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Grenlandsgate

All SSN dorms at Grenlandsgate will be discontinued from May 1, 2025, and will therefore not be available for booking from this date. Grenlandsgate 5A and 5B were built in 1995 and have a total of 16 single units. Two students share a bathroom and kitchen.

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Welfare host for residents

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

About the buildings:

In Grenlandsgate we offer doublets, i.e. dorms with shared kitchens and bathroom. The dorms are about 14 sqm and two and two residents share a kitchen and bathroom. There is a short distance to campus and you can walk or take the bike.

See and apply for dorm in Grenlandsgate.

Practical info about Grenlandsgate:

Grenlandsgate 5 is 1 km from campus. Read more about Campus Porsgrunn and location at USN.

There is an attractive outdoor area with free use of any outdoor furniture. 

There is free, allocated parking. Bicycles can be stored in lockable storage rooms. Please remember to lock your bike!

Each house has a shared laundry room with free use of washing machine and tumble drier.

Each unit has a small storage room, and there is a shared, freestanding storage room/bicycle shed next to the parking area.

Green and black waste containers are placed by the driveway. Remember to recycle!

See Renovasjon i Grenland's sorting guide on what goes where (PDF).

Electricity

The property has electricity as an energy source. Electricity is included in the rent.

Think of the environment - help us saving energy! 

☀️ 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.

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).

Physical key retrieved from the SSN campus office

You will receive a physical key, which you must pick up at SSN's campus office. The key is ready from 1 pm on the day your contract starts.



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

Floorplan Grenlandsgate, 1 st floor pdf Floorplan Grenlandsgate, ground floor pdf

Want to live here?

We have several types of housing available in Porsgrunn. See photos of the apartments and dorms in our housing selector and choose your favorites before going to the application.

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