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Knight’s Cross awarded to Professor Heininen

Professor Lassi Heininen was awarded Knight’s Cross of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon by Dr. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the President of the Republic of...

Wed, Jun 26, 2013

Student follow-up: Yukon wilderness taught a new aspect of life

Laura Aineslahti spent the spring semester of 2006 in Yukon College, Canada. Now, seven years later, she looks back on her exchange and how the experience af...

Mon, Jun 24, 2013

Polar Libraries Bulletin, spring 2013

The spring 2013 issue of the Bulletin is posted at http://arcticcentre.ulapland.fi/polarweb/plc/pubs.asp. Many thanks to all of you who submitted mate...

Thu, Jun 13, 2013

"Out there, great experiences await": a Danish anthropologist's journey in the North

For Gunver Justesen mobility is a way of life, and her choices have taken her from studying and working in Denmark to exploring Greenland, Finland and Svalba...

Mon, Jun 10, 2013

Studying in the North – a wonderful experience

Karina Buist-Tactuk from Quebec City, Canada spent the spring semester of 2010 studying in Rovaniemi, Finland. For her, the student exchange was a truly wond...

Thu, Jun 06, 2013

UArctic plans future student website at Finnish International Educators Days

UArctic's GoNorth program hosted a special workshop for members' marketing and recruitment staff in conjunction with the Finnish International Educators Days...

Thu, May 23, 2013

Finnish International Educators' Days in Levi May 20-22

Fri, May 17, 2013

New book: Arctic calls – Finland, the European Union and the Arctic Region

Europe Information of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland, published on Thursday 16th May 2013 the book Arctic Calls – Finland, the European Union and t...

Thu, May 16, 2013

Call for Papers:extended deadline- International Conference 'In the Spirit of the Rovaniemi Process'

'Arctic Cities, Global Processes and Local Realities' 2-4 December, 2013, Rovaniemi, Finland. Call for Papers deadline: Extended 15 June 2013 Registration: s...

Wed, May 15, 2013

Lassi Heininen invited to the Arctic Circle Advisory Board

Lassi Heininen, Professor of Arctic Politics from the University of Lapland and the leader of the Geopolitics and Security Thematic Network has been invited...

Mon, May 06, 2013

NCM Arctic Co-operation Program continues to fund the development of the joint UArctic PhD program on Arctic Health and Well-being

The Nordic Council of Ministers Arctic Co-operation program has granted funding for arranging planning workshop in 2013 (200 000 DKK) to continue the de...

Thu, May 02, 2013

Geopolitics and Security thematic network active in Shanghai

The Shanghai Institute of International Relations organized a seminar on April 16th to 17th with focus on the security of the Arctic region and International...

Mon, Apr 22, 2013

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