Academic calendar
Autumn Semester 2026 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Autumn Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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B
- Berg
- A student village located within walking distance of the Gløshaugen campus.
D
- Dragvoll
- The campus for humanities and social sciences, located on the outskirts of the city.
F
- Fadderuka
- The orientation weeks for new students, characterized by social activities and mentoring by older students.
G
- Gløs
- Short for Gløshaugen, the campus primarily for engineering, architecture, and natural sciences.
H
- Hangaren
- The largest cafeteria at the Gløshaugen campus, located in Sentralbygg.
I
- Immatrikulering
- The formal matriculation ceremony for new students held at the start of the autumn semester.
- ISFiT
- The International Student Festival in Trondheim, a biennial thematic student conference.
K
- Kjelhuset
- A popular cafeteria and coffee shop located in an old boiler house at Gløshaugen.
- Kjellerne
- The 'basements' at Moholt student village, each run by a different student association for social events.
L
- Linjeforening
- A general term for student associations based on a specific field of study (e.g., Abakus, Omega, Online).
M
- Moholt
- The largest student village in Trondheim, known for its high-rise timber towers and student basements.
N
- NTNUI
- The university's athletic association, which is the largest sports club in Norway.
R
- Rapido
- The brand name for Sit's on-campus convenience stores for quick snacks and coffee.
S
- Samfundet
- Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem, the iconic red round building and the center of student life in Trondheim.
- Singsaker
- Refers to Singsaker Studenterhjem, a historic, student-run residential hall near Gløshaugen.
- Sit
- The student welfare organization (Studentsamskipnaden i Trondheim) that operates all campus cafeterias and gyms.
U
- UKA
- Norway's largest cultural festival, organized entirely by students every two years.
V
- Voll
- A student village located further from campus, popular with international students and known for its social atmosphere.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- AtB
- The public transport authority in Trondheim; students use the AtB app for bus and tram tickets.
- Blackboard
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where students access course materials and assignments.
- Hovedbygget
- The iconic granite main building at Gløshaugen, often used as the symbol of the university.
- Inspera
- The digital assessment platform used for most written school exams at NTNU.
- MazeMap
- The essential navigation app used to find specific rooms and lecture halls across NTNU's complex campuses.
- P-huset
- The P-wing or building at the Dragvoll campus, often used as a meeting point.
- Realfagbygget
- The Natural Sciences building at Gløshaugen, known for its large glass-roofed atrium.
- Sentralbygget
- The central hub at Gløshaugen consisting of two high-rise towers (SB1 and SB2) housing administration and the main canteen.
- sit_kafe_gj_vik
- Sit Kafe Gjøvik
- Studentbevis
- The digital student ID app used for identification, access to buildings, and student discounts.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Autumn Semester 2026 runs Aug 10, 2026 – Jan 9, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 18 approved campus terms and 10 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.