The Centre conducts internationally recognized research to improve the design of ships and ocean structures, and the planning of marine operations. Researchers use theoretical and experimental methods in: Marine hydrodynamics Structural mechanics Automatic control. R & D FAKTA 6 key staff, 10 postdocs/researchers, 50 PhDs in progress. A total of 40 research person-years, including visiting professors and associated personnel. Co-funded by NTNU and the Research Council of Norway www.cesos.ntnu.no Highly interdisciplinary approach to respond to the growing demand for new knowledge about ships, ocean structures, and increasingly about ocean renewable facilities.

  20. R & D Centres for Research-based Innovation • Medical Imaging Laboratory for Innovative Future Healthcare (MI Lab) • Structural Impact Laboratory (SIMLab) • Centre for Integrated Operations in the Petroleum Industry (CIO) Duration: 2007–2015. Budget: Min. EUR 7.5 mill. annually. Funded by the Research Council, NTNU and industry. Research-intensive enterprises allied with prominent research groups at NTNU

  21. R & D Medical Imaging (MILab) Patients: Improved quality of life Healthcare: Cost efficient solutions Industry: New products and applications Society: Halting the increase inhealth care expenses • EUR 30 million for 2007–2014 • Partners: • R&D: Helse Midt-Norge; Trondheim University Hospital and SINTEF • Industry: GE Vingmed Ultrasound; FAST; Medistim; Sonowand; Nordic Neurolab; NordicimagingLab; CorTechs Labs; Arctic Silicon Devices • www.ntnu.edu/milab Intra operative assessment by ultrasound in cardiovascular surgery

  22. R & D Computer simulation of how aluminium and other light alloy structures behave in collisions Goal for safer and lighter cars: 100 kg of aluminium to replace 200 kg of steel. In the USA this would save 18 billon litres of petrol/year Key SIMLab partners: SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Audi AG, Hydro Aluminium, Renault,SSAB Swedish Steel, Statoil, The Norwegian Public Roads Adm. (NPRA), The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency (NDEA). SIMLab – Structural Impact Laboratory At present: 40 million people injured and 1.2 million killed globally on the roads each year.

  23. R & D FAKTA Centre for Integrated Operations in the Petroleum Industry Every 1% of extra oil recovered on the Norwegian Continental Shelf = USD 50 billion p.a. Partners:Shell, Total, Statoil, Conoco-Phillips, Stanford U., Delft Technical U., SINTEF, Research Council of Norway Onshore operation and control room. www.ntnu.edu/iocenter

  24. R & D Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME) Top-level R&D groups cooperating with innovative industriesEstablished by the Research Council of Norway (2009) FME Centre hosted by NTNU: • Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings – ZEB FME Centres with NTNU as active partner: • BIGCCS – International CCS Research Centre • Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy (CEDREN) • Bioenergy Innovation Centre (CenBio) • Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology • The Norwegian Research Centre for Solar Cell Technology Duration:2009–2017, based on evaluations

  25. R & D Strategic focusInterdisciplinary research • Gas Technology Center • Nanotechnology – NTNU Nanolab • The Nord-Trøndelag County Health Study (HUNT) • Functional Genome Research (FUGE) • Industrial Ecology (IndEcol)

  26. R & D International research networks NTNU is an attractive partner for the global academic community • Research and education cooperation with universities worldwide. • NTNU is represented in keyinternational research organizations. • Member of Nordic Five Tech – Strategic alliance of the leading Nordic technical universities

  27. R & D Major laboratories NTNU and SINTEF share more than 100 research laboratories: • Hydrodynamic/marine technology laboratories (Towing Tank and Ocean Basin Laboratory) • Machine Tools Laboratory • Materials and Engineering Laboratories • Laboratories for semiconductor materials • NTNU Nanolab – Nanotechnology

  28. R & D Laboratories – examples • ECCSEL (European CO2 Capture and Storage Lab.) • Phonetics Laboratory • Marine Cybernetics Laboratory • Norwegian Biopolymer Laboratory • Ultrasound Laboratory • Magnetic Resonance Centre • Structural Impact Laboratory • Energy and Indoor Environment Laboratory • ENGAS Lab. (Gas Technology Centre) • Waterpower Laboratory • Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering Lab. • Trondheim Marine Systems Research Infrastructure • Ugelstad Laboratory

  29. R & D FAKTA SINTEF/NTNU laboratories – Tyholt Hydrodynamic/marine technology labs (Towing Tank and Ocean Basin Laboratory)

