Training period in Trondheim. Survival Guide

Trondheim is the third largest city in Norway (around 150.000 inhabitants) and it

is famous for its university and its history. You can find more information (map, history, bus…) about the town on the web site: http://www.trondheim.com/engelsk/

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This guide is written by previous visiting students. The guide is not beeing updated, and soem information may be old.

Table of Content

I – Travel _____________________________________________________________ 3

II – Housing ___________________________________________________________ 4

III - Obstacle course : administrative steps. __________________________________ 5

IV - Leonardo grant _____________________________________________________ 6

V – Transport __________________________________________________________ 6

VI - Spare time activities _________________________________________________ 7

VII - The ABC's of Norway _______________________________________________ 8

VIII – Gløshaugen Map_________________________________________________ 10

IX - Trondheim Map ___________________________________________________ 11

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Trondheim sunset. I – Travel Plane is the easiest and useful way to reach Norway. We advise you OTU travel agency (http://www.otu.fr/CadreHome.asp) because they have special discount for students, but it is not the only one. The flight is not direct , you have to wait at Oslo airport, then you can reach Trondheim by plane or by train. It is cheaper by train (700 NOK), but longer (6 hours), whereas the plane is around 1100 NOK and only 1 hour. When you will arrive in Trondheim airport, you can reach the center by bus (54 nok), take it - until the Britannia Hotel bus stop(it lasts around 40 min). The Britannia Hotel bus

stop is located in the street "Dronningens gate" ("gate" means "street" in norwegian). In the same street, near the busterminal, there are all the Trondheim buses. 2 buses stop in front of the student village, numbers 5 and 66. Take the bus number 5 direction to Dragvoll and stop at "Moholt Studentby" ("by" means "village" or "town"). Or you can take the bus number 66 to Jakobsli at the corner of Dronningens gate and Munke gate and stop also at Moholt studentby. There is a bus every 15 minutes in both directions. It costs 22 NOK. You can also walk to Moholt but it is long (45 min) especially if you have heavy luggage to carry. You can also take a taxi but it is EXPENSIVE (100-150 NOK to Moholt). You can find maps on Trondheim and NTNU web sites.

- until the last stop which is Leuthenhaven if you are supposed to meet somebody. - If you come by train you will be already in the center.

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II – Housing http://www.ntnu.no/intersek/guidelines/guid7.htm

You first have to fill the online form at : http://www.intersek.ntnu.no/gjestestudenter/default.htm ( general infos at http://www.ntnu.no/intersek/intstud/ ). You will find information about your housing and also a lot of advice on the NTNU web site: http://www.ntnu.no/indexe.html, then click on studies and on guidelines for exchange students or international office. Normally you will contact the international office and they will book a room for you. You will have to point out her in which department you will work, the name of your supervisor (Prof Ole Jorgen Nydal) and your arrival and departure date. There are three different student villages (cité universitaire) in Trondheim : Moholt, Berg and Steinan, and they are not situated at the same place. Moholt or Berg, are closer to Gløshaugen Campus (where you are going to work) and not Steinan even if the buildings are new, besides there are more activities at Moholt. The Moholt studentby is divided in 2 main streets: Herman Krags veg and Moholt Alle, the flat in Herman Krags were restored 2 years ago (therefore it is more expensive (around 2000 NOK/month) whereas the apartment in Moholt Alle are older and sometimes dirtier (1700 NOK/month). Berg is the cheapest and the closest to Gloshaugen campus, whereas Steinan is the most expensive and the most far away from the city center. Unfortunately, it is the administration of Moholt which decides where you are going to live according to the free rooms they have left. You will have to accept what they decide for you. To get the key you have to go to the Moholt reception (take care of the opening hours especially in summer, until 15.00) even if you are located at Steinan or Berg. They will give you some papers to fill and immediately after you will have to pay a deposit of 3000 NOK in a bank or in a post office (+ a fee of around 30 NOK) in order to get your own key and a magnetic card for the laundry.

Remark: for each bill you have to pay a fee, you pay at the beginning of the

month, respect the deadline otherwise you have to pay a fine.

You will share the apartment with 3 others students in Moholt and Berg (2 at Steinan), there are 4 bedrooms, 1 kitchen, and 1 bathroom in each. For the bedroom you can rent sheets, pillow and a blanket for 100 NOK per month. You can have an access to the internet in your bedroom but you will have to pay for it and have to bring your own computer. Normally you have to bring your own stuff for cooking, but usually there are some dishes left in your cupboard and you can also ask your room mates to lend these.

Remember : there is no sheets, pillow, blanket and dishes automatically for you when you arrive. You have to take care of these.

