NTNU has eight internal awards that will give recognition to employees who contribute to promoting NTNU's strategy «Knowledge for a better world». This page has an overview of the awards and how you can suggest award recipients.

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2023 award recipients, from the left: Head Of Department Einar M. Rønquist, Professor Edgar Hertwich, Professor Aslak Steinsbekk, Ass. Professor Hild Fjærtoft, Rector Anne Borg, Professor Patrick Bours, Kam Sripada, Centre Manager, Centre for Digital Life Norway and Professor Thomas Richard Hilder. Photo: Thor Nielsen/NTNU

Awards and strategy areas

Each of NTNU's strategy areas has one or more awards. They are as follows:

Research and artistic activity

• Award: Research and artistic activity

Education and learning environment

• Award: Quality of education

Innovation activities

• Award: Innovation and collaboration with business and public sector

Dissemination

• Award: Research dissemination

Priority areas

• Gender equality and diversity
• Work environment
• Internationalization
• Language

Prizes

All award recipients will receive:

• a diploma signed by the Rector
• professional scholarship of NOK 50,000 (employee) and NOK 100,000 (group of staff)
• Artwork to a value of approx. NOK 5000 by an artist with an NTNU affiliation

How to propose candidates for 2024

Proposals for award recipients must be put forward by at least three employees/students. Signature is not required. It is sufficient that the proposers are put on a copy when proposals are submitted by e-mail to the case manager for the price in question.

For more information about the purpose and criteria for the awards, click on the preferred award in the overview above.

Deadline for submitting nominations: Friday 13 December 2024

Award recipients 2023

Research and artistic ativity: Professor Edgar Hertwich

Quality of education: Tverrsam - Professor Aslak Steinsbekk and Ass. professor Hild Fjærtoft

Innovation and collaboration with business and public sector: Professor Patrick Bours

Research dissemination: Centre Manager Kam Sripada, Centre for Digital Life Norway

Gender equality and diversity: Professor Thomas Richard Hilder

Work environment: Einar Rønquist

Contact

Secretariat for the various awards:

• Outstanding research and artistic activity: Elisabeth Stennes Skaar
• Quality of education: Ellen Kathrine Fossvoll
• Innovation and collaboration with business and public sector: Magnus Ressem
• Research dissemination: Nina Elisabeth Tveter
• Gender equality and diversity: Janet Rauti Øverland
• Work environment: Gunn Torill Wikdahl
• Internationalization: Elisabeth Stennes Skaar
• Language: Grete Wolden