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8 reasons why you should take a year abroad in China
by Qiaoqiao Wang 1 October, 2019Did you know that China has the third largest population of international students, right behind the US and the UK? Have you ever considered…
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EnergyEngineeringEnvironmentResearchUniversity Life
Green Warriors at NTNU
by Tian Li 20 September, 2018The “Green Warriors” is a student group consisting of seven students from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU),…
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DesignSpace ExplorationUniversity Life
NTNU students invited to create a city on Mars – Do you want to join?
by Roger Birkeland 17 November, 2017Students at NTNU are invited to take part in the Home Planet Mars contest. Visit this site if you want to be a part…
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My PhDUniversity Life
Overcoming Burnout: When a PhD takes its toll, and how to move past it
by Sam Perrin 23 March, 2017Do you feel overwhelmed by the possibilities you have and expectations you meet as a PhD candidate? You are not alone. And the feeling might affect you more than you think. Two PhD candidates tell about their experiences with burning out during their PhDs and and what steps they took to overcome it.
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Even the best research results are worth nothing if people don’t hear about them, or don’t understand what you are saying. Maybe it is time to revise the way we communicate science?
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EnergyEngineeringGeneraloil and gasUniversity Life
PhD seminar event strengthens communication
by Katie Aurand 19 October, 2016When your department has 67 PhD candidates, it can be a challenge to meet everybody and learn about their research. This is one of…
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NTNU has 39000 students and 6700 employees after the merger. If NTNU had been a city, it would have ranked as number 11 in…
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GeneralUniversity Life
10 things I wish I knew before starting a PhD
by Simon Lia-Jonassen 1 March, 2016Taking a PhD is about defining yourself as an independent researcher, becoming a field expert and evolving as a person. A journey, with lots of pitfalls and setbacks, sometimes exciting and pleasant, sometimes exhausting and seemly impossible, mostly unplanned and completely unknown beforehand, but hopefully bringing you to the right place at the right time (that is your defense).