University of Greenland

Short description: University in Nuuk, Greenland

University of Greenland

Kalaallit Nunaata Universitetia

Established| 1987
Rector| Gitte Adler Reimer

Academic staff

| 14

Administrative staff

| 21
Students| 205
Location|

Nuuk

Greenland

Affiliations| UArctic
Website| uni.gl

The University of Greenland (Greenlandic: Ilisimatusarfik Kalaallit Nunaat; Danish: Grønlands Universitet) is Greenland's only university. It is in the capital city of Nuuk. Most courses are taught in Danish, a few in Greenlandic and classes by exchange lecturers often in English.

The university had an enrollment of 205 students in 2018,[1] composed of mostly Greenlandic inhabitants. It has around fourteen academic staff and five technical-administrative employees.[2] The modest student population is due, in part, to most Greenlandic students going to universities in Denmark.[3][4]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Institutes
* 3 Rector
* 4 Guest faculty
* 5 Library
* 6 See also
* 7 Notes and references
* 8 External links
* 8.1 Related

## History

The University of Greenland was established in 1987 to provide local higher education for Greenland. It was originally located in the former Moravian mission station of Neu Herrnhut, and moved into a dedicated research complex, Ilimmarfik, in 2009. The university has a DKK 14.8 million budget. [citation needed]

## Institutes

Ilimmarfik university Campus in Nuuk

The university has four institutes:[5]

* Institute of Learning
* Institute of Health and Nature
* Institute of Social Science, Economics and Journalism
* Institute of Culture, Language and History

The university awards baccalaureate degrees in all departments and Master's Degrees in all areas except theology. Doctorate programmes are also offered.

## Rector

Tine Pars became director of Ilisimatusarfik at the beginning of 2009 after the former rector, Ole Marquardt, resigned in protest over new administrative laws introduced to the university in 2007.[6]

## Guest faculty

Due to the small number of faculty, many specialized classes are offered by guest faculty, often coming from Danish universities, but also coming from other countries. Guest faculty at Ilisimatusarfik are often specialists for research on Greenland, combining teaching at Ilisimatusarfik with their research while staying on Greenland.

## Library

The university library holds approximately 30,000 volumes.

## See also

* Education in Greenland

## Notes and references

1. ↑ "Enrolled students". https://uk.uni.gl/about-us/in-numbers/enrolled-students.aspx.
2. ↑ About the University . "ca. 150 studenter; 14 lærere foruden rektor samt 5 teknisk-administrativt ansatte."
3. ↑ Kim A. McDonald. "Modest University Aims to Serve Greenland's Particular Needs". chronicle.com. http://chronicle.com/subscribe/login?url=http://chronicle.com/che-data/articles.dir/art-42.dir/issue-49.dir/49a04001.htm.
4. ↑ Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Secretary-General (1 January 2011). NORA Region: The Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and Coastal Norway. OECD Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-92-64-09762-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=oeBAu1Ks0nQC&pg=PA67. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
5. ↑ "Organisation". https://uk.uni.gl/about-us/organisation/.
6. ↑ "Rektorer kvitter jobbet i protest". Nov 30, 1999. https://sermitsiaqag.wordpress.com/2007/11/15/rektorer-kvitter-jobbet-i-protest/.

## External links

### Related

* Arctic Technology Centre, a Department of DTU

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