{"id":643,"date":"2024-01-03T13:47:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T12:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/intern-abroad\/?p=643"},"modified":"2026-03-06T17:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:17:14","slug":"internship-in-trondheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.rwth-aachen.de\/intern-abroad\/2024\/01\/03\/internship-in-trondheim\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship in Trondheim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_643 social_share_privacy clearfix 1.6.4 locale-en_US sprite-en_US\"><\/div><div class=\"twoclick-js\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\njQuery(document).ready(function($){if($('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_643')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_643').socialSharePrivacy({\"txt_help\":\"Wenn Sie diese Felder durch einen Klick aktivieren, werden Informationen an Facebook, Twitter, Flattr, Xing, t3n, LinkedIn, Pinterest oder Google eventuell ins Ausland \\u00fcbertragen und unter Umst\\u00e4nden auch dort gespeichert. 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I therefore had arrived in January already<br \/>\nand had therefore already spend a long winter and beautiful spring their.<br \/>\nRegarding finding accommodation in Trondheim, the student welfare organization SIT organizes<br \/>\nstudent housing for incoming Erasmus people. Those accommodations are generally cheaper<br \/>\n(while I was there around 4500 NOK) than rooms on the private market (generally between 5500-<br \/>\n7500 NOK).<br \/>\nIf you plan on spending the spring semester in Trondheim, your chances are good to get a place<br \/>\nwith SIT. If you are not a student, you would have to find something on the private market, which<br \/>\nunfortunately usually just offers 12-months leases (July to July), few 6-months leases (July to<br \/>\nJanuary; January-June) and almost never shorter leases.<br \/>\nArriving in the fall semester is more difficult. Spots are very limited, and you may want to check<br \/>\nout the private marked. But if you like the adrenaline rush and the suspense, you can also wait<br \/>\nuntil just two weeks before you are supposed to arrive in Trondheim. I know of some people that<br \/>\nstill got a spot with SIT this close to their departure date. NTNU and SIT are a bit last minute that<br \/>\nway. But speaking from experience, not everyone gets a place with SIT in fall semester.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the private market housing situation in fall is not ideal either as explained above.<br \/>\nAlso, if you extent after having started your semester abroad, be ware that, at least for an<br \/>\nextension into the fall semester, SIT is not guaranteeing you a place to stay. There priority is to<br \/>\nmake space for the newly arriving exchange students which do not have the chance to go room<br \/>\nhunting on site.<br \/>\nWith all the hustling around finding housing and doing all the Erasmus paperwork, the departure<br \/>\ntime arrives quickly. Especially when arriving in summer I recommend planning a longer trip on<br \/>\nyour way up north and visit Norway west coast or checking out Denmark and Sweden. You could<br \/>\ndo the same if you arrive in winter but its much less fun. It\u2019s going to be dark 80 % of the time<br \/>\nanyways, although I have to admit, that snowy Norway looks breathtaking.<br \/>\nI decided to drive up the 21 h to Trondheim with my car because I wanted to have the opportunity<br \/>\nto spontaneously go on road trips and other places. Although Norway in the middle of winter is<br \/>\nicy and snowy, the \u2018\u2019highway\u2019\u2019 E6 is usually ok to be driven. But it is a one lane street leading over,<br \/>\naround and through mountains, so in case of fresh snow you might have to wait a bit until the<br \/>\nstreets are cleared. However, it was still cold and sometimes we drove for hours without seeing<\/p>\n<p>car, while it was down to -18\u00b0C outside.<br \/>\nHaving a car in Trondheim was especially useful since I did not have to rely on others or the public<br \/>\ntransport to go on road trips or cabins that were further away, but you can do a lot of stuff without<br \/>\none as well. Public transport in the city area is really good, and if you plan ahead you can also<br \/>\nreach places in the periphery a couple hour away (Just make sure to check the time table<br \/>\nbeforehand, some bus lines drive sparsely on Sundays). And even if you want to go somewhere<br \/>\nwhere there is no good public transport connection, there are tones of Facebook groups in which<br \/>\nyou will find yourself new friends that have cars:D Speaking of Facebook: You\u2019ll need it.<br \/>\nEverything relies on Facebook: Every restaurant or club as a Facebook page (or Instagram<br \/>\naccount) and NTNUI groups (NTNUs sports group, of which there is every sport you can imagine)<br \/>\ncommunicate and inform through it. Also, you\u2019ll need an empty phones storage when coming<br \/>\nhere. There are apps required for everything \u2013 laundry, NTNUI sports groups, for identification,<br \/>\npublic transport, your student ID, renting cars\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Experience in the host country (accommodation, daily life, free time, &#8230;):<\/p>\n<p>Trondheim is a bit like Aachen \u2013 a moderately sized student city with great surrounding nature.