The semester fee is a statutory fee to the Student Welfare Organization (Sit) that all students must pay. The semester fee is today NOK 600 per semester. The semester fee will increase to NOK 700 from autumn semester 2024. The fee finances a variety of student welfare services.

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Registration and payment deadline

To retain the right to study, you must pay the semester fee and register each semester within the deadlines.

Deadline for semester registration and paying the semester fee:

• 1 February - Spring semester
• 15 September - Autumn semester

You can start the semester registration in December at the earliest for the spring semester, and 15 June for the autumn semester.

If you have citizenship from countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland, you will have to pay tuition fee in addition to the semester fee to study at NTNU from autumn 2023. For more information, see Tuition fee.

Semester registration

You must register for each semester on Studentweb.

1. Log in to Studentweb
2. Click on "Start registration".
3. Follow the registration sequence. You will be asked to:
   
   • Confirm to have read the study regulations.
   • Update personal information, such as your addresses.
   • Check your individual education plan.
   • Generate semester fee invoice.
   • Approve the use of picture.

Paying the semester fee

Students on exchange from an NTNU partner institution is exempted from paying the semester fee.

You will find the invoice for the semester fee on Studentweb. You can follow the link on the homepage of Studentweb, or via More - Payments. Once you have created an invoice, you will find the payment information you need in order to pay the semester fee.

If you have a Norwegian bank account with internet banking, you have the option to pay the semester fee online.

It takes 1-5 days from you pay the semester fee till it is registered in our system.

When we have received your payment your digital student ID will be updated. How to download the digital student ID app.

You need to bring the digital student ID to get a student card.

The semester fee has to be paid before you get a user name and password so that you can get into NTNU's IT system and to get access to Blackboard.

Paid the semester fee at another institution in Norway?

It is not necessary to pay the semester fee to several institutions in order to study at NTNU. The main rule is you pay to the institution you use services from. Please note that if you do not pay to SiT, some of the services with limited access will not be available. These are services such as reimbursement, kindergarten and student housing.

If you have paid the semester fee at another institution we must register this at NTNU.

• Use the following form at NTNU Hjelp. If you dont have access to the self-help portal, please send an email to kontakt@sa.ntnu.no
• attach documentation showing that you have paid the semester fee at the other institution
  
  • Log in to the external institution`s Studentweb via More - Payments, and send us the PDF that shows that the invoice is paid.

Delayed payment of the semsterfee

Did you forget to pay the semesterfee within the deadline? Pay right away. You will still be able to find the invoice details on Studentweb even if the deadline has expired. If you do not pay the semester fee, you risk losing your right to study and having your exam-registrations canceled.

Are you a PhD candidate?

As a doctoral candidate, you do not pay the semester fee, and you will not receive a student ID. If you plan to take courses that are not part of the PhD programme, you must pay the semester fee.

Do you want to take courses that are not part of the PhD programme? Apply through Søknadsweb. Choose "Single courses" -> "PhD courses for external candidates" within the deadline. When the application is granted, you must pay the semester fee and register for the semester in Studentweb. For information on how to apply and application deadline, see Research courses for external candidates - NTNU

Do you want to take courses that are part of the PhD programme before you are formally admitted as a PhD student? Apply through Søknadsweb. Choose "Single courses" > "PhD courses for external candidates" within the deadline, and you are exempt from paying the semester fee. For more information about the application process and deadline, see Research courses for external candidates - NTNU

Please send an email to kontakt@sa.ntnu.no if you have any questions.

Semester fee reimbursement

If you have paid the semester fee more than once for the same semester, you can claim a refund of the semester fee. This applies if you have paid multiple times for the same Student Welfare Organization, or paid to various organizations. You can also claim a refund if you have withdrawn from the studies early in the semester.

Deadline for reimbursement of semester fee is 1 February (spring semester) and 15 September (autumn semester).

Send an email to kontakt@sa.ntnu.no when claiming reimbursement.

Related pages

• Activate your NTNU user account
• Exams - what you need to know before, during and after the exam
• New student? - checklist for new NTNU students
• Plan your studies
• Blackboard - guides and information
• Studentweb - what you can do in Studentweb and how
• Tuition fee - applicants with citizenship outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland
• Leave of absence
• Admission to study
• Education plan - how to find and approve your education plan
• SAIH "tenners" - frequently asked questions