Transcript The University of Tromsø

WELCOME
to the University of Tromsø!
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Climate change
On Top
of the
High North
Unspoiled
Nature
The Demand for
Oil & Gas
East Meets West
Clean Food
A Cure for
Cancer?
University of Tromsø
• Gateway to the Arctic
Photo: Jo Jorem Aarseth
http://uit.no
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Welcome to Tromsø!
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Tromsø in a Nutshell
Situated at 69°40′58″N 18°56′34″E
Population:
Founded 1794
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70.000
Nicknames:
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The 8th largest city in Norway
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“Paris of the North”
Area 2.558 km2
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“Gateway to the Arctic”
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The largest urban municipality of
Norway
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40 .000 m2 per person
The University of
Tromsø
• A classical university with a wide
range professional Schools
• 9000 students (10% from abroad)
• 2800 staff
• NOK 2.1billion annual budget (75%
state funding)
• More than 300 programmes
• 21 Master’ degree programmes– 209
courses taught in English (spring
2011)
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Faculties
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Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Science and Technology
Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics
Faculty of Fine Arts
Faculty of Law
Centres
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Centres of excellence in research,
Centre of excellence in education,
Research driven innovation,
Peace and Conflict Transformation,
Indigenous studies,
Gender research,
Complimentary Medicine etc.
•History of indigenous peoples
•Indigenous culture, resource management and territorial rights
•Linguistics, cultural and educational revitalisation processes
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The Tromsø experience: Learning through sharing
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English taught Master Programs
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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
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Computer Science
Geology
Physics
Biomedicine
Distribution of new, international students
Spring 2012
Norwegian High North Strategy
Launched 1 December, 2006
Key premises:
 Increased presence
 Increased scope of activities
 Increased knowledge
Key drivers:
Climate, Russia, Energy,
Arctic Dimension
Key Elements of the High North Strategy
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Climate change and the environment
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Monitoring, preparedness and safety at sea
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Sustainable use of petroleum and
renewable resources at sea
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Business development onshore
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Infrastructure
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Sovereignty and cross border co-operation
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Culture and livelihood of indigenous peoples
Key Focus Fields
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Biomarine studies, biomedicine
and biotechnology
Health and welfare studies,
including telemedicine and
social medicine
Indigenous studies, including
questions
relating to Sámi
language and identity
Northern and Arctic studies,
including central fields such as
technology and science, social
sciences and the humanities
Tromsø High North Cluster (THiNC): Building
international strength
through local cooperation
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Winter daylight
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Summer at 69°N
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From the mountain tops to the bottom of the Sea
Our students are everywhere!
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Marius Fiskum
Marius Fiskum
Marius Fiskum
The student sports centre - Kraft – on campus
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Photo: Jon Terje Eiterå
Credits, clockwise
from top left:
Jon Terje Eiterå
Maja Sojtaric
Lars Nordmo
Ola Røe
Maja Sojtaric
Maja Sojtaric
Rolf E. Tønne
”Tromsø is a city for great occasions”
Norwegian Secretary of State Jonas Gahr Støre, December 2005