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45-663: The society’s Danish name predates both written standards for Norwegian and has remained unchanged after Norway’s independence from Denmark in 1814 and the spelling reforms of the 20th century. DKNVS was founded in 1760 by the bishop of Nidaros Johan Ernst Gunnerus , headmaster at the Trondheim Cathedral School Gerhard Schøning and Councillor of State Peter Frederik Suhm under the name Det Trondhiemske Selskab (the Trondheim Society). From 1761 it published academic papers in

90-562: A joint project with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. They teamed up with Professor Alf Inge Wang and were later joined by Norwegian entrepreneur Åsmund Furuseth. In 2014, the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research asked the country's universities and university colleges to provide suggestions, observations, and ideas for rebuilding Norway's institutions of higher education. The context of

135-415: A publishing fund. In 2008 NTNU's digital institutional repository was founded. The intention was to establish a full-text archive for the documentation of the scientific output of the institution and to make as much as possible of the material available online, both nationally and internationally. In addition to the research articles and books, intended for academics and researchers both inside and outside

180-455: A series titled Skrifter . It was the northernmost learned society in the world, and was established in a time when Norway did not have universities or colleges. It received the royal affirmation of its statutes on 17 July 1767, and was given its present name at a ceremony on 29 January 1788, king Christian VII of Denmark 's birthday. In 1771, when Johann Friedrich Struensee took over the de facto rule of Denmark-Norway , Johan Ernst Gunnerus

225-664: Is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway . It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim , which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral . Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg Finnset . The Bishop Preses , currently Olav Fykse Tveit is also based at the Nidaros Cathedral . The diocese is divided into nine deaneries (prosti) . While

270-689: Is a public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim , with regional campuses in Gjøvik and Ålesund . NTNU was inaugurated by the King-in-Council in 1996 as a result of the merger of the former University of Trondheim and other university-level institutions, with roots dating back to 1760. Later, some former university colleges were also incorporated. Depending on

315-500: Is a marked increase from 1996, when it had 399 members, of whom 94 were foreign. The society awards the following prizes: The Gunnerus Sustainability Science Award is the society's highest award. It is awarded for outstanding scientific work that promotes sustainable development globally. As of 2017 the prize is awarded by DKNVS in collaboration with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology . The award

360-587: Is a young institution with a long history. The university, in its current form, was established in 1996 by the merger of six research and higher education institutions in Trondheim, as follows: Prior to the merger, NTH, NLHT, DMF, and VM together constituted the University of Trondheim , which was a much looser organization. However, the university's root goes back to 1760, with the foundation of Det Trondhiemske Selskab (Trondheim Academy) , which in 1767 became

405-580: Is funded by I. K. Lykke . The prize is awarded annually to two people under 40 years who are "Norwegian researchers or foreign researchers at the Norwegian research institutions that have demonstrated outstanding talent, originality and effort, and who have achieved excellent results in their fields". Awardees are: This is a list of the heads of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters: Diocese of Nidaros Nidaros

450-754: Is integrated with St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, and is located in Campus Øya in Trondheim. Its main areas of research are translational research, medical technology and health surveys, biobanks and registers. In 2016 the faculty had about 350 master's degree students, 250 bachelor's degree students, 720 medical students and more than 500 students attending other courses. The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has eight departments: The Faculty of Natural Sciences has eight departments: The Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences has seven departments: The Faculty of Economics and Management has four departments: The NTNU University Museum forms part of

495-467: Is led by praeses Steinar Supphellen and vice-praeses Kristian Fossheim . Other board members are Hanna Mustaparta, Britt Dale, Ola Dale, Joar Grimsbu and Asbjørn Moen. The daily administration is led by a secretary-general; Kristian Overskaug. The board is responsible for awarding the Gunnerus Medal for academic achievement. The medal was inaugurated in 1927. Before 1815, the sitting King held

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540-593: Is part of the ongoing activities at NTNU faculties as well as the University Museum. The university has 4377 scientific staff who conduct research in more than 120 laboratories , and are at any time running more than 2,000 research projects. Students and staff can take advantage of roughly 300 research agreements or exchange programs with 58 institutions worldwide. NTNU has identified four Strategic Research Areas for 2014–2023: NTNU Energy, NTNU Health, NTNU Oceans and NTNU Sustainability, which were chosen on

