Reviews of Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim (NTNU) | Norway

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sandra r

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your English?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The reason to choose norway attended to academic matter rather than local language improvement. As everybody there speaks english it wasn't a problem to communicate but at the same time made it more difficult to learn norwegian. I arrived pretty late to start any course as well, so in the end it was a pitty that i wasn't able to learn it, just some phrases, technic language related to my studies and very basic gramatic rules

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mrcmrc

ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Indusrial Engineering, Graduate, University Agreement

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

The Campus was out in the middle of nowhere ... but so was the student's life, with a lot of Basement Bars ...

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

Most people found it pretty expensive, but coming from a country rather high price dimensions I could not complain at all. Furthermore you find a lot of facilities at as the university sports club and shops close to moholt campus. And downtown you can walk or share a cab with friends for almost nothing.

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Cristian F

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Engineering, Mechanical, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Was learning English a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Norwegian people, and in particular at higher education life, have good skills in english and so that, comunnication has been quite pleasing. However, comunnication potential is strongly increased if one of the speakers is using his mother tongue. That is the reason why, in my opinion, they should reinforce the resources available for foreigners to learn norwegian, wich exist but could be improved.

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sandra r

Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Telecommunications, Undergraduate, Erasmus

Overall

I wish I had known...

I knew pretty much but maybe some knowledge of the way they work there.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

3

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

2

Party / people

2

Weather / location

2

Personal recommendation

If you really want to improve any field of study you like i think this university it's a really good choice due to having best equipment and laboratories.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

2

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

i recommend to get all the information posible before arriving there, be pacient with norwegians and enjoy the beautiful country

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Estévény E

Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Amiens, France
Engineering, Graduate, Erasmus

Languages

Language of instruction: French

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning French a key decision factor?

No, it wasn't.

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

All the courses in English All the interactions with exchange students, and even local students in English I had a course to gain basic knowledge in the local language at the beginning of my stay... and I pass the exam. Not really useful since everybody speaks English to you, but interesting to have some basic knowledge

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mrcmrc

ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Indusrial Engineering, Graduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Nope ... too much knowledge makes every adventure a mirage...

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

3

Costs

1

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

3

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

Just select some courses for the bureaucracy's sake when signing up ... it is much easyer to change when on site. Furthermore locals have good knowledge of the quality of different courses.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3