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Arctic Centre website is not available during 27.12.2010 - 1.1.2011

The BarentsInfo.org website is not available during 27.12.2010 - 1.1.2011

Dr. Kamrul Hossain has been invited as Visiting Professor in China

Dr. Kamrul Hossain, senior researcher of the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law at the Arctic Centre, has been invited by the School of Law of Harbin Institute of Technology in China as a visiting professor from 19 to 31 December 2010.

Arctic regions featured at the Presidential Forum: See the forum on-line

Discussion at the XVI Presidential Forum to be organised at the Presidential Palace on 23 November will revolve around the current status and future of the arctic region under the title "Heading North – the Arctic Region".

EU’s footprint in the Arctic

Workshop on “Barents International Political Economy: Governance and Gender”, 14-15.12.2010

A new research network "Barents International Political Economy" (BIPE 2010-2013) aims at advancing research collaboration on the challenges of sustainable development in the Barents region. The Barents region covers the northern most parts of Nordic countries and Northwest Russia. The research network and its research will provide new and multidisciplinary scientific information on the development problematics facing the Barents region.

Arctic Market Days 17.–19.12.2010

Arctic Market Days will be organized for the third time in December 2010 in Arktikum House, Rovaniemi.

WAYOUT – Aalto University’s design students’ expedition to Lapland

The Arctic Science Centre at the University of Lapland offers this autumn experimental design inspired by Lapland.

BANG workshop “Cross-border mobility and citizenship” & future planning meeting

The workshop and planning meeting is organized by the BANG network (Barents Arctic Network of Graduate Schools). It brings together Ph.D. students and experienced senior scientists specialised in problematics of the Barents region, and representing various disciplines.

Arctic Parliamentarians support the EU Arctic Information Centre

The Ninth Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region meeting in the European Parliament, Brussels 13. -15. September 2010 adopted on Wednesday a Conference Statement which gives support to the EU Arctic Information Centre.