University of Tromsø - Norway's Arctic University

University of Tromsø - Norway's Arctic University ; UiT - Norges arktiske universitet ( Bokmål ) ; UiT - Noregs arktiske universitet ( Nynorsk ) ; UiT - Norgga árktalaš universitehta (North Sami )
founding	1968
Sponsorship	state
place	Tromsø , Troms og Finnmark , Norway
Rector	Anne Husebekk
Students	approx.15,500 (2016)
Employee	approx. 3,300 (2016)
Networks	UArctic
Website	www.uit.no

University of Tromsø, campus in Breivika

University of Tromsø - Norway's Arctic University ( Norwegian Universitetet i Tromsø - Norges arktiske universitet ; North Sami Romssa universitehta - Norgga árktalaš universitehta ) ( UiT for short ) is the sixth largest university in Norway and the northernmost university in the world with around 15,500 students and 3,300 employees . After several merger processes, campuses have existed in the following cities since January 2016: Tromsø , Alta , Hammerfest , Harstad and Narvik . There are also branch offices in Kirkenes , Bodø , Mo i Rana and UNIS in Longyearbyen .

The University of Tromsø is currently divided into eight faculties and four scientific centers, which offer a total of around 150 courses. The Norwegian Fisheries School is an independent higher education institution in association with the University of Tromsø.

The current faculties of the university are:

Health Sciences ( Det helsevitenskapelige facultet )
Law ( Det juridiske facultet )
Life Sciences, Fisheries and Economics ( Faculty for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi )
Human, human, social and educational sciences ( Faculty for humaniora, samfunnsvitenskap og lærerutdanning )
Sports, tourism and social affairs ( Faculty for idrett, reiseliv og sosialfag )
Engineering and Technology ( Faculty for ingeniørvitenskap og teknologi )
Natural sciences and technology ( Faculty for naturvitenskap og teknologi )
Nursing and social work ( Vernepleie )