The City of Yellowknife strongly supports welcoming a university presence in our community.
A university presence in Yellowknife will yield economic benefits, as well as positive academic and social impacts, for Yellowknife and for residents across the NWT. The benefits and spin-offs associated with developing Yellowknife into a world-renowned knowledge centre are considerable, including the ability to attract students, academics and researchers from the rest of Canada, as well as internationally.
Other Circumpolar Universities
Starting small in 1968, in a town roughly the same size as Yellowknife, Tromsø University of Norway has since become a globally respected institution and research centre, attracting millions of dollars in research funding. It currently counts 16,476 students and employs 3,487 people.