Where you can study
- Ilisimatusarfik, University of Greenland, Nuuk
- 12 bachelor’s, 5 master’s
- Ilisimatusarfik — What you can study
- and a PhD school
Language
The University of Greenland teaches its programmes in Danish and Greenlandic. A guest student can usually put together about 30 ECTS of courses in English. In Sisimiut, the Arctic Semester and the two MSc are taught in English, the BEng mainly in Danish.
Source: Ilisimatusarfik — Guest students; Arctic DTU — Campus Sisimiut; DTU — Arctic Semester
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A full degree taught in English at the University of Greenland: we found none on its website.
A semester as a guest student
The simplest way in: one or two semesters, nominated by your own university.
A full degree
Applications go through Sullissivik, the Government of Greenland portal, by 1 March 2027 for most programmes (biology: 1 November 2026).
Source: Ilisimatusarfik — Applying; Sullissivik (Government of Greenland) — Higher education
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How an applicant without a Danish MitID applies, and the tuition fees for full-degree students from outside the Nordic countries.
Residence permit
- Who needs one
- Everyone except Nordic citizens
- New to Denmark (SIRI) — Greenland: higher education
- EU and EEA citizens included
- Fee
- None
- New to Denmark (SIRI) — Greenland: higher education
- the mission or application centre where you apply may add its own
As a rule, the permit must be granted before you enter Greenland.
Getting in
Greenland is part of neither the EU nor Schengen. A Schengen visa does not let you in, and an EU identity card is not enough: travel with your passport.
New to Denmark — Visa to the Faroe Islands or Greenland; Greenland Airports — Passport and visa
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Whether a student whose passport needs a visa must also get one on top of the residence permit.
Work and money
The companies and registers for your file
For each need of your file: the official rule, the register that lists the approved providers, and the companies that serve students.