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Rovaniemi, the home of deep snow judo?

On February 25th Ounasvaara recreation area was the site of the 2nd annual Mad About Snow wintersport carnival where international competitors, young and ol...

Fri, Mar 30, 2012

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UArctic Thematic Network on Social Work - March 2012 Newsletter

The UArctic Thematic Network on Social Work has published its March 2012 newsletter, available in PDF. Highlights of the newsletter include Russian-Finnish c...

Tue, Mar 27, 2012

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New phase of the ArctiChildren project – Empowering School e-Health Model in the Barents region (2012-2014)

On the 12th−13th of March the kick-off seminar within the international project “ArctiChildren” was held at Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences.

Fri, Mar 23, 2012

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Universities from northern Finland and northwest Russia step up cooperation

University rectors from northern Finland and northwest Russia gathered in Rovaniemi for two days to develop  new forms of cooperation. Special attention w...

Wed, Mar 14, 2012

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First UArctic Master's Program Endorsements

The University of the Arctic is pleased to announce the first UArctic Master’s Endorsements. Granted for an initial four-year period (2012-2016), UArctic Ma...

Wed, Mar 14, 2012

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UArctic Administration Staff Retreat

UArctic President Lars Kullerud joined the staff of the International Secretariat for an annual staff retreat at Keropirtti in Pyhä, Finland. Vice-President...

Mon, Mar 12, 2012

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Catherine Ashton and Erkki Tuomioja positive about EU Arctic Information Centre

Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission visited Rovaniemi and the...

Fri, Mar 09, 2012

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14th International Summer School in Social Work in the Social Sciences 2012

We are pleased to invite the exchange students of the University of Lapland to participate in the 14th International Summer School in Social Work in the...

Thu, Mar 01, 2012

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Arctic Circles Art & Design Summer School in Rovaniemi in May and June!

The first international Arctic Circles - Art & Design Summer School is an exploration to user centered art and design  practices in the light of the...

Thu, Mar 01, 2012

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Buryat delegation visits Rovaniemi

A delegation from Buryat State University is meeting this week at the University of Lapland to discuss areas of cooperation including tourism studies benchma...

Wed, Feb 29, 2012

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Call for Papers: Fifth Polar Law Symposium, Rovaniemi, Finland: 6-8 September, 2012

The fifth Polar Law Symposium will be held in Rovaniemi, Finland 6-8 September, 2012. Following the great symposium in Nuuk, which included 48 presentatio...

Wed, Feb 29, 2012

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UArctic Thematic Networks at Rovaniemi Design Week

The UArctic Thematic Networks on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design and on Digital Arts and Media are leading many events and activities during this week's R...

Thu, Feb 23, 2012

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