Thu, Mar 12, 2026

Thematic Network Success Story: "Over Two Decades of Arctic Collaboration"

The Thematic Network on Social Work =  The Thematic Network on Social Work; Oslo Norway October 2025 Front row: Mikhail Gradovski (Norway) , Veronica Haug Bekkstrand (Norway), Sandra Rosemarie Jervås (TNSW lead, Norway), Debbie Gonzalez (USA), Nicole Ives (Canada) , Wanda Gabriel (Canada), Back row: Mary Dallas Allan (USA), Lars Uggerøy (Denmark), Lennart Sauer (Sweden)
Photo by Sandra Rosemarie Jervås' collection

The Success Story from the Thematic Network of Social Work: "Over Two Decades of Arctic Collaboration” highlights the long-standing commitment of social work educators across the High North to building meaningful connections through student exchange, joint research and shared learning.

Written by Debbie Gonzalez and Pamela Brown (California State Polytechnic University–Humboldt, USA), the story highlights how the network strengthens social work education and fosters research and knowledge creation across the Arctic. For more than twenty years, the network has advanced comparative scholarship, supported innovative international classrooms, and amplified northern perspectives.
 
 

Thematic Networks Success Stories highlight and promote the excellent, relevant and valuable research, education and other activities conducted by UArctic Thematic Networks.

Publication date: Thu, Mar 12, 2026

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