Norwegian University of Science and Technology (, abbreviated
NTNU) is a
public research university with campuses in the cities of
Trondheim,
Gjøvik and
Ålesund in
Norway. NTNU is the largest of the eight
universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology. In addition to engineering and the natural and physical sciences, the university offers advanced degrees in other academic disciplines ranging from the social sciences, the arts, medicine, architecture and fine art.