In the laundry room there are washing machines (10 NOK) and dryers (8 NOK), you just have to buy washing powder. There is a dryer in each flat for free!! You can buy food in Bunnpris or Rema 1000 close to Moholt, there is a Bunnpris close to Berg, and at Steinan

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there is a Bunnpris and a Rimi, these are the cheapest stores in Norway, which means that it is much more expensive than in your country. Normally supermarket are opened between 9am and 9pm (Monday to Friday) and 9am to 6pm on Saturday. Some are opened on Sunday, but you can always find things to eat in gas station which are opened every day, all day long.

Moholt

For the first night you may be need to go the youth hostel : http://www.trondheim-vandrerhjem.no/ III - Obstacle course : administrative steps. Check the web site http://www.ntnu.no/intersek/intstud/practical.html and http://www.ntnu.no/intersek/guidelines/guidelines2000.html#residence • Be sure that you have the acceptance letter which precises the amount of

financement you will receive from Sintef, Statoil, or NTNU and the dates of the training and the blue semester card which is supposed to be send to your home address.

• Go to the internationnal office in the main old building of the Gløshaugen campus, to

get registered and follow their advice to get your student card. This card is useful to have discounts on train, bus, museums…

• You have to ask for residence permit here, If you stay more than 3 months you will

have to go to the immigration police office to get your stay card ; this permit is stamped in student's passports at the Alien's office, Trondheim police station. Bring with you some passport photos.

• Go to the ”LikningsKontor” (Taxes office) with your passport (with the residence

permit) and the acceptance letter in order to get a ”fødselnummer” (birth number) and a ”frikort”(free tax card if you don’t earn too much) which are indispensable if you want to get your salary. ”Likningskontor” requires 3 to 4 weeks to deliver the ”frikort” but gives you in the mid time a document.

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• Then you will have to open a bank account (there are 1 bank (Focus Bank) in the

Gløshaugen campus, avoid Post because it is more difficult), it is free to open it and to close it. Come if possible with a bank card because you will have to wait a long time before being paid.

• Give, send or fax the document from the likningskontor to the institution which

finances your project together with the following informations: -name -postal address -postal code -city -country -telephone number -telefax -bank country -bank name -bank key -bank account -order currency IV - Leonardo grant Some advice to obtain Leonardo grant more easily: • You have to stay exactly 3 months which doesn’t mean 3X4 weeks.

• Sign the agreement with Statoil or Sintef and not with NTNU because you have to

work in a firm and not in the university in order to obtain the grant. • Try to know exactly who is your supervisor, and the person at Statoil or Sintef who

will sign your agreement and also their address, e-mail, phone number, and vacation period.

V – Transport The easiest way to move around in Trondheim is by bike, even in winter with special tyres. You can buy a new one but it is expensive. You can also buy an old one. There are some small ads at Moholt and there is also a sale by auction organised by the police each month. Inquire yourself at the police for more information. You can also bring your bike from your country, ask your travel agency because in some cases it is free.

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You can also take the bus 22 NOK for 1 hour for several buses, or 55 NOK for 24 hours and 440 NOK for a monthly bus card. VI - Spare time activities

Several students organizations plan activities for the evenings and for the week-ends, these are the web sites of 2 of the mains’ for foreign students: http://www.stud.ntnu.no/studorg/esn/http://www.stud.ntnu.no/studorg/isu/Map of the campus on : http://www.ntnu.no/hart/

You can also do sports on the campus, mainly at Dragvoll because it is new. You will have to pay for it, but for once it is not too expensive; 250 NOK for all the activities: football, volley-ball, hand-ball, body-building, squash, climbing, rugby… You can rent a cabin for the week end to enjoy the landscapes and the nature, some belong to the NTNU and it is 20 NOK per person and per day. The only problem is to find the cabin mainly in winter. There are also some museums in Trondheim (Folksmuseum, Music museum), the Nidaros cathedral, Munkolmen island…

Cabin. Norway is a wonderful country with beautiful landscape; mountain, sea ,fjord…You will discover an other culture and many students from all around the world.

