NTNU has seven 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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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

This is what the award recipients get

All award recipients will receive:

• a diploma signed by the Rector
• professional scholarship of NOK 25,000 (employee) and NOK 50,000 (group of staff)
• works of art to a value of approx. NOK 5000 by an artist with an NTNU affiliation

Award winners 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: Ass. prof. Thomas Richard Hilder

Work environment: Einar Rønquist

Suggest employees or group of staff for the awards

Internal awards for employees 2024

Propose candidates for the awards by - TBA.

Proposals for award recipients are submitted by at least three employees / students. Check the description of each award for justification of proposals. Some awards have specific requirements as to documentation of results. No signatures are requires, but when you send in the proposal by email to the contact person for the award, we ask that you copy the proposers.

The awards ceremony takes place in - TBA.

Contact

Secretariat for the various awards:

• Outstanding research and artistic activity: Nina Elisabeth Sindre
• 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: Nina Elisabeth Sindre