University of Tromsø

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University of Tromsø Universitetet i Tromsø
Established	1968
Type	Public University
Staff	1,800
Students	6,000
Location	Tromsø, Norway
Affiliations	EUA
Website	www.uit.no

The University of Tromsø (Universitetet i Tromsø) is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was founded in 1972. It is one of six universities in Norway.

The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution on the Northern peninsula of Norway. The University's location makes it a natural venue for the development of studies of the region's natural environment, culture, and society. At the same time the University has a global perspective, open to external influence and inspiration.

The main focus of the University's activities is on the Auroral light research, Space science, Fishery science, Biotechnology, Linguistics, Multi-cultural societies, Saami culture, social medicine and a wide spectrum of Arctic research projects. The close vicinity of the Norwegian Polar Institute, the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research and the Polar Environmental Centre gives Tromsø added weight and importance as an international centre for Arctic research. Research activities, however, include much more than just activities based on the arctic. The University's researchers work within a broad base of subjects and are both nationally and internationally recognised.

Contents 1 Faculties 1.1 Faculty of Humanities 1.2 Faculty of Law 1.3 Faculty of Medicine 1.4 Faculty of Science 1.5 Faculty of Social Sciences 1.6 Norwegian College of Fishery Science 2 Honorary doctors 3 Logo 4 See also 5 External link

[edit] Faculties

[edit] Faculty of Humanities

• Center for Advanced Study in Theoretical Linguistics
• Department of Culture and Literature
• Department of Language and Linguistics

[edit] Faculty of Law

[edit] Faculty of Medicine

• Department of Clinical Medicine
• Department of Community Medicine
• Department of Dentistry
• Department of Medical Biology
• Department of Pharmacy

[edit] Faculty of Science

• Department of Biology
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Geology
• Department of Mathematics
• Department of Physics
• Department of Statistics
• Tromsø Geophysical Observatory
• Albe

[edit] Faculty of Social Sciences

• Department of Archaeology
• Department of Education
• Department of History
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Planning
• Department of Political Science
• Department of Psychology
• Department of Religious Studies
• Department of Social Anthropology
• Department of Sociology

[edit] Norwegian College of Fishery Science

[edit] Honorary doctors

• Ottar Brox, Norway (2003)
• Erica I.A. Daes, Greece (2003)
• Tor Hagfors, Norway (2003)
• Nawal el-Saadawi, Egypt (2003)
• Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tibet (2001)
• Mordechai Vanunu, Israel (2000)
• William Nygård, Norway (1998)
• Salman Rushdie, Great Britain (1998)
• Mikhail Gorbachev, Russia (1998)
• Robert Paine, Canada (1998)
• Susanne Romaine, England (1998)
• Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Guathemala (1996)
• Carsten Smith, Norway (1995)
• Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South Africa (1994)
• Jørn Dyerberg, Denmark (1993)
• Torstein Bertelsen, Norway (1993)
• Georg Henrik von Wright, Finland (1993)
• Ragnhild Sundby, Norway (1993)
• Helga Marie Hernes, Norway (1993)
• Parzival Copes, Canada (1993)
• Amy von Marken, Nederland (1987)
• Kjell Bondevik, Norway (1982)
• Peter F. Hjort, Norway (1982)

[edit] Logo

The ravens in the university's logo are Hugin and Munin. In Norse mythology, Hugin and Munin travel the world for Odin, bringing him news and information. Hugin resembles thought and Munin memory.

[edit] See also

• Centre for Peace Studies, Tromsø

[edit] External link

• University of Tromsø

Coordinates: 69°40′49.84″N, 18°58′23.28″E