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New book on Sámi Educational History

"Sámi Educational History in a Comparative International Perspective" establishes an overview of Sámi education in a historical and internationally comparati...

Thu, Oct 03, 2019

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Finding connections and context: pre-Council excursion to Tarfala Research Station

There is no road access to the Tarfala Research Station which is located 25 km away from the nearest village of Nikkaluokta. This was my first clue that I wa...

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

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Council of UArctic concludes meeting in Stockholm

Over 130 participants from UArctic's member institutions attended the Council meeting at Stockholm University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology from Sept...

Fri, Sep 20, 2019

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Council of UArctic begins meeting in Stockholm

This year's Council meeting has a significant emphasis on the future direction of the network. Among the issues discussed are UArctic's new Strategic Plan 20...

Tue, Sep 17, 2019

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Arc­tic Av­enue to boost stra­tegic co­oper­a­tion between Stock­holm and Helsinki

The University of Helsinki and Stockholm University have a strategic partnership since 2014 with a focus on Baltic Sea Research. To boost already existing ex...

Thu, Mar 14, 2019

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Save the Date: Council Meeting 2019

We are pleased to announce the dates for the 22nd meeting of the Council of UArctic, to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, from September 18 to 20, 2019. We welco...

Fri, Oct 12, 2018

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UArctic Congress 2018 Concludes in Finland

Today UArctic Congress 2018 concluded in Helsinki featuring addresses by President Tarja Halonen of Finland, and a closing panel looking at the goals of the...

Fri, Sep 07, 2018

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Shanghai Forum focuses on Arctic issues and development of the Arctic on theme session

Shanghai Forum is held on 26-28 May 2018. For the first time Shanghai Forum has a special session for Arctic issues.

Mon, May 28, 2018

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North2north partners meet in Québec City

In cooperation with Université Laval, UArctic’s north2north coordination office arranges a north2north Mobility Partner Institution Contact Meeting in Québe...

Thu, May 25, 2017

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Students selected to the 3rd Arctic Academy in Korea

 The Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), located in Busan, Republic of Korea, launched its 1st Korea Arctic Academy (KAA) in 2015, the 2nd KAA with 30 students t...

Thu, May 04, 2017

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PhD positions available: Arctic Climate, Environmental Science, and Atmospheric Science

Stockholm University in Sweden is seeking applications for four fixed-term four-year PhD positions in Arctic climate, environmental science, and/or atmospher...

Wed, Apr 26, 2017

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Nordic-Russian Cooperation Program 2016 results announced

14 projects got funding from SIU - Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education. The total amount of funds allocated is EUR 586,073 . Projects...

Fri, Aug 05, 2016

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