Changing the world through science
UiT The Arctic University of Norway is the northernmost university in the world. Its location on the edge of the Arctic implies a mission.
UiT's key research focuses on climate research, space physics, marine science, medicine, and chemistry.
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Looking to advance your career in STEM? UiT's research centers have been named the Norwegian Centres of Excellence.
You’ll be taught by internationally recognized professors with both strong academic credentials and invaluable real-world experience.
16,000 students
3,300 staff
90% of graduates cite job success
Life in the High North is shaped by wild nature, contrasting light and weather conditions, geographic distances and multiculturalism.
Many of UiT´s research centres and study programmes reflect the specific character of Arctic Norway. It offers world-class STEM programs in a polar environment, climate research, space physics, fisheries science, marine biosprospecting, and computational chemistry.
Modern international programs with deep cultural values
Setting viewing records with videos at UiT: Trude Haugseth Moe (left), Kaja Alexandra Halvei-Larsen, Elisabet Aaraas, and Jakob Bjørvig Henriksen.
Around 20% of the students are international, and the university is actively expanding its global network:
- UiT offers 27 Master's programs in English, and each faculty offers studies in English.
- The university has over 200 international agreements to secure an active academic exchange of students and staff with partner institutions worldwide.
- It's a founding member of the University of the Arctic, an international network of 160 study and research institutions of the circumpolar region.
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