Akureyri

Study Lines in Polar Law

In 2016, the University of Akureyri is offering the following studies in Polar Law: a 120 ECTS programme leading to an MA degree with the West Nordic Studies option; and a 120 ECTS programme leading to a LLM degree with the West Nordic Studies option.

In 2017, the University of Akureyri will offer students the LLM and MA programmes in Polar Law (with or without the West Nordic option) as well as a 60 ECTS programme at master level leading to a Graduate diploma.

All courses in Polar Law are taught in English.

International cooperation
The Polar Law Programmes are incorporated within the International West Nordic Studies Masters Programme. This is a cooperative Programme with the University of the Faroe Islands, the University of Greenland, Nord University in Bodø, Norway and the University of Iceland. Students spend one term of the four on exchange at one of the partner universities. Grants are available to partially defer the costs of the exchanges.

In addition to these partner institutes, The Polar Law Programme at the University of Akureyri involves experts from the University of Lapland, the University of Tilburg, the University of Tromsø, the University of Tasmania, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Arctic Council and the Stefansson Arctic Institute.

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