Norwegian University
of Science and Technology
Country/city
Less than two hours north of Oslo, Gjøvik is often called “the white city by Lake Mjøsa”. The charming town has a lively restaurant scene, and you can dive deep into both culture and nature experiences here.
Gjøvik is also home to Skibladner – the world’s oldest paddle steamer still in service. Do not miss this opportunity to travel back in time on a boat trip on Mjøsa! Afterwards, you can visit Gjøvik Olympic Hall, which was built for the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics and is the world’s largest spectator hall inside a mountain. It is open to the public all year round.
Gjøvik has about 30 000 inhabitants, with students making up over 10% of the population, and is a town known for its rich music and cultural life. The beautiful nature surrounding the city is ideal for an active outdoor life.
Norway, along with its fellow Scandinavian countries scores high marks on caring, freedom, generosity, honesty, health, income, and good governance. It is ranked as one of the best countries to live in and has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. All the more reason to come to Norway!
Monthly budget
€ 350-700
Accomodation
€ 45
Transport
Student prices
€ 150-200
Food
€ 100
Other expenses
Clothes, cleaning products, …
€ 50-70
Entertainment
€ 20-30
Telephone and Internet
Practical information
Get to Gjøvik
- General Practical information
- Full journey (train and bus)
- Vy (trains)
On site
- Innlandstrafikk (City bus)
- MazeMap Android (Campus App)
- MazeMap iPhone (Campus App)
Get to Norway by plane
Fly to Oslo Airport (OSL) Gardermoen. From the airport (Oslo lufthavn) you can take the R10 train to Moelv stasjon. From Moelv you can take the bus to Gjøvik. The bus is usually corresponding with the train. Another option is to take the train to Oslo City Centre, and the train from Oslo to Gjøvik.
Arriving in Gjøvik by train
From Oslo you can take the train to Gjøvik. From Trondheim you can take the train to Lillehammer and then the bus to Gjøvik.
Going to campus NTNU in Gjøvik : Buses leave the bus/train station quite often and most of them go via NTNU.
On site
Tramway, bus
City bus in Gjøvik is served by Innlandstrafikk. The buses B42, B44, B45, B46 and B47 stop by the university.
The campus
Find your way on campus: The MazeMap app will guide you to the different buildings and lecture rooms on campus.
Accommodations
On housing- each student that is on route to Gjøvik will get a personal email with info, and access to student housing: https://www.ntnu.edu/lifeandhousing/gjovik/housing
The International Office at NTNU in Gjøvik cooperates with Sit on the allocation of student housing. International master’s degree students and exchange students will receive housing information directly from Sit once they have been admitted to NTNU. Internship students should contact the International Office before applying for housing.
Do not book a room before you have received an email with a booking code from Sit.
It is also possible to rent housing privately in Gjøvik (only in Norwegian language). Note that in this case you’ll have to deal with the administrative process alone and we won’t be able to support you in concluding a contract nor dealing with potential issues arising from this contract.
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Food
Norwegians have 3-4 meals a day, cold breakfast (“frokost”), cold lunch (“lunsj”) usually in form of a packed meal called “matpakke”, and warm dinner (“middag”) at 4-6 pm. Some also eat cold supper (“kveldsmat”) or late dinner at 6-8 pm, although the latter
is not the standard. It is undeniably more economical to buy groceries and cook at home, rather than frequenting restaurants, cafés and bars. If you want to experience the Norwegian food culture and learn to eat like a local, there are some foods you should try while in Norway. We wish you many good meals during your stay in Norway, and as we would say in Norwegian: “Vel bekomme!”
Things to do/see
Gjøvik is also home to Skibladner – the world’s oldest paddle steamer still in service. Do not miss this opportunity to travel back in time on a boat trip on Mjøsa! Afterwards, you can visit Gjøvik Olympic Hall, which was built for the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics and is the world’s largest spectator hall inside a mountain. It is open to the public all year round.
The beautiful nature surrounding the city is ideal for an active outdoor life.