The universities in Norwegian Tromsø and Russian Arkhangelsk are widening their field of cooperation. Last week a delegation from Arkhangelsk visited Tromsø, where it was agreed to give 15 Norwegian students grants to study in Arkhangelsk.via Barents Observer.



The UArctic Core Course Revision Team (CCRT) participated in a workshop in Spetses, Greece, from October 21-23, 2010. This was the latest step in the revision process to update the BCS Core courses, being led by the UArctic Office of Undergraduate Studies in Saskatoon, Canada.





Ottawa reversed its three-year old opposition to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples saying the government envisions "a future in which Aboriginal families and communities are healthy, safe, self-sufficient and prosperous within a Canada where people make their own decisions, manage their ow...