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Seminar in Oslo to weigh the future of UNIS

Svalbard WirePublished 2 NovemberReport by the Wire.

The University Centre in Svalbard, a dark red building in Longyearbyen, seen from a road under a cloudy sky.
The University Centre in Svalbard in Longyearbyen, seen from the road under a cloudy sky. File picture, June 2025. Photo: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons.

A seminar titled "UNIS, hva nå?" ("UNIS, what now?") will examine the future of the University Centre in Svalbard in Oslo on Friday 13 November, from 10.00 to 15.00, UNIS said. It will be held at Professorboligen (Stallen), University of Oslo, and is organised by NVP.

Questions on the agenda include how to strengthen cooperation with mainland universities, how to attract more Norwegian students to Svalbard, and how UNIS can develop its contribution to Arctic research and to Longyearbyen.

Speakers will include representatives of the Ministry of Education and Research, the Research Council of Norway, Norwegian universities, Longyearbyen lokalstyre (the community council) and UNIS. A panel discussion on the way forward will close the day.

Registration closes on 10 November, via NVP's website, where the full programme is available.

Coverage: UNIS, The University Centre in Svalbard

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