UNIS – The University Centre in Svalbard
If you want to apply for courses at UNIS, you must apply for admission to both UNIS and UiB. UNIS and UiB have different application procedures, and you must therefore complete both applications to be considered for courses at UNIS.
How to apply
The login procedures to UiB and UNIS are different. Read the following information carefully!
Step 1: apply to UiB
Your home coordinator must nominate you in UiBs online nomination portal before you can apply to UiB. You will receive a password from UiB to access UiB's application portal, Søknadsweb, as soon as you have been nominated.
Choose International Applicant and log in with your email address and password. Apply for the course option called UNIS.
The application deadline is 15 October.
You will find a detailed guide on how to fill out the application on our website
For questions regarding you application to UiB please contact us at incoming@uib.no.
Step 2: apply to UNIS
Choose The University Centre in Svalbard and then Register new international applicant when logging in to Søknadsweb. Write in your application that you are applying through an agreement with the University of Bergen.
The application deadline is 1 October.
UNIS and UiB use the same application system. Make sure you have chosen the correct institution at the top of the login page of Søknadsweb.
For questions regarding your application to UNIS, please contact study@unis.no
UiB as a second choice
UNIS has a limited enrollment capacity. We therefore recommend that you consider applying for courses at UiB as well as UNIS. That way you will have the option to come to UiB on exchange if you are not granted admission to UNIS.
If you want UiB as your second choice, remember to choose both courses at UiB and the option UNIS in UiB's application form.
Admission
UNIS will inform you and UiB directly if you are admitted to the courses you have applied for.
If you get admitted to UNIS, UiB will issue your letter of acceptance by 28 November.
You must accept the offer at both UNIS and UiB. We will give you more detailed information during the application process.
Student housing, registration and learning agreement
Student housing
Once admitted to courses at UNIS you can apply for student housing in Longyearbyen through Samskipnaden.
Read more about student housing at UNIS
If UiB is also an option for you, you may also apply for student housing in Bergen while you are waiting for an answer from UNIS or UiB.
Read more about student housing in Bergen
The application period for housing in Bergen is:
- Autumn semester (start August): 1 April – 10 May
- Spring semester (start January): 1 October – 1 November
You are safe to accept the contract for housing in Bergen, even if you have not received an offer of admission from us or UNIS yet. You can cancel your housing with Sammen if needed without any extra costs if you follow the instructions and deadlines for cancellation (see bottom of page under “Cancellation of the housing offer”).
It is very important that you remember to cancel your student housing in Bergen if you get admitted to UNIS. The cancellation deadline is 30 November.
Semester registration for admitted students
Follow UNIS' instructions on how to register for the semester.
On 16 December you will get access to UiBs online services. You need to follow the instructions on how to claim your user account at UiB as you will need to log into Studentweb at the end of your stay at UNIS in order to get access to your transcript of records.
You do not need to register for the semester at UiB.
Certificate of Arrival and Learning Agreement
Certificates of Arrival are signed in Longyearbyen for students who are admitted at UNIS.
Learning Agreements are signed at the University of Bergen.