News Archive

7 April 2020 Universities will be opened to a small group of students and staff from 27 April, the Norwegian government announced today. This means that UNIS remains closed through 26 April and will gradually open for certain students, PhD and postdocs from Monday 27 April.

2 April 2020 UNIS invite all current course students to an online meeting tomorrow, where issues such as tips on daily study routines and how to prepare for the exam period will be addressed.

27 March 2020 Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, UNIS has cancelled courses that were scheduled to start in the period 1 June – 10 July 2020.

25 March 2020 UNIS has launched a webpage with digital educational resource tools for our staff members.

24 March 2020 The Norwegian government decided this afternoon to extend the closure of all higher education institutions through 13 April 2020.

19 March 2020 Due to the coronavirus, UNIS has implemented several measures to prevent the spreading of the virus. Among them is cancellation of all on-campus teaching and fieldwork in spring semester 2020 and urging the students to go home.

18 March 2020 Now that the corona pandemic is upon us, we must all avoid burdening the local rescue service and the hospital with unnecessary accidents. Take easy and safe trips in the immediate area and do not expose yourself to unnecessary risk. Think through your choices and join the community duty. In the end, your choices can affect an entire community.

17 March 2020 The physical UNIS Library is closed, but we are still open online. Contact us at library@unis.no with any question or information need.

17 March 2020 Do you need someone to talk to? The Student counselling at the Arctic University of Norway – UiT is open for phone/skype calls with UNIS students.

13 March 2020 The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has good information on how to prevent infection and give advice on measurements on their English website.