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Student from Russia experiences Lapland thanks to north2north

Anna Ushnitskaya had always wanted to see how people outside of Yakutsk dealt with living in the North. Her dream came true when she left for Rovaniemi,...

Tue, Nov 28, 2006

Norwegian Government reiterates support for UArctic

Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre expressed his government's continued support for UArctic in a speech he gave at a Standing Committee o...

Mon, Nov 27, 2006

Barents Education Network launching tender

Barents Education Network is launching a tender for carrying out a feasibility study "Prospects of the Barents Education Network in Formation of the Barents...

Fri, Nov 24, 2006

Lecture on Climate Change in the Arctic in Rovaniemi

Professor Atte Korhola, from the University of Helsinki, gave a lecture at the Arktikum during a visit to Rovaniemi on November 21.

Fri, Nov 24, 2006

UNEP/GRID-Arendal celebrate the opening of new UN House

UNEP/GRIP-Arendal celebrated the opening of their new headquarters, the UN house, on Wednesday, November 22.

Thu, Nov 23, 2006

Higher Education Conference to take place in Bodø in February

The International Cooperation in Higher Education - the High North dimension conference, organized jointly by Bodø University College and the Norwegian Centr...

Thu, Nov 23, 2006

Joint course in comparative social policy: a successful cooperation between partners of the Thematic Network on Social Work

What is social policy? What forms of social policies exists under different political regimes? And how do citizens experience social policies? Such question...

Wed, Nov 22, 2006

GoNorth! project meets in Roskilde

The European Union Erasmus Mundus-funded GoNorth! project met for a planning meeting at Roskilde University in Roskilde, Denmark, on 15-17 November 2006. Th...

Tue, Nov 21, 2006

First meeting of the IPY EOC sub-committee

The International Polar Year (IPY) Education, Outreach, and Communication (EOC) sub-committee held its first meeting in Bremerhaven, Germany, on October 19-2...

Fri, Nov 17, 2006