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University of Tromsø (UiT, "The arctic university of Norway") is a university in Norway. The main campus is in Tromsø. It also has campuses in Alta, Hammerfest, Harstad and Narvik. The main campus is located north on the Tromsø island in Troms county.[5]
UiT Norges arktiske universitet | |
Other names | UiT, UiT The arctic university of Norway |
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Former name | University of Tromsø |
Established | 1968 [1] |
Endowment | kr2.9 billion[2] |
Rector | Dr. Anne Husebekk |
Director | Lasse Lønnum |
Students | 14,551[3] |
Location | , |
Affiliations | Uarctic[4] |
Website | uit.no |
The university was founded in 1971 by the Norwegian government. It has had four mergers since then:
When UiT merged with Tromsø University College it became the oldest school in Norway. Tromsø University College was founded on 7 February 1826. It was then called Trondenes seminar.
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