NTNU’s Appels Committee is the institution's highest appeals body. The committee handles cases that affect the students. The committee is crucial for ensuring the quality of work at NTNU. Its purpose is to ensure that students receive a fair, predictable, and impartial treatment of their case.

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Mandate of the Appeals Committee

The mandate of NTNU’s Appeals Committee is based the University and University Colleges Act (in Norwegian) for each specific area of cases.

NTNU’s Appeals Committee is the appellate body for cases involving

• appeals against individual decisions, cf. section 14-1 (2) (in Norwegian)
  • Appeals against individual decisions can, for example, be decisions on admission, approval of education, the right to take exams, approval of doctoral dissertations, special needs accommodations, and valid absences from exams.
  • The committee does not handle grade appeals.
• appeals on procedural errors, cf. section 11-9 (in Norwegian)

Decisions made by the committee as the appellate body are final and cannot be appealed.

In addition, the committee handles as the first instance cases of

• reactions to the use of false documents, cf. section 12-1 (in Norwegian)
• exclusion due to criminal offences, cf. section 12-2 (in Norwegian)
• exclusion and expulsion due to suitability assessment, cf. section 12-3 (in Norwegian)
• annulment of examinations or tests due to cheating or dishonest conduct, cf. section 12-4 (in Norwegian)
• exclusion and expulsion due to disruptive behavior, cf. section 12-5 (in Norwegian)
• exclusion and loss of examination rights due to grossly reprehensible behavior, cf. section 12-6 (in Norwegian)
• execution for wearing clothing that fully or partly covers the face, cf. section 12-8 (in Norwegian)
• fee reduction, cf. section 12-9 (in Norwegian), cf. the fee regulation section 7 (in Norwegian)

Decisions made by the committee as the first instance can be appealed to the Ministry, or a special appeals body appointed by the Ministry.

Members

The committee consists of five members with personal deputies. The Chair must satisfy the statutory qualification requirements for judges of the Court of Appeal and must not be members of the institution's staff. Two of the members are academic staff at NTNU, and two are students at NTNU.

Secretary

The secretary consists of Trine Gjerstad, adviser at the HR and HSE Division.

Meeting dates spring 2025

• 22 January
• 12 February
• 26 February
• 12 March
• 2 April
• 7 May
• 21 May
• 11 June

Laws and regulations

• Act relating to universities and university colleges (in Norwegian)
• Freedom of Information Act
• Public Administration Act
• Academic Regulations for NTNU (pdf)
  • The English version of the Academic Regulations may differ from the Norwegian version «Forskrift om studier ved NTNU». If so, the Norwegian version is correct.
• Guidelines on dealing with cheating or attempted cheating in examinations at NTNU (pdf)

More information

• Overview of laws and regulations (in Norwegian)
• Complaints about grades and examinations
• Cheating on exams
• Suitability assessment
• Police certificate upon admission (in Norwegian)

Contact

• For questions regarding appeals on faculty level, contact the faculty directly.
• For questions regarding cheating, contact senior advisor Anne-Marie Snekvik or senior advisor Ragnar Veien Tundal.
• For questions regarding appeals, meeting schedules, or other matters, send an email to nemnd-studentsaker.