University of the Faroe Islands Fróðskaparsetur Føroya 

IAU-023214

IAU Member

Faroe Islands

top General Information

Address

Street:J.C.Svabos gøta 14
P.O. Box 272

City:Tórshavn

Post Code:100

WWW:https://www.setur.fo

Institution Funding

Public

History

Created 1965 as an academy by the Faroese Parliament. Reorganised as a university in 1987

Academic Year

August to July

Admission Requirements

Upper secondary school for Bachelor degrees; Bachelor-level education for Master degrees

Tuition Fees

International:For NON-EU nationals: (eg. 40,000 Dkk at master level) (DKK)

Language(s)

Faroese

Religious Affiliation

None

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Martin Tvede Zachariasen

Job title:Rector

Years of office:2023-


Senior Administrative Officer : Johan Ísak Suni Hansen

Job title:University Director


International Relations Officer : Holger Arnbjerg

Job title:Manager, International Office

top Divisions

Faculty : Education

Fields of study:Educational and Student Counselling, Pedagogy, Primary Education, Teacher Training


Faculty : Faroese Language and Literature

Fields of study:Linguistics, Literature, Native Language, Scandinavian Languages


Faculty : Health Sciences

Fields of study:Nursing, Public Health


Faculty : History and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Administration, Economics, History, Law, Management, Management Systems, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Theology


Faculty : Science and Technology

Fields of study:Biology, Ecology, Energy Engineering, Information Technology, Marine Biology, Molecular Biology, Software Engineering

top Degrees

Bachelorútbúgvingar / Bachelor's degree

Fields of study:Biology, Ecology, Economics, Energy Engineering, History, Literature, Marine Biology, Molecular Biology, Native Language, Nursing, Pedagogy, Political Sciences, Software Engineering, Teacher Training


Candidate / Master's degree

Fields of study:History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management Systems, Native Language, Nordic Studies, Political Sciences, Public Health


Doctorate degree

Fields of study:Biology, Energy Engineering, History, Information Technology, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Native Language, Political Sciences, Social Sciences

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Frøði

Main Press

www.setur.fo

Updated on 17-02-2023