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Welcome to Trondheim

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Trondheim

Main university campus (Gløshaugen)

Airport

Statoil (Rotvoll)

City center

Trondheim fjord

Trondheim: 150 000 inhabitants. Founded 997

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Historical background university

• 1210 Schola Cathedralis Nidrosiensis

• 1760 Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters

• 1910 Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH)

• 1922 Norwegian Teacher Training College (NLH)

• 1996 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

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Main campus (Gløshaugen)

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NTNU facts and figures

• 7 faculties and 50 departments

• 20 000 students

• 1100 academic staff

• 2 000 degrees awarded (at bachelors and masters levels)

• 200 doctorates awarded

• 3 352 staff

• Budget NOK 2.5 billion

• 487 000 m2 of premises (owned and rented)

Updated September 2002

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Technology 7 806Natural Sciences and Mathematics 1 768

Social Sciences 4 792Humanities 2 662Medicine 987Architecture 426Programme for Teacher Education 251Psychology (profession) 244Music (profession) 149Visual arts 54

Students by discipline

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Natural Science Building(Realfagbygget)

• Opened in 2000

• 9 000 m2 on 9 floors

• Departments: Biology, Physics and Chemistry

• Workplace for 2 500 students and 400 staff

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Six main research areas: •Polymer and colloid chemistry•Catalysis and petrochemistry•Process systems engineerin•Reactor technology and CFD•Separation technology•Pulp and paper technology

UgelstadLaboratory

•20 full-time academic staff•60 Ph.D. students•70 Master students annually

Department of Chemical Engineering at NTNUDepartment of Chemical Engineering at NTNU