UArctic Chair Jan Borm Recipient of a Mourou-Strickland scholarship from the French Embassy in Canada

Professor Jan Borm, UArctic Chair in Arctic Humanities, is hosted for a week starting September 28, 2026, by the University of Alberta in Edmonton, thanks to a Mourou-Strickland scholarship from the French Embassy in Canada. Professor Borm is participating in meetings in view of elaborating joint proposals with colleagues from UAlberta within the framework of the Horizon Europe programme and delivered a key-note on Jean Malaurie and the history of French exploration of the polar regions at the Saint-Jean Campus of UAlberta on Tuesday 29.