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The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in Northern Norway and the sixth-largest university in Norway. [4] The university's location makes it a natural venue for the development of studies of the region's natural environment, culture, and society.
It remains the country's highest ranked university, and was Norway's only university until 1946. In the postwar era the University of Bergen, the University of Trondheim (now NTNU), and the University of Tromsø (now UiT The Arctic University of Norway) were founded. These universities are known as the "old universities".
The University of Tromsø has an astrophysical observatory located in Skibotn. [17] Tromsø is the only municipality in the county with a strong population growth; most of the smaller municipalities experience decreasing populations as the young and educated moved to the cities, often in the southern part of Norway.
The Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI; Norwegian: Norsk Polarinstitutt) is Norway's central governmental institution for scientific research, mapping and environmental monitoring in the Arctic and the Antarctic. [1] The NPI is a directorate under Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment. [1]
Tromsø University Museum (Norges arktiske universitetsmuseum) is the oldest scientific institution in Northern Norway. The museum has 80,000-90,000 visitors annually. The museum has 80,000-90,000 visitors annually.
The Centre of Marine Resource Management or MaReMa Centre or simply MaReMa is an interdisciplinary research centre established by the Norwegian College of Fishery Science at University of Tromsø in 2004.
The heliport is situated on the premises of Tromsø University Hospital, situated north of the city center of Tromsø on the island of Tromsøya.The facility is owned and operated by the University Hospital of North Norway, part of Northern Norway Regional Health Authority. [7]
Tromsø University College (Norwegian: "Høgskolen i Tromsø, HiTø") was a university college located in Tromsø, Norway. It offered programs in a variety of fields, including health care , engineering , business administration , teaching , and music , dance , and drama. [ 1 ]