UiT The Arctic University of Norway

UiT The Arctic University of Norway is the world's northernmost university and a medium-sized public research university headquartered in Tromsø, Norway. Founded in 1968, UiT has grown through mergers with the University College of Tromsø (2009), University College of Finnmark (2013), and University Colleges of Harstad and Narvik (2016) into a multi-campus institution with eleven study sites across Northern Norway: Tromsø, Alta, Bardufoss, Bodø, Hammerfest, Harstad, Kabelvåg, Kirkenes, Mo i Rana, Narvik, and Svalbard. UiT has 15,500 students and 3,300 staff. Its eight faculties cover Health Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, Law, Engineering Science and Technology, Science and Technology, and Fine Arts. Key research strengths include polar environment, climate change, indigenous peoples, telemedicine, marine bioprospecting, space physics, and computational chemistry. UiT is a founding member of the University of the Arctic and participates in EUGLOH, YERUN, and The Arctic Six alliances. Around 90% of graduates report their studies were directly relevant to their current jobs.