This is NTNU and SINTEF

Several NTNU faculties and SINTEF institutes are located on the Gløshaugen campus in Trondheim, Norway. Photo: Bård F. Gimnes

The SINTEF Group

The SINTEF Group performs contract research and development for industry and the public sector in technology and in the natural and social sciences. With 1800 employees and a turnover of NOK 1.5 billion, the SINTEF Group is Scandinavia's largest independent reseach organization. Contracts for industry and the public sector account for 90 per cent of operating revenues.

The SINTEF Group works closely with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Experts in various disciplines collaborate on projects, sharing laboratories and equipment. Together with NTNU, SINTEF functions as a source of international-level expertise. We also collaborate with the University of Oslo.

As a foundation for the public benefit, our task is to help ensure that our know-how is used to support sustainable growth. The results of SINTEF's work are to be reflected in the competitiveness of Norwegian industry and increased productivity in the public sector. The SINTEF Group is involved in international projects that produce about 15 per cent of our operating income.

NTNU

NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) in Trondheim is a national centre for technological education and research founded on knowledge within the natural sciences. The university also has broadly based expertise in the classic university disciplines and academic eminence in the social sciences and the humanities. NTNU has 11 faculties:

- Architecture, Planning and Fine Art
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
- Applied Earth Sciences
- Physics, Informatics and Mathematics
- Chemistry and Biology
- Marine Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Arts
- Social Sciences and Technology Management
- Medicine

NTNU has approximately 19 000 students and a staff of 3 300. In 1999, the university awarded 1 892 degrees. About 60 per cent of these were in engineering (masters level). Also, 207 students completed their doctorates in 1999 and 137 of these were within technology. The 1999 budget was NOK 2 billion.