585-522: The Diocese of Oslo some time after 1537. The province of Jämtland was transferred from Diocese of Uppsala to Nidaros in 1570. The region of Sunnmøre was transferred (back) from Nidaros to the Diocese of Bjørgvin in 1622. The provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen were lost to Sweden in 1645. Northern Norway was established as a diocese of its own in 1804 (formally first in 1844). The parish of Innset

630-580: The Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) which was established by Parliament in 1910 as Norway's national engineering university. In addition to engineering and natural sciences, the university offers higher education in other academic disciplines ranging from medicine, psychology, social sciences, the arts, teacher education, architecture and fine art. The university's academics include three Nobel laureates in physiology or medicine : Edvard Moser , May-Britt Moser and John O'Keefe . NTNU

675-478: The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) . As early as 1989, NTH Rector Karsten Jakobsen had broached the idea of a Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. On 21 March 1995 the Parliament, with barely a majority after a long debate, decided to establish NTNU in Trondheim. In 2012 the popular trivia game Kahoot was founded in by Johan Brand, Jamie Brooker and Morten Versvik in

720-482: The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters . The engineering education in Trondheim began with Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt (Trondheim Technical College) in 1870, and in 1910, Norwegian Institute of Technology ( NTH ) opened officially. In 2010, NTNU celebrated the 250th anniversary of Trondheim Academy. NTNU also celebrated the 100th anniversary of NTH in the same year. The centennial

765-580: The Bishop Preses holds episcopal responsibility within the Nidaros domprosti (deanery) in Trondheim , the Bishop of Nidaros holds episcopal authority of the other eight deaneries as well as the language based parish of the Southern Sámi . The diocese of Nidaros was established in 1068. It originally covered the (modern) counties of Trøndelag , Nordland , Troms , and Finnmark , along with

810-549: The Danish-Norwegian king. DKNVS library – today known as NTNU Gunnerus Library – was founded in 1768, and is Norway's oldest library. First proposal for a Norwegian Polytechnical Institute was made in 1833. Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt (Trondheim Technical College) or TTL was founded in 1870. The newly formed school educated engineers of various fields. In 1898, TTL moved to a larger building in Munkegata. TTL

855-625: The EU Horizon 2020 Framework Program. NTNU works closely with SINTEF, Scandinavia's largest independent research institute and one of the largest contract research organizations in Europe, which is integrated into NTNU Campuses. The cooperation of NTNU and SINTEF has been further developed through the project "Better Together", which was launched in 2014. The research collaboration includes a number of joint research laboratories, for example: To increase Open Access publishing , NTNU has established

900-725: The HUNT Research Centre and HUNT Biobank located in Levanger , is organized under the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The fifteenth Kavli Institute was inaugurated at NTNU in 2007, as the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience , which was the fourth Kavli Institute in neuroscience in the world and the first Kavli Institute in Northern Europe. In 2012, Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg opened

945-508: The Norwegian Brain Centre as an outgrowth of NTNU's Kavli Institute. It is one of the largest research laboratories of its kind in the world. NTNU has funded the fundamental long-term research and infrastructure through three Enabling Technologies such as NTNU Biotechnology, NTNU Digital and Nano@NTNU. NTNU Research Excellence is an initiative to develop elite researchers and research groups in international class, which

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990-908: The Parish of the Southern Sámi language area fall under the Bishop of Nidaros authority, while the Trondheim parish of the Deaf is pastored by the Deanery of Church of the Deaf and the Bishop of Oslo . The bishops of Nidaros since the Protestant Reformation when Norway switched from Catholicism to Lutheranism : 63°25′37″N 10°23′49″E  /  63.4269°N 10.3969°E  / 63.4269; 10.3969 Norwegian University of Science and Technology The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ( NTNU ; Norwegian : Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet )

1035-483: The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters was written in 1960 by Hans Midbøe , and released in two volumes. In connection with the 250th anniversary of the Society, Håkon With Andersen, Brita Brenna, Magne Njåstad, and Astrid Wale wrote an updated history. Also, Arild Stubhaug wrote a shorter history, prepared for a general audience. The board of directors consists of seven people, five men and two women. It

1080-428: The assets of the learned society. Also in 1926, another publication series Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab Forhandlinger was inaugurated. Ownership of the museum was transferred to the University of Trondheim in 1968, today the Norwegian University of Science and Technology , but DKNVS re-received some assets in a 1984 reorganization, and now controls these assets through the foundation DKNVSS. A history of

