1955: Narvik Technical Society is founded.

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1956: On January 27th, it was decided that the student newspaper would be called Origo.

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1973: Radio Stroganoff broadcasts for the first time during Winter Fest that year. The pirate radio was extremely popular

 

1974: Radio Stroganoff has its first stereo broadcasts this year.

 

1982: Narvik Technical Radio received a license after ten years of 'test broadcasts.' 15 watts on 101MHz.

 

1989: Narvik Technical Radio begins year-round broadcasting.

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1992: The outdoor group Jägermeister is founded on May 14th..

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1994: The University College of Narvik is established. Three different schools are merged into one. As part of this, Narvik Technical Society is renamed Narvik Student Society. The Radio Amateur Club LA7MB is established.

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1995: Narvik Student Bible Group is accepted as its own club.

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2000: In the fall of 2000, NSS and SysRq save the poorly planned NaIT event from its original organizers. Late in 2000, it is announced that the student pub Teknikerkroa in the basement of HiN must close due to problems with the quality of emergency exits. The data party Lano is held in the bomb shelter where Stærk(ar) has its premises in 2012

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2001: The Henningsvær Committee concludes that the Association of Narvik Student Society should be turned into a foundation due to new rules and laws, which is decided at the 2001 general meeting. Student pub Teknikerkroa is shut down as it no longer received exemptions from fire regulations.

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2002: Winter Fest 2002 creates major financial issues for the new foundation. SysRq organizes NaIT 2002 with the help of volunteer students and others from the surrounding area

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2003: SSiN buys a student house for the students and renovates it. The student house, ‘OT-gården,’ was meant to be the first part of a plan for a large student building in the city center, containing housing, shops, clubs, pubs, and other tenants. A new two-story pub opens in the student house in Narvik center, eventually operating seven days a week.

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2004: It turns out that the foundation format is very costly, and a lot of money is being used up. The funds of the Student Society mainly cover expenses like accounting, auditors, etc. There is significant effort to find a better way to organize the student society. The new pub is also very expensive to operate since running a commercial pub in the city is significantly more complicated than a student pub at HiN.

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2005: The Association of Narvik Student Society is founded in what was called ‘the split.’ The foundation was too burdensome to operate financially, so a new student society was formed, and all activities moved to it unless they had to remain in the old foundation for legal reasons. The foundation handles the operations of Tekniker’n, Origo, Narvik Student Radio, and some larger events like NaIT. The foundation freezes all the clubs' funds, meaning that all clubs that had money in the old foundation now have no funds. The foundation gets a chance to clean up its finances and operations of the heavier businesses.

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2006: The new student society takes shape, and funding is disbursed to the clubs for the first time in a while. Operating and accounting costs are almost non-existent in the new association. A digital membership register is established, and student society engagement is growing again. Many new clubs are founded, and eventually, the awards Store and Lille Bjørn are handed out at the Christmas ball again.

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2007: Due to poor finances, the pub Tekniker’n is rebuilt to include only the lower floor. As a consolation, they get to rent the premises for free. Otherwise, there is high activity in the student society.

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2008: This is the last year NaIT is held, as the installation of artificial turf in Narvik Hall makes the event impossible. Student society activity declines somewhat, but the core clubs keep the student society alive. The promised expansion of Tekniker’n also does not happen this year.

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2009: In March, Tekniker’n is closed, and the pub scene is quiet. In November, the first club night is held in the HiN cafeteria as a replacement for Tekniker’n. The event is a big success, laying the foundation for rebuilding pub activities. Sundance is held for the last time in February of this year. Sundance has been held every year since the 90s and has recently been profitable.

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2010: After a general meeting in October, several working groups are formed to look at four different options for the pub. Initially, none of them prove feasible. In early December, intense efforts are made to see if the old pub can be used, as it was the preferred solution. In December 2010, the presidency of the student society sends over a list of all the assets they wish to purchase from the foundation so that NSS can take over the equipment..

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2011: In January, SSiN transfers more or less all the equipment that was in the foundation to the student society. This is paid for from a grant of 100,000 NOK, with 40,000 NOK retained to ensure continued operations. Work on the new pub continues in the first months of the year, and cleanup and reconstruction officially begin on March 9th, with an official opening on April 1st with a temporary alcohol license for Winter Fest. In the same period, Narvik Student Radio obtains a license and starts broadcasting 24/7 on FM 94.1MHz. At the end of the year, the Store and Lille Bjørn awards are presented at a ceremony in the cafeteria. The result from the election at a general meeting is later declared invalid due to breaches of regulations and false information from an invalid election committee. This creates some bad feelings, and several key students resign from their positions as a result.

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2012: On February 29th, the clubs Eksos, Near-HiN, Arts and Design, and Zing Zano are shut down. Of these, the school choir Zing Zano had a lot of activity during its time, with concerts and tours. Near-HiN had significant activity early in its history, but this tapered off. The other two disbanded clubs never had any organized activities. Eventually, Zingzano becomes active again, and rehearsals are held. Plans for a new pub are put on hold, mainly due to issues in finding responsible persons for the bar. Much time is spent rectifying the problems from 2011, with everything being fully caught up only by 2013.

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2013: Zingzano's activity diminishes again, but on the bright side, new initiatives are launched, including a brew-your-own club called Lille Promille, later the Student Brewery in Narvik. The newly established photo club The Apertures also comes to life. After a few turbulent years, there is now steady activity and better financial health in the student society. After a bit of turmoil, progress is being made within the student society, with improved collaboration towards the common goal of better student welfare.

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2014: The Narvik Student Society Foundation is decided to be dissolved, and all funds are transferred to the Association of Narvik Student Society. Overall, operating expenses decrease, and more funds become available to the student society. Otherwise, the year is fairly calm. A student festival was planned right after Winter Fest, but it was canceled. Thanks to the injection of liquid assets at the end of the year, operations are secured for a while, but finding a more permanent solution in 2015 is an important goal for the student society.

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2015-2022: IDuring this period, a lot happened. The University College became part of UiT in 2016, and large parts of the building were renovated. This negatively affected the clubs as several lost their club rooms on campus. In the years that followed, there were efforts to find rooms for all the clubs and their equipment. When renovations were completed in 2018/2019, COVID-19 struck, resulting in reduced activity on campus and in the clubs. The organization was close to being shut down due to the lack of people willing to take over leadership. Thanks to Samskipnaden, the issue was addressed, and some individuals took on leadership roles. Additionally, NSS had a club hosting servers where all data was stored. After some unfortunate incidents, the club was dissolved, and the servers ceased operation, resulting in significant data loss for the organization. COVID-19 made a significant impact, leading to fewer students on campus.

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2023: The organization has remained alive, and this year saw engaged people joining the leadership. NSS set up an office in the glass corridor to become more visible to students. NSS began collaborating with the Living Campus project through concerts like "Mørketidsmagi" and strengthened its partnerships with Samskipnaden and Campus Council. Additionally, the largest renovation of NSS’s social common room began. You can read more about this under "NSS Room." The leadership has focused heavily on bringing life back to campus after COVID. They also began looking at new strategies for keeping the organization alive, both economically and in terms of human resources. Efforts also began to explore possibilities for recovering the lost data from the servers.