Dear Colleagues,
Would you like to learn more about the University of the Arctic, the
university without walls for the circumpolar world? There are a number
of ways you can keep informed about the development of the University of
the Arctic. The new University of the Arctic web site, where you can find
news, documents, and contact information is located at:
http://www.urova.fi/home/uarctic
There is also a new e-mail information service, with periodic updates
with news about the University and its activities. You can subscribe
to this service by sending a message to listserv [at] levi.urova.fi. In the
body of the message type:
SUBSCRIBE uarcticlist Firstname Lastname
You can also subscribe to the e-mail information service through the
web site, at http://www.urova.fi/home/uarctic/contactus.html
Please feel free to contact the Coordination Office of the University of
the Arctic if you have any other comments or questions:
UArctic Coordination Office
Arctic Centre, Box 122
96101 Rovaniemi
Finland
tel: +358(0)16 341341
fax: +358(0)16 3412777
email: uarctic [at] urova.fi
We look forward to hearing from you!
The University of the Arctic is the future of higher education in the
emerging circumpolar region. Designed to meet the needs of northern peoples
as they face the challenges of increasing global influences, the University
is a partnership of academic institutions, indigenous peoples organizations,
the Arctic states, and other stakeholders. The University is adopting an
innovative approach to make northern education relevant and accessible to
all northerners, by:
- sharing knowledge among northerners to face the challenges of regional
sustainability - harmonizing learning systems of traditional and scientific knowledge
- integrating multiple disciplines to investigate contemporary issues in
the region from local, regional and global perspectives - combining classroom, mobility, field and distance learning methods to
overcome barriers to education in the north, and - providing the knowledge and tools for northerners to meet the
responsibilities of northern autonomy.
Scott Forrest
Information Manager
University of the Arctic Coordination Office
Arctic Centre, Box 122, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland
+358(0)40-5713783
http://www.urova.fi/home/uarctic
sforrest [at] levi.urova.fi