University Centre in Svalbard

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The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is the world’s northernmost higher education institution, located in Longyearbyen at 78º N. UNIS offers high quality courses at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level in Arctic Biology, Arctic Geology, Arctic Geophysics and Arctic Technology.
UNIS is a share-holding company, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research. ...UNIS was established in 1993 to provide university level education in Arctic studies, to carry out high quality research, and to contribute to the development of Svalbard as an international research platform. UNIS’ geographical position gives it a unique advantage, enabling students and faculty to use nature as a laboratory, arena for observation and data collection.
In 2016, UNIS had 759 students from 43 countries attending one or more course. The student body consists of approximately 50% national and 50% international students and English is the official language at UNIS. There are no tuition fees and there is student accommodation in Nybyen (3 kms from campus) and Sjøskrenten (100 meters from campus).
UNIS’ faculty are made up by 50% Norwegians and 50% international staff, and consist currently of ca. 10 full professors, 13 associate professors, 36 professor II and about 160 guest lecturers who specialize in Arctic issues. UNIS researchers work in collaboration with Norwegian and foreign research institutions and are actively involved in a large number of joint research projects.
Five Norwegian universities; Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Tromsø and Ås, are represented on our Board of Directors. UNIS works closely with the mainland universities and the UNIS courses are intended to complement the teaching given by the mainland universities.
UNIS is the core institution of the Svalbard Science Centre, an international Arctic centre of expertise in research and education, which also incorporates other professional and scientific institutions in Svalbard, such as The Norwegian Polar Institute, EISCAT and Svalbard Science Forum.
UNIS engages in field-based research and education over much of Svalbard throughout the year. Thus, UNIS will conduct field-based teaching and research so as to cause the minimal impact on Svalbard’s fragile environment. We shall have a thorough understanding of how our activity may negatively impact the environment and how we can avert the impacts. All persons at UNIS shall have necessary training so as to be able to use the tools and aids that will prevent harmful impacts during their fieldwork.
UNIS has a working environment committee, whose main task is to ensure a fully satisfactory working environment at UNIS. The committee participates in planning the safety and environment work and follows up closely questions relating to the safety, health and welfare of the employees at UNIS.
UNIS emphasizes strongly HSE matters. Whether you are an incoming student or researcher planning to come to Svalbard, you can find useful information below in the different PDF presentations highlighting the challenges you will meet in the Svalbard environment. Please have a look at them to prepare yourself for your Svalbard stay. Note that these presentations just give a general overview of risk factors you will encounter in Svalbard.
UNIS shall be a leading organization for health, safety and the environment. We will work to prevent injuries or accidents associated with our activities. We shall minimize any possible negative impacts on the environment and ensure a working environment that is safe, stimulating and rewarding.