The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) is the world’s northernmost higher education institution, located in Longyearbyen at 78º N. We provide research-based education of the next generation of Arctic experts in biology, geology, geophysics and technology.
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To apply to UNIS courses, you must be enrolled at Bachelor, Master or PhD level at a Norwegian institution of higher education or an accredited international institution of higher education.
HOW TO APPLYAffiliated Sites
- ARCeX – Research Centre for Arctic Petroleum Exploration
- Arctic Safety Centre
- bioCEED – Centre for Excellence in Biology Education
- Birkeland Centre for Space Science
- iEarth – Centre for Integrated Earth Science Education
- Kjell Henriksen Observatory
- LYSEF – Longyearbyen Science and Education Forum
- The Nansen Legacy
- The Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research
- SIOS – Svalbard Integrated Arctic Earth Observing System
- UNIS CO2 Lab
Latest news
Not just another belt wagon
UNIS will start up again with courses from January 2021
First Arctic Safety Centre continuing education course
Understanding the roles of microbial eukaryotes in the High Arctic ecosystems
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The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)
UNIS is the world’s northernmost higher education institution, located in Longyearbyen, at the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard (78º N).
UNIS offers high quality courses at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level in Arctic Biology, Arctic Geology, Arctic Geophysics and Arctic Technology.
HEARTS ❤️ IN THE ICE are back at Bamsebu, a small trappers' cabin situated 140 km from Longyearbyen, in Van Keulenfjorden south of the island Akseløya.
The two ladies will spend their second winter in the remote wilderness to serve as citizen scientists to build data collections for UNIS, the Norwegian Polar Institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and BCIT: British Columbia Institute of Technology.
They will also engage students and teachers from around the world with live video hangouts 🙂
If you find this interesting, follow their page to get the latest news 👇
The two ladies will spend their second winter in the remote wilderness to serve as citizen scientists to build data collections for UNIS, the Norwegian Polar Institute, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and BCIT: British Columbia Institute of Technology.
They will also engage students and teachers from around the world with live video hangouts 🙂
If you find this interesting, follow their page to get the latest news 👇
Longyearbyen live – 360 degree panorama
Live web camera from the roof of Svalbard Science Centre:
