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Climate service gives forecast on good snowmaking conditions to ski resorts
30.10.2019 9:22
Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland and Ruka Ski Resort are co-designing a climate service that provides a seasonal forecast on conditions for snowmaking during the entire skiing season. The service tells what is the most climate-friendly and profitable time for snowmaking.
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Academic of the Year – Researcher Nafisa Yeasmin
25.10.2019 11:00
Nafisa Yeasmin, Doctor of Social Sciences, has received the Academic of the Year award granted by the Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (FUURT). She works as a project manager at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland. Yeasmin is an active academic and a social activist whose research has a high and direct impact on the society. Yeasmin received the award on Friday at FUURT’s International University seminar held at Aalto University in Espoo.
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Northern Political Economy Symposium turns 10 years – The program is published!
10.10.2019 11:29
The 10th Northern Political Economy Symposium takes place on 14–15 November 2019 in Rovaniemi, Finland. The theme of the symposium is What is left of development in the Arctic?
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Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference program published
1.10.2019 10:26
The theme of the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference this year is climate change and the future generations. Organizers invite young people, decision-makers and researchers to a common, solution-oriented dialogue. The Conference will take place November 12th-13th in Rovaniemi, Finland.
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New book on Sámi Educational History
19.9.2019 8:48
"Sámi Educational History in a Comparative International Perspective" establishes an overview of Sámi education in an historical and internationally comparative perspective and examines indigenous educational history around the world, ranging from Asia to Oceania to Sápmi and the Americas.
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New project to initiate transboundary cooperation in the field of societal security
9.9.2019 11:21
The Northern Institute of Environmental and Minority Law of the Arctic Centre joined in pilot project to institutionalize research-end user cooperation in societal security research. The primary aim of the project is to create a focus group in order to identify current needs, challenges and relevant themes for societal security research in transboundary cooperation.
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Staging Sámi in the City exhibition in Arktikum
14.6.2019 10:14
”Staging Sámi in the City” photography exhibition presents artistic interpretations of Sámihood in urban space. The exhibition of University Researcher Tanja Joona and Junior Researcher Joonas Vola of the University of Lapland is open in Arktikum Science Centre in Rovaniemi from 14 June to 1 September 2019.
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Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference is the official side event of the Finland´s EU Presidency program
13.6.2019 11:18
Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference has been admitted for the official side event of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Presidency will start on 1st July 2019 and it lasts to the end of the year.
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Barents Studies: local governance have little impact on national strategies
11.6.2019 15:11
There seems to be a “governance paradox” in the High North. Even through national strategic documents, which emphasizes the importance of local actors ability to influence the strategies and plans for sustainable regional development, local governance still have little impact on formulation and materialization of those strategies. In this sense, there is a tension between rhetoric and reality.
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Registration for the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference is now open!
6.6.2019 11:26
The Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit Conference on 12–13 November 2019 in Rovaniemi, Finland focuses on climate change, especially from the viewpoint of young people and future generations living in the Arctic. One goal of the event is to enhance dialogue between youth, researchers and decision makers.
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