Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag

The exchange program

The Department currently has one partner university in Norway: The Sor-Trondelag University College (HiST), located in the city of Trondheim. Students can join the Biomedical Science program at the Faculty of Food Science and Medical Technology for one or for two semester. The modules ex SorTrondelag change students participate in are "Laboratory Medicine" as well as "Hematology ". Most lectures are held in Norwegian, so it would be advisable to learn some before. The sixth semester (for a two-semester stay) is dedicated entirely to the practical training. The final, practical work for the bachelor project is organized by the university and though not freely eligible in topic. Most likely is a lab placement at the department for medical biochemistry.

The degree

A double degree is not possible.

To qualify for the exchange program with HiST you have to ...have passed all modules and courses of the first and second semester successfully. Training in Norwegian language is strongly recommended.

University Facts

Sør-Trøndelag University College was established in 1994 by merging eight colleges in Trondheim. With 7 000 students it is the third largest university college in Norway, and one of the two dominant academic institutions in Trondheim. The college offers a wide range of bachelor's and master's programmes as well as continuing education programmes and other courses. Visiting students from Rheinbach join the Biomedical Science program at the Faculty of Food Science and Medical Technology.

City Facts

As Norway is famous for its amazing landscape, Trondheim, too, hold what it promises. With 160,000 Neckmann Photo Ttrondheim_vier_jahreszeiten inhabitants it is Norway´s third largest city - right behind Oslo and Bergen. It has a very familiar atmosphere and a very multi-faceted student life. Trondheim is situated by the Trondheim Fjord, with Bymarka bordering the city in the south. Bymarka, an ideal area for excursions, is easily accessible and is only 10 minutes from the city centre by bus.

Trondheim, situated at 63 degrees north latitude, is not as cold as one might imagine. During winter the coastal areas of Norway are heated up by the Gulf Stream, and hence since Trondheim is a coastal city, temperatures are quite mild considering how far north the city is. In summer July is the warmest month with a maximum average temperature just below 20 degrees Celsius.

Things to consider

Teaching is partly in Norwegian.
Altogether four students are accepted for the exchange program: two for one semester, and two students for a whole study year.
There are no tution fees, and ERASMUS funding is available for exchange students.