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Zoé paid 15 euros to cry alone in the cold

Global party planning for international students is a massive business. Exchange student Zoé Heyd prepurchased tickets online, but the night ended in disaster.

The new ISFiT president has been elected

Following an extended election process, involving two new candidates during the election, Jon Bergland was elected to lead ISFiT27.

Sundays are for football

American football is the most popular sport in the United States. It is, however, not that popular in Norway. Three of Trondheims biggest fans explain why they tune in every football sunday.

– The ideal of neutral scientists is medieval

They've jammed the traffic at Elgeseter bridge, been awarded a communication prize from NTNU, and think the ideal of the neutral scientist is medieval. Meet three of the activists from Scientist Rebellion Trondheim.

Rage

Stand for the human rights of imprisoned people, as they are a vulnerable group that are often forgotten.

International students allegedly scammed – were sold tickets to fake parties

NTNU and Erasmus Student Network (ESN) are warning students about an organisation calling themselves International Student Network (ISN).

Be our guest!

– I had no idea of what I was getting myself into, but am glad I did, says Marco Christian Parluhutan Panjaitan when asked about volunteering in Trondheim as a foreign student.

ISFiT 2025: Power or change?

Ahead of the ISFiT president election Wednesday night, two students had announced their candidacy.

- The last festival didn’t get to influence the city as he should have

ISFiT is hoping for a physical festival in 2023.

Playing Ball with Trondheim’s Field Hockey Team

In the midst of a pandemic, like a dandelion through the pavement, a new field hockey team has started up in Trondheim.

The ISFiT-23 presidential election

Follow the ISFiT-election live here!

These are the candidates for ISFiT 2023

After a digital twist, ISFiT is choosing a president for the next festival. These are the current candidates.

Uncertainty plagues international students at NTNU

Going home is not a viable option for everyone. However, staying in Norway is not easy either.

A greener Moholt is on the horizon

– When spring comes and the ground is no longer frozen, and the ongoing rehabilitaion work is completed, we have plans to replant trees.

The deforestation of Moholt

As busy students, we don’t always have time to venture into the forest to get our nature fix, so why does Sit keep cutting down trees?

In a hall in the Trondheim Library, a few NTNU academics want to prevent a genocide

Indians at home and in Trondheim are terrified of what is happening to their country.

NTNU cancels all lessons on campus

Due to the coronavirus outbreak, NTNU has canceled all on-campus activity starting Thursday morning. Sit and Samfundet also has closures and canceled events.

EIT in India

This year an EIT village ventured past Scandinavia to help developing economies in rural India. There they experienced both challenges and companionship.

Technoport 2019: How Can We Diversify the Tech Sector?

Todays technology sector already knows the why on diversification, but they struggle with the how, which is the central topic for one of the many panel discussions at Technoport.

This is the president of ISFiT 2021

Mathilde Breda Enkerud (22) elected new president of ISFiT 2021, with the theme " Creating Knowledge".

The candidates for president of ISFiT 2021

The list of candidates grows longer as ISFiT looks for its new president.

Fridays For Future has arrived in Trondheim

The students of Trondheim are joining the fight against climate changes.

The significance of war photography

Journalist Aida Cerkez and photographer Morten Hvaal met during the Bosnian war. Now they want to help other war reporters save lives.

The winner of The Student Peace Prize will be announced today

This also marks the twentieth anniversary of the award, which will be awarded during the ISFiT festival in February 2019.

Make an effort

Norwegian and international students socialize at a much lesser extent than they should. It is our responsibility to do something about it.

The son who promised peace

The most important mission in Juan Pablo Escobar’s life is to reach out to the victims of his father’s crimes to ask for forgiveness.

English language requirements a hindrance to exchange students

NTNU increasing the requirements for incoming foreign exchange students has led to a decline in applicants, affecting Asian students in particular.

The green globetrotter

Few people would put their M.A. thesis on hold in order to travel to Brazil and make hostels more sustainable. But student and backpacker Eirin Heddeland is certainly the type of person to seize such an opportunity.

The Melting Pot

Moholt, the student village, is well known for its red brick houses, international students, and partying. But what is it like living there?

When Russia turned red

100 years after the October Revolution, a new generation of Russians feel ambivalent about its legacy.

The lives of others

If you venture outside the campuses of Dragvoll and Gløshaugen you might stumble upon the students of the performing art and music, and discover their secrets.

Lack of Contact with Norwegian Students

30 percent of international students are never or rarely in contact with Norwegian students. They report it as the biggest drawback of their exchange to Norway.

More English at NTNU

NTNU should follow the example of Bergen, which has been able to offer bachelors taught in English, writes Marine Chaput and Sondre Stai.

International students excluded

International students who want to take part in student politics are met by language barriers and faulty regulations.

Foreign exchange student – A beginner's guide

Lutefisk, Samfundet and brown cheese – everything is confusing when you are new in town. We will guide you through your time as an international newcomer in Trondheim.

NTNU to Make Room for More Engineering Students

Starting in the fall of 2012, the university will make room for 300 additional international engineering students.

Workaholics

Some hire people to do work, others make work to employ people.

Left out by NTNU

Without informing anyone, NTNU wanted to coordinate the Cultural Heritage and Archaeology students under one program board. - We are being used to smooth things over for someone else’s conflict, says program board leader for Cultural Heritage, Ola Svein Stugu.

Not all fun and games in Global Trondheim

NTNU consists of more international students than ever. But it’s not that easy to move to the little, cold place called Trondheim.