welcome to the university of troms! wenche jakobsen prorector for education

WELCOME to the University of Tromsø!

Wenche JakobsenProrector for education

On Topof the

High North

Climate change

East Meets West

The Demand for Oil & Gas

Unspoiled Nature

Clean Food

A Cure for Cancer?

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Staff 3 300

Students 15 500

Total budgetExternal project

2 237 MNOK (275 million €)570 MNOK (70 million €)

Doctoral degrees awarded in 2013

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TromsøHammerfest

AltaKirkenes

BardufossHarstadNarvikMo i Rana

Longyearbyen

Bodø

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Kort om Tromsø

Situated at 69°40 58″N 18°56 34″E′ ′Founded 1794

Nicknames:

• “Paris of the North”

• “Gateway to the Arctic”

Population:

• 70.000

• The 8th largest city in Norway

Area 2.558 km2

• The largest urban municipality of Norway

• 40 .000 m2 per person

An international university

Strategic plan for UiT 2014 – 2020• 5 areas of priority:

– Energy, climate, society and environment– Technology– Health, welfare and quality of life– Community development and democratisation– Sustainable use of resources

• General strategies for education, research and outreach– Most important:

UiT will provide its students with a good and creative learning environment, with infrastructure that makes the university an attractive educational institution.

English taught Master Programs• Human Rights Practice• Law of the Sea• English Linguistics• Indigenous Studies• Peace and Conflict Transformation• Theoretical Linguistics• Visual Cultural Studies• Business Creation and Entrepreneurship• Telemedicine and E-health• Biology (Department of biology)• Chemistry

• Computer Science• Geology• Physics• Biomedicine

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Winter daylight

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Summer at 69°N