University of Tromsø | Norway

The University of Tromsø is the northernmost university of the world. Our location on the edge of the Arctic implies a mission. The Arctic region is of increasing global importance. Climate change, the exploitation of Arctic resources and environmental threats are topics of great public concern, which UiT takes special interest in. Studying and working at University of Tromsø allows you to explore global issues from a close-up perspective. The University of Tromsø, established in 1968, is one of the youngest of Norway’s six universities and has 6000 students and 1700 staff. Foreign citizens comprise around 10 percent of the total number of students and academic staff. The University and its six faculties hold more than 200 agreements with partner universities worldwide. The University of Tromsø offers around 100 programmes of study within a variety of academic subjects ranging from medicine, law and science to economics, psychology, social science, fishery science and the humanities. 20 international Master´s degree programmes and a variety of courses taught in English offer international students interesting study options.