NEFU and USask: the Development of a ‘Northern Health Summer Institute’

Mon, Mar 26, 2012

The delegation from North-Eastern Federal University (Yakutsk, Siberia) has visited University of Saskatchewan, March 15-22, to discuss some questions concerning collaboration in some areas including health in the Arctic.

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The Nordic Council with an Arctic Strategy

Mon, Mar 26, 2012

The Nordic Council has adopted a proposal calling for the Nordic Council of Ministers to “initiate an action plan for an expanded Nordic research infrastructure cooperation in the Arctic to stimulate cross-sectorial / disciplinary network of research and research that includes the U.S., Canada, Russia and EU” in recent sess...

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Open session in the snow cinema in the presence of H.S.H Prince Albert and H.S.H Princess Charlene at Thon Hotel Kautokeino

Mon, Mar 26, 2012

Open session including students and youth at the Snow Cinema outside Thon hotel in Kautokeino the presence of H.S.H Prince Albert II and H.S.H Princess Charlene. IPY, Climate Change and Reindeer Herding, finding stories in the field: Dissemination of IPY results and legacies.

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New phase of the ArctiChildren project – Empowering School e-Health Model in the Barents region (2012-2014)

Fri, Mar 23, 2012

On the 12th−13th of March the kick-off seminar within the international project “ArctiChildren” was held at Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences.

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International Conference “Geomorphology and Quaternary Palaeogeography of Polar Regions”

Fri, Mar 23, 2012

International Conference “Geomorphology and Quaternary Paleogeography of Polar Regions” is held at St. Petersburg State University on September 9-17, 2012.

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Finnmark University College and North-Eastern Federal University: new horizons for cooperation

Thu, Mar 22, 2012

Finnmark University College and North-Eastern Federal University are extending their cooperation from Bachelor of Northern Studies to other programs, including double diploma program.

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Alaska Native Language Center hosts Dene-Yeniseian Workshop

Wed, Mar 21, 2012

Four years after the inaugural 2008 workshop, the Alaska Native Language Center will host the second Dene-Yeniseian Workshop exploring the prehistoric linguistic connections across Bering Strait.

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Past4Future Open Forum - Special Session

Tue, Mar 20, 2012

Past4Future is organizing an Open Forum - Special Session on “Understand the Past - Prepare for the Future” on Thursday March 22nd, 2012, 10:30 - 12:00 at the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Bachelors of Circumpolar Studies at the State Polar Academy

Tue, Mar 20, 2012

On the 15th of March, for the first time, the State Polar Academy granted three diplomas of Bachelors of Circumpolar Studies. Graduates Renata Kunitsa, Svetlana Moskvina and Irina Dondokova started studying at Bodø University college (nowadays University of Norland) in 2009. They completed all the core courses online and then...

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Future Arctic Leaders course gets underway in Kautokeino

Tue, Mar 20, 2012

Future Arctic Leaders Introduction course for “Training Indigenous Leaders for New Arctic Challenges” is being organized March 20th –30rd, 2012 in Kautokeino, Norway.

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Sustainable and better aquaculture salmon

Thu, Mar 15, 2012

New research conducted at University of Nordland (UiN) shows that aquaculture salmon can become sustainable by replacing a major proportion of fishmeal in salmon feed with vegetable raw materials and bi-products from the fishing industry.For more information visit our website.Arne Finne, University of Nordland

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NArFU is planning new projects for the IV call for proposals “Kolarctic”

Wed, Mar 14, 2012

On Feb 28-29, a business meeting was held at Nordland University (Bodø, Norway) where an international project in the sphere of logistics was planned. This co-project will be submitted to the programme of cross-border cooperation “European neighbourhood and partnership instrument – Kolarctic.” The project was discussed...

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Universities from northern Finland and northwest Russia step up cooperation

Wed, Mar 14, 2012

University rectors from northern Finland and northwest Russia gathered in Rovaniemi for two days to develop  new forms of cooperation. Special attention will focus on the development of joint master's programs in addition to research, doctoral training and quality assurance.

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NArFU and USask: Partnership in the North

Wed, Mar 14, 2012

A recent visit by a delegation of Arctic researchers from Russia’s Northern Arctic Federal University (NArFU) has led to a new partnership that will support more northern research and enriched Arctic program options for University of Saskatchewan students.

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First UArctic Master's Program Endorsements

Wed, Mar 14, 2012

The University of the Arctic is pleased to announce the first UArctic Master’s Endorsements. Granted for an initial four-year period (2012-2016), UArctic Master's Endorsement has been conferred to two multi-institutional, Arctic collaborative Master’s degree programmes: the Comparative Social Work programme led by the Univer...

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