Buddy Program

One of the most wonderful initiative @ NTNU is the BUDDY PROGRAM

both international and Norwegian students sign-up in the buddy program by filling a web form
with some information about them ( country, gender, campus, interest, wished buddy's interest, wished buddy's gender and so on).

Around the third week of classes, the buddy program system will match each Norwegian with one international student and send their contacts to each other by e-mail.
Both will also be subscribed in the buddy program mailing list, where they will receive information about all the events ISU will prepare for the buddy program.


I compiled the form and that's the screen shot (click to enlarge) :


The website suggests some interesting activity to do with buddy


# If there is no rain, your buddy will love to see some trails and lakes in the Bymarka... or take a pancake dinner at Studenterhytta.

# If your buddy is learning Norwegian, she or he might want to visit some easier theater play?

# You should definitely visit the international basement at Moholt - Herman Krags veg 24. There is an open bar for you on Mondays (around 9 p.m.), and movies on Wednesdays and Sundays.

# If I was a guest, I would go jogging with my buddy ;)

# Did you get some Norwegian relatives close to Trondheim? Showing your buddy to them is a good opportunity to see them again :-) Well, if not relatives, you got some friends, hopefully :)

# You say you both like cinema?

# Maybe later, your guest can make a dinner with her or his national food at your place - perhaps with a few more friends?

# Every foreigner is dreaming about going fishing with real Norwegians!

# I wish I met my buddy for lunch tomorrow! ;)



Here is a transcript (in Italian) of a private conversation talking about buddy program with one of my friend that last year spent 6 month at NTNU:


@hotmail.com: sìsì l'avevo fatto anch'io
@hotmail.com: quando ho saputo che gran parte dell buddy erano biondone norvegesi
me: ahah
me: strabell
@hotmail.com: però erano già finite quando ho fatto richiesta :(
me: cavoli
@hotmail.com: quindi falla subito
me: si si già fatto
@hotmail.com: sìsì un mio amico si è ritrovato fuori dalla porta di casa sua una bionda con 6 birre in mano
me: ahahah
me: strabello
me: birre gratis !!!!