University Centre in Svalbard
The University Centre in Svalbard (; UNIS) is a Norwegian state-owned limited company that is involved in research and provides some higher education in Arctic studies. The company is wholly owned by the Ministry of Education and Research, and the universities of Oslo, Bergen, Tromsø, NTNU and NMBU appoint the board of directors. It is led by a director appointed by the board for a four-year term. The centre is the world’s northernmost research and higher education institution, in Longyearbyen at 78° N latitude. The courses offered fall into five main science disciplines: Arctic biology, Arctic geology, Arctic geophysics, Arctic technology and Arctic safety. Provided by Wikipedia-
381by Morison, James M., Wilkinson, Jeremy, Alkire, Matthew, Nilsen, Frank, Polyakov, Igor, Smethie, Jr., William, Schlosser, Peter, Vivier, Frédéric, Lourenço, Antonio, Provost, Christine, Pelon, Jacques, Peralta Ferriz, Cecilia, Karcher, Michael, Rabe, Benjamin, Lee, CraigContributors: “...The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)...”
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382by Morison, James M., Wilkinson, Jeremy, Alkire, Matthew, Nilsen, Frank, Polyakov, Igor, Smethie, Jr., William, Schlosser, Peter, Vivier, Frédéric, Lourenço, Antonio, Provost, Christine, Pelon, Jacques, Peralta Ferriz, Cecilia, Karcher, Michael, Rabe, Benjamin, Lee, CraigContributors: “...The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)...”
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383by Morison, James M., Wilkinson, Jeremy, Alkire, Matthew, Nilsen, Frank, Polyakov, Igor, Smethie, Jr., William, Schlosser, Peter, Vivier, Frédéric, Lourenço, Antonio, Provost, Christine, Pelon, Jacques, Peralta Ferriz, Cecilia, Karcher, Michael, Rabe, Benjamin, Lee, CraigContributors: “...The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)...”
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