Norwegian University of Science and Technology

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, known by its Norwegian acronym NTNU (from Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet), is located in Trondheim and is attended by about 20,000 students. It is one of four universities in Norway, the other three being the University of Oslo, the University of Bergen and the University of Tromsø.

NTNU was formed in 1996 by the fusion of the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH), the College of Arts and Sciences (AVH), the Museum of Natural History and Archaeology (VM), the Faculty of Medicine (DMF), and the Trondheim Conservatory of Music (MIT). Prior to the 1996 merge, NTH, AVH, DMF, and VM together constituted the University of Trondheim (UNIT), which was a much looser organization.