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How to apply

UNIS offers courses at bachelor, master and PhD level in natural sciences and Arctic safety. You apply online, and you must be enrolled at a higher education institution.

Go to the application webFind courses first

From application to arrival

  1. Check that you can apply

    You must be enrolled in a bachelor, master or PhD programme at a higher education institution, and meet the course requirements.

  2. Choose your courses

    Read the course descriptions and your department’s recommended combinations. Bachelor applicants should pick two courses for a full 30 ECTS semester.

  3. Upload your documents

    You can pause after choosing courses and come back to upload documents before the deadline.

  4. Wait for the decision

    Decisions come 3–5 weeks after the deadline. We email you when they are ready in the application web.

  5. Accept your offer

    Log in to the application web and accept or decline within the deadline given. Then apply for housing with the link in your admission letter.

Who can apply

  • Enrolment at bachelor, master or PhD level at a Norwegian institution of higher education or an accredited international one.
  • For bachelor courses: at least 60 ECTS in general natural sciences, plus the requirements in each course description.
  • The academic requirements and any extra course requirements set by UNIS.

Citizenship

UNIS prioritises applicants from countries with a security policy cooperation with Norway, mainly EU/EEA and NATO members. Citizens of other countries may have difficulty accessing the government infrastructure UNIS relies on to hold its courses.

Documents to upload

  • Transcript of records from previous and current university education, with the grading scheme
  • Diplomas for completed degrees, with the grading scheme
  • Confirmation that you are enrolled in a programme for the whole of your planned stay at UNIS
  • Erasmus+ exchange students: the nomination letter or learning agreement
  • A list of the courses you are taking this semester
  • Copies of the relevant pages of your passport

Documents in languages other than Scandinavian or English need an official translation into Norwegian or English. Upload both the translation and the original.

Guest students

Already in a bachelor, master or PhD programme? You can do fieldwork or your thesis at UNIS. This needs a UNIS supervisor and a separate application.

Contact the academic staff listed with each available project, or the department you want to work with.

  • ProgrammeEnrolled at an approved institution in Norway or abroad
  • ProjectWithin UNIS’ research themes
  • StayAt least 3 months without a break

Deadlines: 1 March, 1 June, 1 September and 1 December

The earliest arrival is 1.5 months after the deadline.

Form for bachelor studentsForm for master studentsForm for PhD students

Questions about enrolment?

The Student Administration helps with applications, documents and course choices.

Rules: Regulations for studies at UNIS and Studieforskrift for UNIS

Email study@unis.no+47 79 02 33 00