page_title: Student Society in Trondheim
hierarchical_section_title: Student Society in Trondheim
caption_attribution_description: Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem, taken from the front,
context_page_description: The Student Society in Trondheim is Norway's largest student society.
  Besides housing a café, a restaurant, several bars and frequently hosting concerts and other activities, it is an independent organization for all students and teachers in Trondheim, owned fully by its members.
  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.
  Every other year world figures attend The Student Society through its festival ISFiT and past speakers include the Dalai Lama, former Director-General of WHO Gro Harlem Brundtland and Nobel Peace Prize Laureates José Ramos-Horta and Wangari Maathai.
  From 1992 to 2014 Samfundet transformed into Trondheim InterRail Center during the summer.
  TIRC was started in 1992 by members of the Student Society, and was run by society volunteers every summer.
context_section_description: The Student Society in Trondheim (Norwegian: Studentersamfundet i Trondhjem, Samfundet for short) is Norway's largest student society.
  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, there are about 9000 members.)
  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.
  Every other year world figures attend The Student Society through its festival ISFiT and past speakers include  the Dalai Lama, former Director-General of WHO Gro Harlem Brundtland and Nobel Peace Prize Laureates José Ramos-Horta and Wangari Maathai.
  From 1992 to 2014 Samfundet transformed into Trondheim InterRail Center (TIRC) 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.
caption: Studentersamfundet i Trondheim
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