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Øvre Sund

From 5950 kr

At Øvre Sund, you live close to everything in our new, fresh student housing. All rooms and apartments are of a good standard and have their own bathroom.

Questions about student housing?

Send us a message or check our housing FAQ.

Welfare host for residents

Contact information for your welfare host is found on My page.

About the buildings:

The student accommodation at Øvre Sund was completed in time for the semester start in 2017 and won the City of Drammen's building award in 2018!

There are a total of 243 accommodation units in three buildings: Tutus (built in 2012), Domi and Unitas (built in 2017).

The buildings have the following unit types:

We have no family apartments in Drammen.

All residents living in single units has their own, private fridge and kitchen cabinet in the shared kitchen. All units and indoors common areas are non smoking. 

Check out all dorms and apartments at Øvre Sund. 

(The flats and apartments in Tutus, which are from the first stage of construction, differ from Domi and Unitas. In the pictures, the flats/apartments in Tutus are characterised by, among other things, dark kitchens).

Practical information about Øvre Sund Student housing:

Some units are facilitated for handicapped. Read more about adaptation for disabilities.

There is a large room for bicycle parking on the ground floor, where you can store your bicycle as well as washing and repairing it.

There is one elevator in each building.

You will receive a key card (free of charge) when you move in to your student housing. This is how the key card works:

EXTERNAL DOORS:
  • Present key card to the card reader; it will the blink green. Enter your four-digit code, and the door will unlock.

  • The card reader can be sensitive, so remember to hold the key card in your other hand while entering the code.

  • From the inside, you press the open switch to unlock and open the door.

  • The doors have automatic opening and closing.   

UNIT AND APARTMENT DOORS:
  • Present key card to the card reader; it will the blink green. Enter your four-digit code, and the door will unlock.

  • The door automatically locks when you close it, the door unlocks when you press down the handle and open the door.

ERROR MESSAGE ON THE CARD READER ON YOUR DORM/APARTMENT DOOR?

Green and red light flashing alternately: low battery voltage, the batteries must be replaced immediately. If the battery voltage is low, it can also happen that red and green flash at the same time. Report on Errors and defects on My page if you need battery replacement.

Remember: All key cards must be returned to SSN when you move out of your student housing. Dropbox location for delivery of your key. A fee will be charged if the key card is not returned. See the price list.

The student accommodation is located on the opposite bank of the river from Papirbredden Knowledge Park. With the Ypsilon bridge over the river, residents only have a few minutes' walk to campus. Read more about Campus Drammen at USN.

The buildings have large common outdoor areas with grass and plants. A public playground is located at the outskirts of the outdoor area.

There are two HC-parking lots for cars, but no more spaces reserved for the student housings. Because of the proximity to the emergency room's ambulance entrance, it is of high importance not to park incorrectly by the student housings.

In your shared kitchen in Domi and Unitas you will find a Quooker, where you get boiling water (110 °C) directly from the faucet.

You´ll find one shared laundry room on the ground floor of Tutus for residents in this building, as well as a shared laundry room on the ground floor of Domi. This is available for all residents in Domi and Unitas. The laundry in Domi has washing machines with dosing systems for detergent, which means that you do not have to bring your own detergent.

Read more about using the laundry room / appWash here.

Storage rooms are located on the lower floor of Unitas, where all storage rooms are marked with room numbers. Use the basement entrance to access the storage rooms. 

Inside the bicycle sheds in Unitas and Domi you will find swap shelves. Here you can leave things you no longer need, or find things you need for your dorm. It is not permitted to leave furniture or textiles.

  • Waste igloos for Domi / Unitas (buried tanks) are located at the main entrance to Domi.
  • Waste bins for Tutus can be found in the waste shed at the entrance. Code for the door lock is: 1258 #.

Remember to sort your waste!

District heating system

Electricity is included in the rent.

The building is attached to a district heating system that contributes to heating of water, ventilation heating and heating of radiators.

Think of the environment - save energy!

The student housing is built to be energy-efficient to retain heat during the cold season. There is no cooling installed on the property and in the summer months it can get hot inside if it is hot outside.

Read more: How to cool down your dorm in the summer!

Fire alarm system

It is very important for your safety and the safety of others that you have familiarised yourself with the fire alarm system in your student residence. You can find information about the fire alarm system that applies to you on My page under Fire information. It is important that you read this and tick that the information has been read and understood.

There are also notices in the student accommodation that provide you with information.

Cable in router

Internet via cable


A router from SSN has been placed in your apartment. To use a wired connection, you must connect the device you wish to use through this.

We recommend that you use network cables of the standard cat5e or newer.

Priv-ssid: Private wireless network

Private WiFi

SSID and password for your personal wireless network can be found under the internet tab on My page.

SSN external

This wireless network is reserved for tenants who do not have an account to use eduroam. If you are not a student or employee at USN you will find the password under the Internet tab on my page.

WiFi: Eduroam

This is the same wireless network that you will find on campus (in addition to a number of other locations). To log in to eduroam, you must use your student account ([email protected] + password). You obtain your student account from the university at the start of studies. More information about student accounts can be found on the USN website.


Eduroam uses wpa-enterprise for authentication. This means you need both a username and password to log in. Many devices such as smart TV, Chromecast, Apple TV and gaming consoles do not support this and therefore cannot be used on Eduroam.

WiFi public areas

These wireless networks are also available in public areas (kitchen/lounge/hallway).

Key card and unlocking of doors from app/My page

Lock yourself in with your mobile phone

You can easily lock in via "My key card" on My page on mobile phone/desktop or via the Student Sørøst app (My key card is found under the service for Student housing). My key card gives you the opportunity to unlock all doors you have access to through your tenancy with SSN. It is also this function that you can use to lock in guests.


NB! We recommend that you always take your key card with you when you leave the dormitory. Opening from the web will not work if you lack internet or My page is down.

Tip - buy an extra key card at SSN's service office! There are snap locks on the doors and it is easy to lock out. An extra key card can be kept with a fellow student.

Do not make holes in or write on the key card - it may stop working.

When you move out, you return the key card, feel free to use one of our drop boxes. ATTENTION! A fee is triggered if you don´t return your key card. See the price list.

Read more about how to use the key card where you live. You can find the information under the tab 'How to use your key card' on this page.

My keycard: Digital key in app or on My page at ssn.no

You can lock yourself in both with a physical key card and digitally via My key card in the Student Sørøst app or on My page from ssn.no.

The key card function is activated from 1 pm on the day your contract starts. Remember that you MUST collect the physical key card in addition.

Subject to errors in inventory. In addition, some inventory may apply to common areas and not the individual unit.

All keys and key cards must be delivered by 10 am on the last day of the contract.

The housing unit must be ready for handover (emptied, cleared and cleaned).

You can either deliver the key in the service office or in one of our dropboxes.

Read more about returning the key and find location for dropbox on your campus here.

Documents

Storage rooms overview pdf Floor Plan Domi pdf Floorplan Tutus 1-3 pdf Floor plan Unitas U-4 etg pdf

Want to live here?

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