University of Tromsø

The University of Tromsø - The arctic university of Norway

UiT Norges arktiske universitet
Other names	UiT, UiT The arctic university of Norway
Former name	University of Tromsø
Established	1968
Endowment	kr2.9 billion
Rector	Dr. Anne Husebekk
Director	Lasse Lønnum
Students	14,551
Location	Tromsø, Alta, Harstad, Narvik and Hammerfest , Norway
Affiliations	Uarctic
Website	uit.no

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.

The university was founded in 1971 by the Norwegian government. It has had four mergers since then:

• with Tromsø University College in 2009
• with Finnmark University College in 2013
• with Harstad University College in 2016
• with Narvik University College in 2016

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.

University Of Tromsø Media

• Theoretical Subjects building at Tromsø Campus

• Faculty of Biosciences in University of Tromsø.jpg

  Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics