Welcome to Erasmus Trondheim Survival Guide! The purpose of this guide is none other that facilitate you your arrival in Trondheim.

[ iNDEX ]

[00].- All that you need.

[01].- Residence Permit.

[02].- National Population Register [NPR].

[03].- Student ID Card.

[04].- e-Mail Adress / Internet Access.

[05].- Bank Account / Tax Card.

[06].- Compulsory Health Check.

[07].- Course and Examination Registration for Exchange Students.

[08].- Course and Examintation Registration Int. Master’s Programme and IFUS Students.

[09].- IT’S Learning.

[10].- Application for use of DICTIONARY during examinations.

[00]  All that you need.

In this page, I will try to explain you about all the procedures to get all the necesary documents to stay in Trondheim (Norway) like an Eramus or Master’s Student (this information is also valid for other scolarships like Leonardo, or simply exchange students without official scolarship).

Let’s go!

[01]  Residence Permit.

The following does not apply to students from the Nordic countries or students staying  in Norway for less than 3 months:

Register at the police station

All incoming international students must go to the Immigration Department at the Police Station (“Utlendingssekjson”) within seven days after their arrival in Norway.

Please note that your passport must be valid for the period you intend to stay in Norway.

Incoming students already holding a residence permit must go to the police station to have their passport stamped.

Please note that in August it may be difficult to get an appointment at the Immigration Department. The police understand this, so you need not worry if you cannot get your residence permit stamped in your passport within 7 days after your arrival in Norway.

Apply for a residence permit

All international students who are going to stay in Norway for more than three months  must have a valid residence permit. Students from EU/EEA countries can use the residence permit application form found on http://www.ntnu.no/forms

All other students who have not yet submitted an application should use the application form found on  http://www.udi.no

In order to get your residence permit, you need to bring along:

• Letter    of    confirmation    /    Letter    of    admission    from    the    Office    of    International    Relations, NTNU
• Passport
• Confirmation    of    financial    support    (for    those    outside    EU/EEA)

Students from EU/EEA-countries must also bring:

• The    European    Health    Insurance    Card    (E-111    form)    or    the    E-128    form

Address:

Politi, Gryta 4, close to the railway station.
Opening hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 10.00 to 14.00.

NOTE: In all the maps, the start point is in Moholt Studentby (A).

[02]  National Population Register [NPR]

The following does not apply to students from the Nordic countries or students staying in Norway for less than 6 months:

If you plan to stay in Norway for more than six months, you should apply for a national ID- number at    the    National    Population    Register    (NPR)    (Folkeregister).

Fill    in    the    form    “Notification    to    the    National    Registry    (NR)    of    move    to    Norway    from abroad”.    Case    processing    time    for    the    application:    approximately    2    to    4    weeks.

Bring along:

• Passport
• Residence permit

Address:

Skatt Midt-Norge, Kongens gate 87
Opening hours: Mondays-Fridays, from 9.00 to 15.00

[03]  Student ID Card

The student ID card serves as a key/access card and a library card.  It is only valid with a current semester card. To get your Student ID card, follow the instructions below.

Exchange Students:

1.-Pick up your semester card at the Office of International Relations, International House on the   Gløshaugen campus.

2.-Go to one of the Student ID offices listed below to get your ID. You’ll need to show your  semester card and an official ID-document, such as a passport or a driver’s licence.

International Master’s Students and IFUS students:

1. Pick up your invoice for the semester fee at the Student Service Office (Dragvoll or Gløshaugen campus). All international master’s and IFUS students must pay the semester fee, even those not taking any courses.

2. Pay the semester fee at a post office or bank. Make sure that you keep your receipt. Within approximately one week, your semester card will be sent to your address in Trondheim.

3. Go to one of the Student ID offices listed below to get your ID. You’ll need to show your semester card and an official ID document, such as a passport or a driver’s licence.

STUDENT ID OFFICE

Gløshaugen
Go to the office called “Foto ID” on Stripa, vis-à-vis “Tapir Storkiosk”. Stripa is the long corridor running through both central buildings from the “Gamle Kjemi” building to the “Hangaren” cafeteria.

Dragvoll
Go to the office called “Vaktmesterkontor” in Building no. 6. You will have your picture taken and get your student ID-card. The student ID-card is only valid with a current semester card.

[04]  e-Mail Address / Internet Access

Go to the “Orakel” service (computer help desk) and get a username and password. You will need to show your student ID-card.

Gløshaugen campus: Orakel service, Central Building 2, 2nd floor, room 202.
Dragvoll campus: Orakel service, Building 8, level 4.

[05]  Bank Account / Tax Card

Students staying in Norway for more than 6 months:

In order to open a bank account in Norway you need a national ID number. This number is issued by the National Population Register. See the “National Population Register” section for instructions on obtaining the ID-number. After receiving your ID number, you can open a bank account.

