- It is both surprising and joyous that so many find work in the northern parts of the country, says Rector Jarle Aarbakke, according to NRK.no.
A poll amongst graduates from the University of Tromsø shows that nine of ten students were in work six months after graduation. Half of the students with Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral degrees from 2007 and 2008 are now working in Troms County. 8.5 percent of the students are working in Nordland County and 7.3 percent in Finnmark County.
Other studies have showed that eight of ten psychologist and doctors educated at the University in Tromsø are working in one of the country’s three northernmost counties.
The main argument for the need to establish a university in Northern Norway was precisely to supply Northern Norway with highly educated workers. The University was founded in 1968 and opened four years later.
The University of Tromsø offers studies in medicine, law, psychology, pharmaceutics, dentistry .
