Ilisimatusarfik / University of Greenland

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Graduation at the Institute of Learning at University of Greenland - the oldest educational institution in Greenland (1845)  PHOTO: University of Greenland/Anders Gedionsen
Graduation at the Institute of Learning at University of Greenland - the oldest educational institution in Greenland (1845) PHOTO: University of Greenland/Anders Gedionsen

University of Greenland is situated in the small but bustling capital city of Nuuk.

University of Greenland has about 650 students spread across four institutes:

  • Institute of Learning
  • Institute of Nursing and Health Research
  • Institute of Society, Economics and Jounalism
  • Institute of Culture, Language and History

University of Greenland specialises today in the following academic disciplines:

  • Teaching
  • Nursing
  • Health sciences
  • Social science
  • Journalism
  • Social work
  • Business economics
  • Language, literature and media
  • Cultural- and social history
  • Theology
  • Translation and interpretation

Guest students are welcome to study at the University of Greenland for a semester.

Please note that master-level exchange students who come through a program such as Nordplus, Erasmus or through a shared bilateral agreement have preference.

The University of Greenland does not offer full-degrees or PhD programs in English.

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Facts and figures

Year Established
1987
Total Number of Staff
115
Number of Academic Staff
60
Number of Students
600


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Facts and figures

Year Established
1987
Total Number of Staff
115
Number of Academic Staff
60
Number of Students
600
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