1125-442: The basis of social relevance, professional quality and the potential for interdisciplinary cooperation. The university hosts six National Centres of Excellence (SFF), 12 Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI), and three Centres for Environment-friendly Energy Research (FME), which are mainly funded by The Research Council of Norway . NTNU is also a partner in several centres with SINTEF. The Trøndelag Health Study , with

1170-468: The city. A unanimous NTNU board endorsed the recommendations in the vision report. On 1 January 2016, the merger between NTNU and the university colleges in Gjøvik, Ålesund, and Sør-Trøndelag officially entered into force, and NTNU consequently had campuses in Ålesund and Gjøvik, as well as in Trondheim. 2016 was also a transitional year in terms of NTNU's leadership. On 24 November 2015 the new Board met for

1215-542: The first time. It was then extended to include board members from each of the three former university colleges and an external representative appointed by the Ministry of Education. NTNU is governed by a board of 11 members, in accordance with the provisions of the Norwegian Act relating to universities and university colleges . Two of the members are elected by and from the students. NTNU's overall budget in 2017

1260-615: The main two campuses. Other campuses include Tyholt for marine technology, Øya for medicine, Kalvskinnet for archaeology , Midtbyen for the music conservatory and Nedre Elvehavn for the art academy. NTNU Gløshaugen is an artistic combination of historical NTH buildings and modern buildings. Combined, the campuses span a total area of 734,000 m . In addition to NTNU, the following research institutes are located at Gløshaugen, and cooperate closely with NTNU in several areas of research and development: SINTEF , since its establishment in 1950, has its main departments at Gløshaugen. SINTEF

1305-614: The possibility of bringing the two largest campuses together at or near NTNU's Gløshaugen campus. In 2013, the Rector initiated a vision project and charged it with defining different perspectives on future development in a 50-year perspective. The same year, 2013, the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research initiated a choice of concept study for the future co-localization of NTNU's two main campuses in Trondheim. The reports were presented in 2014, and both recommended bringing Dragvoll and Gløshaugen together, and better integrating them with

1350-402: The ranking publication, the university typically ranks within a range of 101 and 400. As of November 2022, the university boasts an approximate 9,000 employees and 42,000 students. NTNU has the main national responsibility for education and research in engineering and technology . This is likely attributable to the fact that it is the successor of Norway's pre-eminent engineering university,

1395-506: The regions of Nordmøre and Romsdal (in Møre og Romsdal county) and Härjedalen (in Sweden ), and also the northern part of Østerdalen ( Tynset , Tolga , and Os ). The region of Sunnmøre (in Møre og Romsdal ) was transferred from Diocese of Bjørgvin to the new Archdiocese of Nidaros some time after 1152 – to secure it more income. The northern part of Østerdalen was transferred to

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1440-737: The request was that the Norwegian government wanted to cut back on the number of institutions in the sector. The NTNU board decided on 28 January 2015 to merge NTNU with the University Colleges of Sør-Trøndelag, Ålesund and Gjøvik to form a new university that would retain the university's current name, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The merger, which went into effect in January 2016, made NTNU Norway's largest single university. NTNU has several campuses in Trondheim; Gløshaugen – for engineering and natural sciences – and Dragvoll – for humanities and social sciences – are

1485-523: The title of praeses, while the highest-ranked non-royal member was vice praeses. In the tradition of Gunnerus the bishop, the latter post was filled by clerics until 1820, when Christian Krohg took the seat. From 1815 the King holds the title of "protector". Today King Harald V of Norway is protector of the society. Members of the learned society are divided into two divisions, Letters and Sciences. In 2005 there were 470 members, of whom 134 were foreign. This

1530-426: The university at the same organizational level as the faculties. It has two departments: NTNU's history of research in engineering goes back to the early 20th century, when Norway's first electric railway, known as Thamshavn Line , was developed and constructed in Trondheim as an AC-powered tramway, with Trondheim-based technologies. The tramway was launched in 1908 and remained in operation until 1974. Now, research

1575-440: The university, NTNU disseminates news to the public about the institution and its research and results. Universitetsavisa , which translates to The University Newspaper , is the news and discussion paper of the university, available only in Norwegian. It was established in 1991. For a period it existed in both printed and digital editions, but since 2002 it is only available online. GEMINI publishes research news from NTNU and

