Published December 11, 2025
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First impressions... photovoice competition
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First Impressions... is a photovoice competition for all exchange students at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The annual exhibition travels with an inter-campus box between the four main campuses: Tromsø, Narvik, Alta and Harstad.
Purpose of the competition and exhibition
- A platform for communication about life in Northern Norway
- Foster creativity, visibility, and engagement among exchange students
- Promote inter-campus activities
Instructions for participants
- Take a picture/make a drawing of something that made a positive impression on you in Northern Norway.
- Only exchange students in their first semester can participate.
- One entry per participant.
- Only original photos taken with a mobile phone or hand-drawn sketches are allowed.
- No advanced image processing.
- Submit as .jpg file in 3:4 format into one of the five categories announced.
- Add your personal information, a title and a 15-word justification for the picture.
- The author gives permission to publish all the information digitally or in print under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- Prizes and certificates for the winners.
Selection
- Assessment by a wide jury from UiT
- The three main selection criteria are agreement with the category, photographic quality and uniqueness.
- Depending on the category, other characteristics like expression, message, simplicity and humor will be valued; geographical area of origin may be considered.
- Final selection: 23 pictures
Organisers and jury
- Craft Research Lab
- Centre for Arctic Humanities
- UiT Environmental Humanities Network
- International Section/ Polar Night
- Student Parliament
- Erasmus Student Network
- Studentsampskipnaden
Funding
CRAFT-lab, Center for Arctic Humanities
Media coverage
https://en.uit.no/nyheter/artikkel?p_document_id=866314
https://uit.no/nyheter/artikkel/kortnytt?p_document_id=915766
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2025_FirstImpressions_UiT.pdf
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