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The main building in 2003. The centre was established in 1993 in Longyearbyen, a town of 2,100 inhabitants on the western coast of Spitsbergen island. Despite its name, it is not a university (a status that can only be conferred by the government under certain conditions to larger institutions), but a state-owned enterprise involved in research and some university-level education.
Original – The University Centre, established in 1993 in Svaldbard, provides a college education in Arctic Studies as part of the University of the Arctic. Reason EV, quality Articles in which this image appears University Centre in Svalbard, Longyearbyen, and University of the Arctic. FP category for this image Featured pictures/Places ...
Longyearbyen School Until 1987, a series of aerial tramways were used to haul coal from the mines to the port University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) Longyearbyen School serves ages 6–18. It is the northernmost primary and secondary school in the world. [84] Once pupils reach ages 16 or 17 many families move to mainland Norway.
The main building of the University Centre in Svalbard. Academic grading in Svalbard is performed at the University Centre in Svalbard and at the Longyearbyen School. The University Center of Svalbard use the same university grading system as in mainland Norway: [1]
The University Centre in Svalbard in Longyearbyen offers undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate courses to 350 students in various arctic sciences, particularly biology, geology, and geophysics. Courses are provided to supplement studies at mainland universities; there are no tuition fees and courses are held in English, with Norwegian and ...
Longyearbyen School (Norwegian: Longyearbyen skole) is a combined primary and secondary school located in and serving Longyearbyen, the world's northernmost settlement with a population greater than 1,000, in Svalbard, Norway. The school has about 270 pupils and 45 teachers. [1] It is the northernmost school in the world. [2]
Longyearbyen is the largest settlement on the island, the seat of the governor, and the only incorporated town. It features a hospital, primary and secondary school, university, sports centre with a swimming pool, library, cultural centre, cinema, [45] bus transport, hotels, a bank, [46] and several museums. [47]
The NPI runs the Sverdrup Station and the Zeppelin Observatory in Svalbard, the Troll and Tor research stations in Antarctica, and Norvegia Station on Bouvet Island. [11] [12] The NPI owns the research vessel RV Kronprins Haakon, with the University of Tromsø and the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research being the other users of the vessel.