Student Society in Trondheim

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Studentersamfundet i Trondheim
Studentersamfundet i Trondheim and NTNU photographed from a wooden bridge

The Student Society in Trondheim (Norwegian: Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem, Samfundet for short) is Norway's largest student society.[citation needed]

Besides housing a café, a restaurant, several bars and frequently hosting concerts and other activities (among them Norway's biggest culture festival, UKA), it is an independent organization for all students and teachers in Trondheim, owned fully by its members. At the end of 2011, it had around 9000 members.[1][2]

Many famous artists have held concerts here. Among others, Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, N.E.R.D., Phoenix, Public Enemy, White Lies, Crystal Fighters, Tom McRae, Motörhead, Suede, Motorpsycho, Dum Dum Boys, In Flames and many, many more. Quite a few famous Norwegian bands have started their careers on one of Samfundet's many stages. Some examples are Knutsen & Ludvigsen, deLillos and Postgirobygget.[citation needed]

Every other year world figures attend The Student Society through its festival ISFiT[3] and past speakers include the Dalai Lama,[4] former Director-General of WHO Gro Harlem Brundtland and Nobel Peace Prize Laureates José Ramos-Horta and Wangari Maathai.[5]

From 1992 to 2014 Samfundet transformed into Trondheim InterRail Center (TIRC)[6] during the summer (from late June to mid August). TIRC was started in 1992 by members of the Student Society, and was run by society volunteers every summer.

  1. ^ Jan Thomas Kobberrød (2010). Engasjement og begerklang: Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem 1910-2010. Tapir. ISBN 978-82-519-2659-1.
  2. ^ "Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem". www.samfundet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-07-10.
  3. ^ Jacobsen, Merete; Thorvaldsen, Øystein E. (2005). ISFiT : 15 years (in Norwegian). Trondheim: The International Student Festival in Trondheim.
  4. ^ Minnesota journal of global trade. 1997. p. 303.
  5. ^ What is ISFiT?. ISFIT.org. Archived 2010-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Phil Lee (24 September 2012). The Rough Guide to Norway. Rough Guides Limited. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-4093-5849-7.