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
- The Fram Centre
- 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
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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.
"Magical!" "Unique!" "Special!" "Eccentric!" "Quirky!"
These are just some of the descriptions of Longyearbyen. If you're coming here to study this autumn (or you're just curious about life in the Arctic), here are 11 things you should know!
These are just some of the descriptions of Longyearbyen. If you're coming here to study this autumn (or you're just curious about life in the Arctic), here are 11 things you should know!
11 things you need to know about studying in Longyearbyen - UNIS
22 April 2021 Are you going to study at UNIS this autumn? Here are some tips on how to settle in, and things you should know about studying and living in Longyearbyen.
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Longyearbyen live – 360 degree panorama
Live web camera from the roof of Svalbard Science Centre:
