The University Centre in Svalbard
The University Centre on Svalbard (UNIS) is a state-owned limited company. Norway’s four mainland universities are represented on the board. The objectives of UNIS are to provide university level education in Arctic studies, to carry out high quality research, and to contribute to the development of Svalbard as an international research platform. The archipelago’s geographical location in the High Arctic makes it an ideal venue for laboratory work and also for the acquisition and analysis of specialist data.