  30. R & D Academic output from NTNU in 2009

  31. EDUCATION NTNU, May 2008

  32. EDUCATION 14 University-level institutions in Norway 13 1) NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2) Norwegian University of Life Sciences 3) University of Oslo 4) Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration 5) Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education 6) The Oslo School of Architecture and Design 7) The Norwegian Academy of Music 8) The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science 9) UniK – University Graduate Centre, Kjeller10) The Norwegian Lutheran School of Theology 11) University of Stavanger 12) University of Bergen13) University of Tromsø14) The University Centre on Svalbard15) University of Agder16) University of Nordland 16 1 12 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 11 15

  33. EDUCATION Educational snapshot – 2010 • 10 587 primary student applicants • 6 726 new students admitted • 18 400 registered students • 2 780 degrees awarded • 260 doctoral degrees awarded • 150 programmes of study • 40 international master’s programmes • 3 000 courses

  34. EDUCATION Ten areas of study • Architecture • Technology • Humanities • Science • Social Sciences • Medicine • Psychology • Fine Art • Music • Practical-pedagogical Education

  35. EDUCATION Degree structure(years of study) HumanitiesFine ArtScienceSocial Sciences MedicineClinical Psychology TechnologyArchitecture Music Teachereducation

  36. EDUCATION Education for international students • No tuition fees • All students must cover all living expenses in Norway with a minimum of NOK 89 000 per academic year Categories of international students at NTNU: • Exchange students • Degree-seeking students (undergraduate and graduate) • International master's programme students • Visiting/non-degree students • NUFU students • PhD candidates

  37. EDUCATION Degrees awarded in 2010

  38. EDUCATION Internationalization – studies (2010) • 36 international (English) master’s programmes • 4 master’s programmes under Erasmus Mundus • 5 NOMA programmes • 918 NTNU students studied abroad • 1251 students from abroad to NTNU • Member of the Erasmus Mundus – External Cooperation Window • Study centres in Caen, York, Kiel, St. Petersburg and Fudan • IAESTE and BEST (student programmes)

  39. EDUCATION Nordic Five Tech – a strategic alliance

  40. EDUCATION NTNU Centre for Continuing and Professional Development(2010) Organizes NTNU’s further and continuing education • 9450 participants in further and continuing education • 5385 participants at conferences • 213 credit-based courses completed • Flexible post-experience master’s programmes • Tailored courses and programmes to meet industry’s needs • Provides NTNU with valuable expertise and industrial contacts

  41. R & D and EDUCATION NTNU University Library • 11 library units • 2.1 million books and periodicals • 423 000 photographs, 33 000 maps, 32 000 music scores • 105 000 electronic books, 12 000 electronic periodicals • 253 databases (56 reference, 144 full text and 53 others) • Access to 600 international reference databases • 124 staff • Budget: NOK 150 million • http://www.ntnu.edu/ub

  42. EDUCATION The best student town in Norway One in five inhabitants in Trondheim is a student The Student Union (Studentersamfundet) has 8 000 members and operates its own building UKA, the student week, is Norway’s largest cultural festival ISFiT, the International Student Festival in Trondheim is held biannually NTNUI is Norway’s largest sports association with 10 000 members

  43. www.ntnu.no/alumni NTNU Alumni For NTNU students and graduates Contact with the community at large, business and industry Goal: Networking and knowledge sharing 24 400 members (March 2011) 300 participating network groups

  44. INNOVATION AND INDUSTRY NTNU – Innovation and Creativity Dissemination of knowledge, expertise and R&D results. Contributes to improving the business community and society at large. DISSEMINATION  innovation R&Dnew knowledge TEACHING  expertise Education for academic and professional purposes.Training. Developing new technology. International cooperation.

  45. INNOVATION & INDUSTRY Innovation – I • Gløshaugen Innovation Centre (18 companies in-house, April 2011) • Several courses related to entrepreneurship • Centre for Entrepreneurship • NTNU Technology Transfer Office AS • Help and support for people with business ideas • Search for business ideas among academic groups • StartNTNU – a student-run organization for innovation • Cooperation agreements with industry • Events

  46. INNOVATION & INDUSTRY Innovation – II Results 2010 • 99 business ideas • 46 patents registered • 5 spin-off companies formed • 8 licence contracts Established NTNU Discovery to fund the development of R&D results with a commercial potential

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