<br \/>\nLiving in Moholt, one of the main student villages (\u2018\u2019studentby\u2019\u2019), was awesome. This is where the<br \/>\nbiggest chunk of Erasmus people lives. It is therefore the center of the Erasmus life. You can<br \/>\nspontaneously meet up in someone\u2019s apartment (if the roomies are ok with it of course) and spend<br \/>\na fun night hanging out, cooking together or drinking. But be ware, stores don\u2019t sell alcohol after<br \/>\n8 pm on weekdays and 6 pm on weekends.<br \/>\nNext to a washing room, there are also a grocery store, a library, a caf\u00e9\/restaurant, a gym and<br \/>\neven a hairdresser on the premises. Without leaving the student city you can do a BBQ, play<br \/>\nbeach volleyball, or hang out at \u2018\u2019Lofted\u2019\u2019 (the common room) to play table tennis, play board<br \/>\ngames or study (they have free coffee!).<\/p>\n<p>On more thing that I really appreciate are the student run rental organizations. Check out what<br \/>\nthe university offers, since some of these can also be used\/accessed by non-students. \u2018\u2019Restore\u2019\u2019,<br \/>\nfor example, is located in Moholt studentby. They collect and hand out donated furniture and<br \/>\nequipment to students for free. If you get one of the limited spots on their opening days you can<br \/>\nget everything from stools and desks to bed covers to plates and cutlery to bikes and what not.<br \/>\nAt the end of your stay, you can easily bring that stuff back so that future exchange student benefit<br \/>\nfrom them.<br \/>\nFurthermore, \u201cBumerang\u201d is located in Moholt studentby. They rent out everything you may need<br \/>\nfor the outdoors for free, from tents to skies &amp; snowboards to ice skates to fishing rods. The same<br \/>\ngoes for the non-profit organization \u2018\u2019BUA\u2019\u2019. In winter, lakes are usually frozen so you can<br \/>\nspontaneously go ice skating there and the fjord is perfect to try out fishing or just spend the long<br \/>\nmidsummer nights there with good food and some friends.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing with the student run organizations, the \u201cKoiene\u201d group allows NTNUI members to rent<br \/>\nout their cabins in Tr\u00f8ndelag. Their cabins are super basic, no electricity or running water, but it<br \/>\nis a great way to spend a weekend away and out in nature with your friends. Here are some<br \/>\npictures so you can see how beautiful it is out there. Also in fall and winter, some cabins are<br \/>\nperfectly located far away from any light pollution to stay up late and, with a bit of luck, see<br \/>\nnorthern lights.<\/p>\n<p>Experience at the host institution (professional, cultural, \u2026):<\/p>\n<p>The internship that I did was actually my Master\u2019s Thesis. I therefore spend most of my time at<br \/>\nCampus \u00d8ya in the laboratory of St. Olavs hospital. I really recommend working in their<br \/>\nlaboratories if possible since their laboratory equipment is modern. I learned a lot, not just<br \/>\nacademically but also about differences in how institutions are run. Be aware that there are<br \/>\ndifferences in formalities and expectations. For me it was difficult in the beginning to figure out<br \/>\nwhat requirements needed to be met. Although I tried to communicate a lot, there were still some<\/p>\n<p>misguided expectations on both sides that needed to be overcome on the way.<br \/>\nFurthermore, it was very interesting to talk to my colleagues with different backgrounds and to<br \/>\nfind out about the academic structures in Norwegian research institutions, as well as the working<br \/>\nmentality. They really leave the office at 4 pm on the dot!<br \/>\nI also took a Norwegian language course. Even though you might not need the language<br \/>\nafterwards, it was nice to get a short introduction into the language. Especially for German<br \/>\nspeakers it is not that hard. As a plus, you\u2019ll also be able to understand a bit of Swedish or Danish<br \/>\nsince their languages are closely related.<\/p>\n<p>Tips for interested students:<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t have many more tips other than the ones I have already mentioned: Be aware of the<br \/>\nhousing situation for the winter semester; be conscious about what it means to move somewhere<br \/>\nthat is dark and cold most of the year; and just try to experience as much as possible. Also, for<br \/>\nwhen you arrive at NTNU, I can only encourage you to join different groups at NTNUI and maybe<br \/>\ntry out something new. As mentioned, they have virtually everything. Normal stuff like, handball,<br \/>\nTaekwondo and rugby, but also fencing, diving, disc golf, dog training, horseback riding and<br \/>\nclimbing. I for example picked up sailing and kayaking which was awesome. After the (kinda<br \/>\ncostly) 3-days beginners course you are allowed to go to their weekly trainings for free. All of<br \/>\nthese activities, as well as many cabin trips and meeting friends help you a lot with making it<br \/>\nthrough the dark winter hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biology M.Sc. 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