You must apply to have the courses you will take while abroad pre-approved by NTNU:

Click here to go to the pre-approval application form (requires login with electronic ID such as MinID, BankID, Commfides or Buypass.

If you are unable to log in, please use this form instead: Approval of education (Word). Complete the form and send the form including attachments to the study adviser connected to your programme.

See also advice on how to fill out the form.

Once you have submitted the pre-approval application, proceed to the next stage (below) with the application for exchange. Do not wait for a response to your pre-approval of courses.

All NTNU students going on exchange must submit an application in Mobility-Online. Make sure to carefully read the information on this page, so that your applicatino is correctly registered. 

You can list up to three institutions in prioritized order. 

Your first choice is the one that will mainly be followed up. Your second and third choice may be considered if the first choice is not an option. Note: If there are fewer spots than there are NTNU applicants to a particular institution, the grade average from NTNU (all passed courses) will decide which NTNU students are allocated the available spots. It is therefore recommended not to list highly popular institutions.

Application form
Below, you can choose the application form corresponding to your type of exchange. You will be asked to log in via FEIDE. After you have submitted your application, you will receive a personal log-in link via e-mail, with information about the rest of the process. 

If you use your NTNU student email in the application form, be extra careful to submit it in a correct format. Errors in the email address will result in an error message. The correct format for NTNU student emails is: username@stud.ntnu.no

Application forms:

• Ordinary exchange for students who will take courses abroad, and are applying through one of NTNU's exchange agreements. 
• Placement/internship. Be aware that the application process for practice differs from ordinary exchange - your department approves the application, and they may have their own routines and rules to apply. Contact your student counselor if in doubt. 
• Ordinary exchange outside agreements ("Free mover"). If you go on exchange as a "free mover", you go outside the framework of NTNU's agreements. You will yourself be fully responsible for arranging a spot in cooperation with your department and the desired institution abroad. Note that free mover students do not qualify for an Erasmus stipend, or for tuition exemptions.

Information for students who can't find their study programme in the 'professional practice' or 'Free mover' application form:

Choose "Dummy study programme" and write your actual study programme in the commentary field. This error is due to a lack of submitted data for the relevant study program, and will be fixed in time. og skriv inn ditt faktiske studieprogram i kommentarfeltet.

Issues with registering your application

Mobility-Online is a new system, and we urge all students to register their application well in advance of the deadline(s). If you run into problems while registering, please read the FAQ at Mobility-Online for students.
 

If you have applied for exchange via one of NTNU's agreements, you must wait for a response from the Unit for international relations before you can submit an application to the foreign institution (see more information under section 4). 

If you apply outside an agreement (that is, as a 'free mover'), you may submit an application to the desired foreign institution at any time. 

• You will receive an email confirming that your application is received immediately after submitting your application. This email is sent from the address no-reply@ntnu.no, and contains your login information for Mobility-Online. From this point on, you can log in to Mobility-Online to check the state of your application and see where you are in the process, as well as perform any necessary actions for your applicaiton. 
  • If you applied for ordinary exchange, you will receive an email from the Unit for international relations 4-8 weeks after the application deadline, with information about what you need to do to proceed. Note that in some cases, it may take longer before you get the email, but you will receive a response in time for the host institution's application deadline.
  • If you applied for professional practice the application must be approved by your department. When this is done, they will notify you. After this, the Unit for international relations can assist with relevant documents and stipends.  
  • If you applied as a 'free mover' outside NTNU's agreements you are personally responsible for applying to the institution you wish to go to. You must abide by that institution's deadlines and documentation requirements. The Unit for international relations can not assist you with your application process to the foreign institution, but can help you with relevant required documentation. 
• Upload admission confirmation or other documentation of admission from the foreign institution to Mobility-Online as soon as you receive it. In most cases, confirmation from the foreign institution will be sent directly to you. If it is instead sent to your international coordinator, you will be notified of this. 
• You must wait before you can apply to Lånekassen. The Unit for international relations will notify you when the information about your exchange stay is submitted to Lånekassen and you can apply. 
• Withdraw your application? If you wish to withdraw your application, you do this in Mobility-Online. You must also notify your student counselor at your study program, department or faculty. If you have decided not to go on exchange, but you do not withdraw your application, you are preventing other students from going. Please be considerate and withdraw if you have changed your mind. 

Note that you can withdraw, but not change, your application after the deadline has passed.