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

Fri, Jul 03, 2009

UArctic Holiday Schedule and Office Closure Times

Summer has arrived! The following is a list of office closures and holiday times of UArctic staff:International Secretariat and President's office: - Outi S...

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

Norwegian UArctic project funding for 2009-2010 allocated

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...

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

Conference Announcement: Jokkmokk Winter Conference 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 environm...

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

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

The University of the Arctic was featured in the newest edition of Global Knowledge: Research Across Boundaries Magazine (No. 1 2009) with Dr. Andy Greensha...

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

Nordic council of Ministers Arctic Co-operation Program funds the new joint UArctic and Arctic Portal project Arctic Virtual Learning Tools

The Nordic council of Ministers continues to support UArctic activities by granting 650 000DKK for this year for a new joint project led by Thule Institute,...

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

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

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 vi...

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

III UArctic Rectors’ Forum in Khanty-Mansisk discusses parternships between universities, governments and the private sector

The III UArctic Rectors’ Forum convened in Khanty-Mansisk, Russia, on 3-5 June, 2009, to discuss partnerships between universities, government and business.

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

UArctic Members from Canadian colleges campaign for northern university

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...

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

The Board of Governors of UArctic in Sakha State University after M.K. Ammosov

On May 30th 2009 the Board of Governors of UArctic met with the administration of Sakha State University, Agricultural Academy of Sakha Republic and Arctic...

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

Symposium Announcement: IPY International Early Career Researcher Symposium

Save the date! Announcing the IPY International Early Career Researcher Symposium from 4 Dec 2009 to 8 Dec 2009 in Victoria, B.C., Canada. The Symposium i...

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

Conference Announcement: 17th Inuit Studies Conference

The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) will play host to the 17th Inuit StudiesConference, during the last week of October 2010 (dates t...

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

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