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University of Lapland joins the International Year of Indigenous Languages

UNESCO and UN are co-organizing International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019. The aim of the IY2019 is to raise awareness of the Indigenous languages, to...

Mon, Dec 10, 2018

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Public keynote by Dr. Hadley Friedland: “The Recovery and Resurgence of Indigenous Laws”

Dr. Hadley Friedland from the University of Alberta, holds a public keynote speech titled “The Recovery and Resurgence of Indigenous Laws” on Monday December...

Tue, Dec 04, 2018

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University of Alaska Fairbanks students and faculty in Model Arctic Council in Rovaniemi, Finland

Ten University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) graduate and undergraduate students, along with faculty members Brandon Boylan and Mary Ehrlander, participated in a...

Fri, Nov 23, 2018

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Book “Unconventional aspects of human security in the Arctic: Cases from the Barents Region” is now published

As part of the HuSArctic project, a book  consisting of contributions from its mid-term conference held in the year 2017, has now been published by the Unive...

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

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HuSArctic project held the final conference in Helsinki

The HuSArctic project team gathered for the last time in Helsinki, Finland on 23rd to 26th of October 2018 for its final meeting! “Human Security as a promot...

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

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HuSArctic launched its final publication - Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic Local and Indigenous Communities

On 26 October 2018, during its closing conference, HuSArctic has presented its final publication Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic – a bo...

Thu, Nov 22, 2018

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Arctic Art and Design Exhibition at Helgeland Museum, Nesna, Norway

The RELATE NORTH exhibition in the Helgeland museum in Nesna is a collection of artworks related to the Thematic Network Arctic Sustainable Art and Design (A...

Wed, Nov 21, 2018

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Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design held their 7th Symposium in Nesna, Norway

The seventh Relate North Symposium was held from November 6 to 8, 2018 in Nesna, Norway and was organized by the University of Lapland and Nord University. A...

Tue, Nov 20, 2018

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Application period opening for international master's degree programmes at University of Lapland

The application period for international master's degree programmes at the University of Lapland opens December 3, 2018. Four programmes, built on the streng...

Mon, Nov 19, 2018

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Call for Papers: ICE Law Final Conference 2019

The ICE LAW Project is holding its final conference April 25-27, 2019 in Durham, UK. The UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law, along with Leverhulme Trust...

Fri, Nov 16, 2018

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Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education teaches Finnish pedagogy in Lebanon

The leader of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Network on teacher education and the UArctic Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Educatio...

Mon, Nov 05, 2018

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UArctic Congress 2018 highlights presented to Senior Arctic Officials

UArctic Vice-President Organization Outi Snellman presented the UArctic Congress 2018 at the meeting of the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council on...

Mon, Nov 05, 2018

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