University of Tromsø
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| Established | 1968 |
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| Type | Public University |
| Rector | Prof. dr. med. Jarle Aarbakke |
| Staff | 2,500 |
| Students | 8,000 |
| Location | Tromsø, Norway |
| Affiliations | EUA |
| Website | www.uit.no |
The University of Tromsø (Norwegian: Universitetet i Tromsø) is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of seven universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway. The University's location makes it a natural venue for the development of studies of the region's natural environment, culture, and society.
The main focus of the University's activities is on the Auroral light research, Space science, Fishery science, Biotechnology, Linguistics, Multi-cultural societies, Saami culture, Telemedicine, social medicine and a wide spectrum of Arctic research projects. The close vicinity of the Norwegian Polar Institute, the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research and the Polar Environmental Centre gives Tromsø added weight and importance as an international centre for Arctic research. Research activities, however, are not limited to Arctic studies. The University researchers work within a broad range of subjects and are recognised both nationally and internationally.
On January 1, 2009 the University of Tromsø was merged with Tromsø University College.
Faculties
Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
- Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics
- Department of Culture and Literature
- Department of Language and Linguistics
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Medicine
- Department of Clinical Medicine
- Department of Community Medicine
- Department of Dentistry
- Department of Medical Biology
- Department of Pharmacy
Faculty of Science
- Department of Biology
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Geology
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
- Department of Statistics
- Tromsø Geophysical Observatory
- Centre for Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- Albe
Faculty of Social Sciences
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of Education
- Department of History
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Planning
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Religious Studies
- Department of Social Anthropology
- Department of Sociology
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