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Seminar: The Urban Arctic (June 10, 2016)

The French embassy in Sweden in collaboration with Umeå University organize the French-Nordic event: The Urban Arctic. It is part of a series of seminars tha...

Tue, May 31, 2016

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Barents Summer School 2016: Towards Sustainable Communities in the Barents Region

The third Barents Summer School will be arranged in Oulanka Research Station in northeastern Finland on August 1-6, 2016. The theme of the doctoral course, T...

Fri, May 20, 2016

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ICASS IX Call for Sessions

The International Arctic Social Sciences Association (IASSA) announces the 9th International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS IX) to be held at the...

Wed, Mar 23, 2016

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Arctic Lessons: A COP21 Side Event hosted by Nordic universities

The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) is hosting UNFCCC COP21 Side Event, together with the Nordic partners from Aarhus University, Umeå University, Univesit...

Wed, Nov 25, 2015

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UAA news: north2north demands independence but rewards savvy students

In an interview for the University of Alaska Anchorage Green and Gold News, two north2north students from Umeå University and the University of Lapland talk...

Mon, Nov 02, 2015

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Great example of collaboration in northern tourism - Thematic Network meeting in Alta

Seven institutions, representing five countries, met at the UiT-The Arctic University of Norway campus in Alta, from Monday to Wednesday (5th-7th October) to...

Tue, Oct 20, 2015

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Funding awarded to Arctic Tourism Project

Dr. Pat Maher from the Cape Breton University, Canada, has been awarded approximately $215,000 by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Educa...

Fri, Sep 25, 2015

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2015 UArctic Rectors' Forum Declarations

The 2015 UArctic Rectors' Forum Declaration has now been approved, following their meeting in Umeå in August, and is available on the UArctic website. In add...

Fri, Sep 11, 2015

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UArctic Students’ Forum 2015: Collaboration across academic and national borders

Parallel with last week’s UArctic Rectors’ Forum, the annual Students’ Forum took place 18-21 August in Umeå, Sweden. Ingrid A. Medby from Durham University...

Thu, Aug 27, 2015

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UArctic Rectors' Forum concludes in Umeå

The 9th UArctic Rectors’ Forum has concluded at Umeå University, Sweden, held from August 19-21, 2015. This year's theme was 'The Challenges of Arctic Resear...

Fri, Aug 21, 2015

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Students gather in Umeå for UArctic Rectors' Forum

The Students' Forum portion of the UArctic Rectors' Forum begins today in Sweden at Umeå University. Student representation in the Rectors' Forum has become...

Wed, Aug 19, 2015

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The Barents and the Baltic Sea region: contacts, influences and social change

The History Department of the University of Oulu will organize interdisciplinary symposium “The Barents and the Baltic Sea region: contacts, influences and s...

Thu, Jun 04, 2015

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