First Impressions is a photovoice competition for all exchange students at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. The 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 Homepage https://en.uit.no/project/firstimpressions