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MOBILITY update
Ulan Ude Uarctic Council 2015
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A cooperative network of over 170
universities, colleges, and other
organizations
north2north Student MobilityStudent exchange program that allows students at UArctic institutions to visit different northern regions, and share experiences face-to-face, through study at other UArctic institutions.
“It gave me a taste of what it would be like to live abroad, away from family and friends and it also confirmed my desire to stay in the North.” Natasha Letchford (Canada), north2north, University of Akureyri
Reported north2north student exchanges in 2014150
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OUT IN• Norway 34 24• Russia 44 13• Finland 38 20• Sweden 19 21• Canada 8 46 • USA 7 22• Greenland 0 1• Iceland 0 3
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north2north –numbers 2014
• increase students’ possibilities for quality educational opportunities and a diversity of arctic experiences
• build stronger circumpolar citizenship and increase the likelihood for students from the circumpolar north to stay in the North
• involve in mobility Indigenous students, students from remote areas, open learning students and activating smaller northern colleges and universities
• build the n2n network of institutional contact persons to increase exchange opportunities and develop and improve the facilitating of the mobility activity
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north2north - Goals
North2north+ feasibility study: next steps in mobility• Graduate level mobility (Master’s and
PhD)• Closer connection to Thematic Networks• Enterprise: training in business• Short courses, summer schools,
intensive courses• Arctic governments: continued
commitment from the ones who are in, others to join?
• The Nordic Council of Ministers www.uarctic.org
New in 2015
• The Kingdom of Denmark joined north2north in 2015
• Mobility with the UArctic members to and from the Kingdom of Denmark = Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland
• Different types of mobility
• National Agency: UArctic International Secretariat
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New in 2015
Arctic Academy with Korea August, 2015: a model for others?• north2beyond: non-Arctic countries Institutional commitment:• Currently no specific agreement with UArctic
required when signing up for north2north: Charter
• Discussion at the UArctic Rectors’ Forum in Umeå in August: a multilateral agreement on Mobility, Charter, or bilateral agreement with UArctic
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New in 2015
Each UArctic institutions participating in north2north mobility has a north2north administrative contact person who is part of the north2north Institutional Contact Network. Currently 60 members.
Contact to join: Director of MobilityMona JohnsonUiT- The Arctic University of Norway
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north2northn2n institutional Contact
Network
CatalogueUArctic Catalogue provides a one-stop index of northern courses and programs offered by membersnorth2north tagged courses
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Contact:[email protected]
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In the North, For the North, By the North – Towards a Sustainable World
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