WELCOME to the University of Troms Wenche Jakobsen
WELCOME to the University of Tromsø! Wenche Jakobsen Prorector for education
Unspoiled Nature Climate change On Top of the High North The Demand for Oil & Gas East Meets West Clean Food A Cure for Cancer?
Longyearbyen Hammerfest Tromsø Harstad Bodø Mo i Rana Kirkenes Alta Narvik Bardufoss Staff 3 300 Students 15 500 Total budget 2 237 MNOK (275 million €) External project 570 MNOK (70 million €) Doctoral degrees awarded in 2013 123 3 6
Kort om Tromsø Situated at 69° 40′ 58″N 18° 56′ 34″E Population: Founded 1794 • 70. 000 Nicknames: • The 8 th largest city in Norway • “Paris of the North” Area 2. 558 km 2 • “Gateway to the Arctic” • The largest urban municipality of Norway • 40. 000 m 2 person 4
An international university
Strategic plan for Ui. T 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: Ui. T 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
Winter daylight 9
Summer at 69°N 10
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