Annual report 2025
Department of Energy and Process Engineering | NTNU
Looking Back
Department of Energy and Process Engineering (EPT) is one of eight Departments at the Faculty of Engineering at NTNU. By the end of 2025, our department alone handled 80+ applications and managed 140+ active projects. Our combined income reached 220+ million NOK, which shows both our scientific relevance and our ability to deliver.
On the education side, we supervised 182 master’s and project students, completed 17 PhD defences, and guided more than 300 bachelor, master, and project theses. This is quite a contribution to NTNU’s educational mission.
Our HR numbers also reflect a growing department. With approx. 240 employees and 39 new hiring processes, we continue to attract and retain talented people who strengthen our academic and administrative community.
But the real highlights of the year are the stories behind the numbers! Read more about those below.
All of this reflects a community that delivers high quality research and education, supports each other, and builds an environment where people can thrive.
Thank you for your dedication and your resilience throughout 2025. I look forward to everything our department will accomplish in the year ahead.
Our mission
EPT shares the mission that as part of a university, we educate outstanding graduates with strong analytical and practical abilities, and our research focuses on expanding knowledge in science and technology for a better world. Furthermore, EPT’s mission is to contribute to Norway’s role in developing a viable foundation for society at regional, national and global levels.
Through research and education, the department shall contribute to the understanding of sustainable solutions, helping to solve complex problems and global challenges to ensure effective resource utilisation. In line with NTNU’s goal to move from mission to action, we address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are relevant based on the research and educational activity at the department.
2025 Numbers
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