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.
Apply to UNIS courses
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
- 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
UNIS Annual Report 2018
Top image: AGF-211 students on their way over the sea ice in St. Jonsfjorden. Photo: Lars Henrik Smedsrud/UNIS. 13 June 2019 Number of Students In 2018, 772 students from 43 nations spent shorter or longer periods at UNIS, including both course students and guest master’s students. Of these, 51% came from programmes of study at […]
Available places on some autumn semester courses
10 May 2019
You still have the chance to study at UNIS this summer and autumn! We have some available spots for qualified applicants. Send us an e-mail today to apply!
Minister visit
6 May 2019
This weekend we had the pleasure of hosting our Minister of education and research, Ms. Iselin Nybø.
Funding for cross-disciplinary project in student active learning
29 April 2019
Last week, UNIS and BioCEED was granted funding of 4.7 million NOK to the project "Development, testing and evaluation of tools and assessment forms to enhance constructive alignment in field teaching".
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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.
Bachelor student in biology? Interested in learning Arctic biology and ecology this autumn, in Svalbard?
We have one (1) available spot on this course package – send an e-mail today to apply! More details in the course descriptions:
https://www.unis.no/course/ab-201-terrestrial-arctic-biology/
https://www.unis.no/course/ab-204-arctic-population-ecology/
We have one (1) available spot on this course package – send an e-mail today to apply! More details in the course descriptions:
https://www.unis.no/course/ab-201-terrestrial-arctic-biology/
https://www.unis.no/course/ab-204-arctic-population-ecology/
AB-201 Terrestrial Arctic Biology (15 ECTS) - UNIS
This bachelor course is an introduction to terrestrial and fresh water biological communities of the Arctic.
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Longyearbyen live – 360 degree panorama
Live web camera from the roof of Svalbard Science Centre:
