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UArctic at the UNESCO World Conference on Education in Paris 5-8 July, 2009

Fri, Jul 03, 2009
The UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education:The New Dynamics of Higher Education and Research for Societal Change and Development will be held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on July 5-8, 2009. Some 1,200 participants are expected at the event, which was previously organized in 1998.

UArctic Holiday Schedule and Office Closure Times

Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Summer has arrived! The following is a list of office closures and holiday times of UArctic staff:International Secretariat and President's office: - Outi Snellman: July 19-30, August 3-9- Riitta Aikio: July 4- July 26- Scott Forrest: July 4-July 26  - Lars Kullerud: July 1-August 1- Harry Borlase is working in the Secretari...

Norwegian UArctic project funding for 2009-2010 allocated

Thu, Jul 02, 2009
A total of 1.45 mill NOK (160.000 Euro) has been given to 8 projects by the University of Tromsø who manages the annual University of the Arctic funding for the Government of Norway. 13 proposals were evaluated by an external evaluator for quality and by 5 independent UArctic evaluators for fit to UArctic values and strategy...

Conference Announcement: Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2009

Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Planning for the Third Annual Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2010 is well underway. This year's theme is on "Changing Climates: The new political and environmental reality for Northern Communities" and will use the December 2009 UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP 15) as a basis for discussion and dialogue. The eve...

Vice-chair of UArctic's Board of Governors featured in prominent magazine

Thu, Jul 02, 2009
The University of the Arctic was featured in the newest edition of Global Knowledge: Research Across Boundaries Magazine (No. 1 2009) with Dr. Andy Greenshaw, Vice-Chair of the Board of Governors taking centre-stage. In the article, "Networks for Knowledge", Dr. Greenshaw highlights the importance of Thematic Networks as a s...

UArctic.org to get well-deserved design and structure changes

Thu, Jul 02, 2009
If the health of an organization can be determined by the popularity of its website, the UArctic is doing very well. With a yearly average of over 70.000 visits and nearly 300.000 page views from 45.000 new visitors, the UArctic's virtual activity is certainly drawing some attention.

UArctic Members from Canadian colleges campaign for northern university

Thu, Jul 02, 2009
Three colleges in Canada's North are joining forces to push the federal government to help create a university in the Arctic. Yukon College, Nunavut Arctic College and N.W.T.-based Aurora College have agreed this week to establish the legal foundation for a university north of 60.

Conference Announcement: 17th Inuit Studies Conference

Thu, Jul 02, 2009
The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) will play host to the 17th Inuit StudiesConference, during the last week of October 2010 (dates to be confirmed). The event will be held at the First Peoples Pavilion on the UQAT Val-d’Or campus in Quebec, Canada.

A Final Word from the Canadian IPY Secretariat

Wed, Jul 01, 2009
Message on behalf of David Hik, IPY Canada Secretariat Executive Director: Dear IPY Friends, Colleagues and Partners, Today the Canadian International Polar Year Secretariat closes its doors, however the work we have been supporting over the past 5 years will certainly continue

NDPHS releases new newsletter and updates website

Tue, Jun 30, 2009
The Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS) is pleased to announce that the first issue of its bi-annual e-Newsletter is now available on the NDPHS website.
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