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“Svalbard law with special relevance to research” with Geir Steinberg

Svalbard WirePublished 21 OctoberThe notice of UNIS in full, as published in English.

The University Centre in Svalbard, a large claw-shaped building seen from above, with a yellow-striped block behind it and Longyearbyen buildings across snowy ground toward the sea.
The University Centre in Svalbard from above, a large claw-shaped building in Longyearbyen. File picture, April 2022. Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Tuesday 3 November

Møysalen, UNIS (the University Centre in Svalbard)

18:00 to 20:00 Svalbard time

The lecture will only be held in-person

In this lecture lawyer and partner at the law firm Haavind, Geir Steinberg, will give an introduction to the Svalbard law, why it is like no other and how it can set conditions for research.

This lecture is a part of a pilot project at UNIS, but will be open to anyone. The lecture will be given in English and will only be held in-person.

Geir Steinberg is a Norwegian lawyer and partner at Haavind who specialises in change management and restructuring across industry, commerce and government administration. He is well versed in the relationship between state-owned enterprises, the civil service and political leadership, and his work has a particular focus on Svalbard law, among other areas.

Haavind has for the past 20 years advised Norwegian private and publicly owned businesses both within the state and municipal sectors at Svalbard.

Correction, 31 October 2026: an earlier version gave the time zone as UTC+2, copied from UNIS. Longyearbyen is on UTC+1 from 25 October, so the lecture runs 18:00 to 20:00 local time.

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