Students staying in Norway for less than 6 months and who will not have any income:

You are not eligible for an ID number. If you  need a bank account while you are here, ask the bank to apply for a “D number” a simplified version of the national ID number. It usually takes about two (2) weeks to get the D number. When you apply, you will need to show your passport.

Students staying in Norway for less than 6 months and who will have income:

If you have an income while you  are in Norway (for example LEONARDO students), you need a Norwegian tax card to report your earnings. The tax assessment office (“Skatt Midt-Norge”), located in the same building as the NPR (Kongens gate 87), will issue you a tax card and a D number. You must present your employment contract with an estimate of your expected income.

[06]  Compulsory Health Check

Immigration regulations require that if a citizen of one of the countries listed below is planning on    staying more than three (3) months in Norway, then he/she must be tested for tuberculosis.

Europe:

Albania,    Armenia,    Azerbaijan,    Bosnia    and    Herzegovina, Bulgaria,    Estonia,    Georgia,    Belarus,    Kazakhstan,    Kyrgyzstan,    Croatia,    Latvia,    Lithuania,     Macedonia,    Moldova,    Romania,    Russia,    Serbia,    Montenegro,    Tajikistan,    Turkmenistan,     Turkey,    Ukraine    and    Uzbekistan.

Other continents:

Citizens from all countries except the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan  must be tested. The    test must be done within three weeks after your arrival in Norway. You will receive additional information when you receive your residence permit. The test is free.

Address:

Vaksinasjonskontor, Erling Skakkes gt. 40, Leutenhaven entrance A/C.
Phone: 72 54 08 50  Opening hours: Monday and Tuesday, from 8.30 to 10.30.

[07] Course and Examination Registration for Exchange Students

Please note that the approval you received for the courses you selected and listed on the “Application    form    for    exchange    students”    prior    to    your    arrival    at    NTNU    constitutes    only     preliminary enrolment for these courses. In order to actually register for these courses you must    follow    the    procedure    listed    below.        This    applies    to    all    courses,    projects,    etc.    with    a     course code.

Before    registering,    check    the    course    codes    as    well    as    the    dates    and    times    of    the    exams     you    want    to    take.    Avoid    overlap.    In    some    cases    you    can    take    two    exams    on    the    same    day,     but    you    have    to    check    that    they    are    not    at    the    same    time.
You    will    find    the    exam    dates    at    the    Norwegian    web    page    below    (course    code    =    emnekode):
www.ntnu.no/eksamen/plan

[08] Course and Examination Registration for Master’s Programme Students and IFUS.

Your department/programme coordinator at your department will assist you with your course    and    examination    registration    for    Autumn    2008.    Students    at    Dragvoll    must    use
Studweb    for    exam    registration    from    the    Spring    semester    2009,    but    the    department    will  assist you in this.

[09]  IT’S Learning

NTNU    students    have    access    to    IT’S    LEARNING    –    a    net-based    e-learning    platform    (VLE    –     Virtual    Learning    Environment).    You    can    use    IT’S    LEARNING    to    download    lecture    notes    and     course assignments, receive messages from your professor,  find other materials related to your studies and  participate in discussion groups about a particular course. More and more    professors    and    lecturers    are    actively    using    It’s    Learning.

In    order    to    gain    access    to    IT’S    LEARNING    for    a    particular    course,    you    must    register    for     that    course.    It    is    therefore    extremely    important    that    you    make    your    final    course    selection   as soon as possible and before the registration deadline:

Autumn 15 September
Spring 15 February

How to gain access to IT’S LEARNING:

1. Register    for    courses    (see Course and Examination Registration).
2. Get    a    username    and    password    at    the    “Orakel”    service.    Bring    your    student    ID    card.

Gløshaugen    campus:    Sentral    Building    2,    2nd    floor,    room    202.

Dragvoll    campus:    Building    8,    level    4.

Note:    It    may    take    up    to    one    week    before    you    have    access.    The    link    to    It’s    Learning    is    found     on  https://innsida.ntnu.no/ (bottom    right).

[10] Application for use dictionary during examinations

In    order    to    be    allowed    to    use    a    dictionary    during    your    examinations    you    must    send    an     application    to    the    Examination    Office    by    the    deadlines    given    below.    If    you    do    not    do    so,    you     will not be allowed to use your dictionary.

The    application    form    is    available    on-line    at    http://www.ntnu.no/forms.    It    has    been     prepared for you. Please fill in your personal details and the course information,  sign and date the form and send it to:

Examination Office, NTNU
Studieavdelingen
7491 TRONDHEIM

Deadline for submitting application:

Autumn: 15. September
Spring: 15. February