Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences

Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences
Norges tekniske vitenskapsakademi
Formation1955 (1955)
HeadquartersTrondheim, Norway
Membership
  • ~260 Fellows (younger than 65)
  • ~730 total Fellows
Patron
Haakon V
President
Geir Egil Dahle Øien
Vice-president
Kristin Margrethe Flornes
General secretary
Ole-Morten Midtgård
Staff~2
Websitehttps://ntva.no/

The Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (Norwegian: Norges Tekniske Vitenskapsakademi, NTVA) is a learned society based in Trondheim, Norway.[1]

The academy was founded in Trondheim in 1955.[2] the academy has about 290 fellows under the age of 65 and a total of 730 members.[3] King Harald is the academy's high protector, in recognition of the academy's importance to society.[4]

It is a member of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) and of the European Council of Applied Sciences and Engineering (Euro-CASE).[5][1]

NTVA is one of four learned societies in Norway. The others are Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters and Agder Vitenskapsakademi.

References

  1. ^ a b "Euro-CASE Member Academies". euro-case (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. ^ Bjørlykke, Arne (2005). Teknologi og samfunn Norges Tekniske Vitenskapsakademi 1955-2005 [Technology and Society: the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences 1955-2005] (in Norwegian). Tapir Akademisk Forlag. ISBN 978-82-7719-053-2.
  3. ^ "Om oss". NTVA (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-09-10.
  4. ^ "H.M. Kongens beskyttarskap". www.kongehuset.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  5. ^ "Member Academies – International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences". Retrieved 2024-02-06.