Narvik University College (NUC) has been and will continue to be a leading knowledge centre for development in the north. For more than 50 years, engineering students have received their education at NUC. As northern Norway’s Technological University College, NUC plays an important role with regard to competency raising and social development.

Programmes of Study
Narvik University College offers a range of different study programmes, at both the bachelor’s and master’s level. In addition to a master’s degree in technology and bachelor’s in engineering studies, science teacher training, nursing, and economics and administration, study programmes are offered. NUC also offers a wide range of post-qualifying and further education programmes.

International Student Body
NUC has approximately 1,300 students and 160 employees. The students come from 20 different countries. Slightly less than 10% of the students have an international background. The greater majority come from institutions of higher learning in China and Russia with whom NUC has special agreements.

Doctoral Degree Programme
Narvik University College offers three and four-year doctoral degree programmes in collaboration with NTNU, the University of Tromsø and Luleå University of Technology (LTU) in Sweden. Doctoral work will normally be within the main research and development areas at NUC. NUC currently has 16 fellows/PhD students.

Research & Development
Narvik University College has research and development activities ongoing in a range of fields, from simulations, homogenization theory, industrial technology, electromechanical systems and energy technology.

Cold Climate Research Centre at NUC
The cold climate research at NUC is represented by participants from several of the existing R&D groups. In this way, a close cooperation between numerical modelling, numerical analysis, simulation, visualization and instrumentation is ensured in all projects.