The University Centre in Svalbard Norwegian: Universitetssenteret pÃÂ¥ Svalbard AS; UNIS is a Norwegian state-owned limited company that is involved in research and provides some university-level 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 three-year term. The centre is the worldââ¬â¢s northernmost research and higher education institution, in Longyearbyen at 78ð N latitude. The courses offered fall into four main science disciplines: Arctic biology, Arctic geology, Arctic geophysics and Arctic technology.
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