1620-627: Was 8.19 billion NOK, most of which came from the Norwegian Ministry of Education. As a result of the university merger in 2016, the number of NTNU faculties increased from seven to nine – including the University Museum – with approximately 39,000 students and approximately 2,500 PhD students. The eight NTNU faculties are organized in 55 departments: The Faculty of Architecture and Design has four departments: The Faculty of Humanities has seven departments: The Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering has seven departments: The Faculty of Engineering has eight departments: The Faculty

1665-445: Was also celebrated by the publication of several books, among them a history of the university, entitled "Turbulens og tankekraft. Historien om NTNU" which translates as "Turbulence and mindpower: The history of NTNU". Det Trondhiemske Selskab (Trondheim Academy), Norway's first academic society, was founded in 1760. In 1767, it changed its name to the Royal Norwegian Society of Science and Letters (DKNVS) upon receiving recognition from

1710-869: Was disbanded in the 1900s, giving a way to a Norwegian Institute of Technology. In 1900, the Norwegian Parliament passed a resolution supporting the establishment of Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) in Trondheim. NTH was officially opened on 15 September 1910. Five academical departments were originally present in the parliament's resolution of 31 May 1900, such as Architecture and Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (a. General and b. Naval, i.e. ship and ship engine construction), Electrical engineering, and Chemistry (a. General and b. Electro-chemistry). In 1922, Norwegian College of Teaching in Trondheim (NLHT) opened at Lade gård. In 1950, Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning (Industrial and Technical Research Centre) or SINTEF

1755-577: Was established in 2012, as a cooperation between DKNVS, Sparebanken Midt-Norge and the foundation Technoport . It is named after the Norwegian scientist and bishop Johan Ernst Gunnerus , and consists of a cash award of 1,000,000 Norwegian kroner . The first laureate was announced in February 2012, and the prize was handed over the 17 April in Olavshallen in Trondheim , Norway during the conference Technoport 2012 . Laureates are: This award

1800-618: Was founded as part of NTH and as its link to Norwegian industry. The University of Trondheim (UNiT) was established in 1968, and the Department of Medicine (later the Faculty of Medicine) was established as part of UNiT in 1974. It was designed by the architect Henning Larsen. In 1984, NLHT also absorbed the Norwegian College of General Sciences (AVH) as part of UNiT. On 1 January 1996, the University of Trondheim became

1845-636: Was launched in 2013, and includes established and new initiatives. The established initiatives are financed by the Research Council of Norway, the EU, and private-sectors (R&D), while the new initiatives are funded by NTNU's own funds in light of strategic prioritization of NTNU's resources. These cover a number of research funding schemes including Outstanding Academic Fellows Programme, Onsager Fellowship Programme, K.G. Jebsen Centres, EU projects, and ERC grants. NTNU participates in about 218 projects in

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1890-402: Was never carried out. Struensee's reign ended in 1772, but he reportedly dismissed the plan before this. (Kristiansand got its university in 2007.) The society was housed in the premises of Trondheim Cathedral School until 1866, when it acquired its own localities. Since 1903 its main task was to run a museum . In 1926 there was a split in which the museum became a separate entity, receiving

1935-634: Was originally founded by NTH, but since 1980 has been an independent research institute. In 1998, the Paper and Fibre Research Institute (PFI), an independent research institute, moved into a new building at Gløshaugen, relocating from Gaustad in Oslo. In April 2013, the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) moved into a new building south of the Natural Science building. NINA often works closely with SINTEF and NTNU. NTNU has long considered

1980-515: Was summoned to Copenhagen , where he was given the mission to establish a university in Norway. Gunnerus did not suggest that the university be established in Trondhjem, but in southern Christianssand (Kristiansand), due to its proximity to Jutland . If this happened, he would have the Society of Sciences and Letters moved to Christianssand, to correspond with the new university. However, the plan

2025-478: Was transferred from Diocese of Hamar to Nidaros in 1966. The regions of Nordmøre and Romsdal (together with Sunnmøre from Bjørgvin) were established as a diocese of its own ( Diocese of Møre ) in 1983. The Diocese of Nidaros is divided into nine deaneries ( Norwegian : Prosti ). Each one corresponds to several municipalities in the diocese. Each municipality is further divided into one or more parishes which each contain one or more congregations. In addition,

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