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VII - The ABC's of Norway Alcohol: Liquor, wine and strong beer can only be purchased at Vinmonopolet, the government controlled liquor stores. This is one of the reasons why the prices are rather high. Beer with lower (4,5%) or non alcohol content can be purchased at grocery stores. You must be 18 years old to buy beer, and 20 to buy liquor. Agricultural products: Milk, meat, pork, grains, fruit and berries Bank: Banks are normally open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (until 31.aug. they close at 3:00 p.m.) on weekdays and closed on Saturday and Sunday. In addition the Post Office is open until 5:00 p.m.. Most automatic teller machines (cash machines) accept international credit cards. Church: Norway's official religion is Evangelical Lutheranism and although 93% of the population belongs to the Lutheran Church, the country has a remarkably low Sunday attendance. Norwegians have a rather relaxed attitude towards religion, and although attendance is low, 60% of the population say they believe in God. Climate: Varies a lot from summer to winter and from north to south. In the southern part we have nice and warm summers (June - august), stormy, rainy autumns, cold winters and rainy springs with some sun. Up in the north there are long, dark, cold winters with lots of snow and summer is not to warm but does have a lot of light because of the midnight sun. Constitution: Norway, like all of the Scandinavian countries, is a monarchy. The Danish Prince Carl was chosen to be our king when we declared sovereignty to the Norwegian territory in 1905. The prince took the Norwegian name Haakon and ruled the country until his death in 1957. His grandson, King Harald V, is the King of Norway today. Currency : Norwegian kroner (1 EURO = 8,01 NOK) Education: Children start school at age six and finish their compulsory education at the age of 16. Most people continue with three years of extra education, and the country has a relatively high proportion of people with a university degree. Almost everyone under the age of 60 can speak English to a certain degree in addition to some German or French. Food: Unlike Continental Europeans, Norwegians have only one hot meal per day - dinner - which is served around five o'clock. For breakfast and lunch it is common to eat open face sandwiches , usually on dark bread. Typical spreads include liver pate, goat cheese or Norwegian caviar (not the same as Russian caviar). It is common for most people to bring their own lunch to eat at work. For dinner, the main course is usually accompanied by potatoes. Shoes: Norwegians don't normally wear shoes in the home, and we always remove our shoes when visiting someone else's home. Special indoor shoes may be used if you want to be more formal. Bring good walking shoes!

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Shops: Shops are normally open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In the cities many shops close later. Grocery stores are open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Norway's standard of living is high and so are the prices. Saturdays they close at 6:00 p.m and some small grocery stores are open from 11:00 am to 10:pm on sundays. Sights: The fjords and mountains in the western part of the country, glaciers, Besseggen, Bergen, Oslo, the small white southern towns, The North Cape Finnmarksvidda, stave churches. Water: The tap water is very good and perfectly safe to drink, You can also swim in it, even close to the big cities. Short dictionary Hei Hi, hello Adjø Goodbye Ha det bra! Take care (The same as "goodbye") God morgen Good morning God dag How do you do? (Literally: Good day) God aften Good evening Takk for maten Thanks for the food En øl, takk One beer, please Skål Cheers Takk Thank you Ja Yes Nei No Jeg heter … My name is … Jeg er trøtt I’m tired Unnskyld Excuse me Snakkes See you Jeg er sulten I’m hungry I dag Today I går Yesterday I morgen Tomorrow Mat Food Toalett Bathroom Hvor mye er klokken? What time is it?

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Examples of Norwegian Prices 1 litre of milk 9 NOK 12 eggs 22 NOK loaf of bread 5 - 15 NOK cheese/kg 72 NOK ground beef/kg 60 - 90 NOK 0,25 kg coffee 20 NOK bottle of beer 12 NOK 20 cigarettes 50 NOK

cinema ticket 75 NOK disco/night-club 20-60 NOK 1/2 litre of beer 30-50 NOK coffee in a cafe 10-15 NOK cheap restaurant meal 60 NOK soda in a cafe 18 NOK postage outside Norway 6 NOK bottle of wine 70 NOK

VIII – Gløshaugen Map

Student card

International office

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We are here

1.Main building. Administration 2.Thermal Engineering Laboratories 3.Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 4.Fluid Dynamics Laboratories 5.Old Chemistry Building 6.EFI 7.Division of Metallurgy 8.Division of Mining and Mineral Dressing Laboratory 9.Hydropower Laboratory

10.Central Building I 11.Central Building II 12.Canteen 13.Division of Physics 14.Chemistry Block I 15.Chemistry Block II 16.Chemistry Block III 17.Chemistry Block IV 18.Chemistry Block V 19.Applied Chemistry Laboratories 20.Chemistry, South Wing 21.Division of Geology

22.Production Engineering Laboratory 23.Materials Technology Laboratory 24.Health Station 25.Norwegian Fire Research Laboratory 26.Department of Civil Engineering Laboratory 27.Restaurant, 13th floor 28.University Bookshop 29.Post Office 30.Bank 31.Travel Agency 32.Library 33.Skiboli

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IX - Trondheim Map

Alien’s Office

LeuthenHaven : last stop for the

airport bus

Bus terminal : 5 and 66,

Likningskontor/ Folkeregisteret

Britania Hotel

NTNU N

Police Station / Aliens Office Kongensgt. 87 7005 TRONDHEIM

Public Register ( Folkeregisteret ) and Tax Office Krambugt. 3 7004 TRONDHEIM

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Trondheim (campus overview)

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