welcome to the university of troms! wenche jakobsen prorector for education
DESCRIPTION
3 6 Staff3 300 Students Total budget External project MNOK (275 million €) 570 MNOK (70 million €) Doctoral degrees awarded in Tromsø Hammerfest Alta Kirkenes Bardufoss Harstad Narvik Mo i Rana Longyearbyen BodøTRANSCRIPT
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