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A Short Introduction to Tromsø,the University of Tromsøand the Faculty of Health Sciences

On Top

of the

High North

Climate change

East Meets West

The Demand for Oil & Gas

Unspoiled Nature

Clean Food

A Cure for Cancer?

Tromsø in a Nutshell

Situated at 69°40′58″N 18°56′34″E

Founded 1794

Nicknames:

• “Paris of the North”

• “Gateway to the Arctic”

Population:

• 67.000 (urban area)

• The 8th largest city in Norway

Area 2.558 km2

• The largest urban municipality of Norway

• 40 .000 m2 per person

The University of Tromsø

• A classical university with a wide range of subjects taught.

• Merged with the Tromsø University college 1.1.2009

• 9.000 students, whereof 10% from abroad

• 2.800 staff• 2,1 billion NOK• More than 300 programs• Centers of Excellence,

Innovation, Peace andConflict Transformation,Sami studies, Tele-medicine, Women research,Biotechnology, Traditional Medicine etc.

Faculty of Health Sciences

This is where education, research and dissemination takes place within the fields of Psychology Biology Community medicine Clinical medicine Pharmacy DentistryAnd a host of health-related subjects, which

are normally University College subjects.

This comprehensive academic activity at our faculty is completely unique in a Norwegian context.

Faculty of Health Sciences

Education Medicine, dentistry,

pharmacy, psychology, nurses, bioengineers, radio charts, physiotherapists, ergo therapists, dental hygiene, public health nurses, midwifes

• Collaboration with hospitals and primary health care

Masters in biomedicine/telemedicine

Largest of faculties 7 departments 970 employees 3000 students

• 300 PhD-students

Programs (students/year)

• Medicine – 6 years (100)• Dentistry – 5 years (40)• Psychology – 5 years (35)• Pharmacy – 5 years (35)• Bioengineering (20) • Dental hygiene (18)• Ergo therapy (24)• Nursing (145), public health

nursing (20), midwife (20)• Physiotherapy (28)• Radio chart (30)• Masters in biomedicine (15),

telemedicine (5-10), laboratory medicine (new)

Selected Research Activities

• Large population based research The Tromsø Study since 1974 (40,000 participants) The Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC)

• Marine Bioprospecting• Telemedicine and E-Health• Translational medical and health care research• Department specific activities

Credits, clockwisefrom top left:

Jon Terje EiteråMaja SojtaricLars Nordmo

Ola RøeMaja SojtaricMaja SojtaricRolf E. Tønne

Photo: Jon Terje Eiterå

”Tromsø is a city for great occasions” Norwegian Secretary of State Jonas Gahr Støre, December 2005