University of the Faroe Islands

The University of the Faroe Islands (Fróskaparsetur Føroya) is a state-run university located in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. It consists of five faculties: Faculty of Faroese Language and Literature, Faculty of Social Sciences and History, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science and Technology and the Faculty of Health Sciences. The university offers bachelor&s;s, master&s;s, and Ph.D.&s;s. The student body is relatively small, around 1000. The university organizes an annual dissertation competition open to all students. The educational language of the university is Faroese, making it the only university in the world to conduct classes officially in Faroese language. The university works closely with the University of Copenhagen and the University of Iceland for research projects and is a member of UArctic.