▁other ▁partner ▁univers ities ▁and ▁a ▁Master ' s ▁th esis . ▁W NS ▁studies ▁can ▁be ▁completed ▁in ▁four ▁sem esters . ▁Each ▁W NS ▁student ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁complete ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 0 ▁E CT S ▁cred its ▁at ▁another ▁partner ▁university ▁abroad . ▁The ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁study ▁abroad ▁period ▁can ▁vary ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁student ' s ▁individual ▁study ▁plan . ▁ ▁Research ▁Most ▁research ▁is ▁done ▁by ▁academic ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁in ▁the ▁university ' s ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Center . ▁In ▁addition , ▁there ▁are ▁other ▁research ▁instit utes : ▁Research ▁and ▁Development ▁Centre ▁of ▁U NA K ▁Research ▁Centre ▁on ▁Children ' s ▁Liter ature ▁Research ▁Centre ▁for ▁Health ▁Science ▁at ▁U NA K ▁The ▁I cel and ic ▁Tour ism ▁Research ▁Centre ▁Centre ▁of ▁School ▁Development ▁at ▁U NA K ▁Research ▁Centre ▁Again st ▁Vi ol ence ▁Fish eries ▁Science ▁Centre ▁ ▁Ar ctic ▁Iss ues ▁ ▁U NA K ' s ▁policy ▁emphas izes ▁on ▁being ▁progress ive ▁in ▁teaching ▁and ▁research ▁that ▁meets ▁international ▁standards . ▁Em phas is ▁is ▁placed ▁on ▁teaching ▁and ▁research ▁related ▁to ▁I cel and ic ▁society ▁and ▁economy , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fields ▁related ▁to ▁Ar ctic ▁issues . ▁ ▁U NA K ▁is ▁an ▁international ▁university ▁where ▁standards ▁of ▁research ▁and ▁teaching ▁are ▁international . ▁U NA K ▁emphas izes ▁greatly ▁on ▁the ▁importance ▁to ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the