University of Lapland

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The University of Lapland (Finnish Lapin yliopisto ) is the northernmost university in Finland and the European Union. It was founded on 1 March 1979 and has its headquarters in Rovaniemi. The University Group University of the Arctic, whose International Secretariat also is based in Rovaniemi, it belongs to.

Layout and Organization

• Art and Design
• Education
• Jurisprudence
• Social Sciences
• Tourism and economy

Development

In 1979, the educational institution was founded as the University College of Lapland. Since 1 January 1991 it has the status of a university and is the only college in the region of Lapland. Since 1 August 2006, the doctorate in medical Mauri Ylä- Kotola is the new rector for five years and thus replaced the longtime rector Esko Riepula.