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  • UArctic plans future students portal

    UArctic plans future students portal

    arctic landscape during summer

    UArctic’s GoNorth program hosted a special workshop for members’ marketing and recruitment staff in conjunction with the Finnish International Educators Days, held in Levi May 20-23, 2013.

    The expert-led workshop sessions were designed to help staff at member institutions better promote themselves to potential students through the UArctic network and promoting the North as a destination of study.

    The direct outcome of the workshop is planning of a new UArctic student-focussed website, being developed through the ‘Global Access to Higher Education in the North’ project, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

    The project is a collaboration between the GoNorth Office at the University of Tromso, the UArctic International Secretariat at the University of Lapland, and the Northern (Arctic) Federal University.

    UArctic is a decentralized organization, bringing together higher educational institutions from all over the High North.

    Source

    University of the Arctic

  • Final remarks and project’s next steps

    Final remarks and project’s next steps

    AMATII logo

    Today, 6th of December 2012, the AMATII workshop (Arctic Transportation Infrastructure Response and Capacity and Sustainable Development in the Arctic) that for the past week has been taking place in the capital city of Iceland, comes to an end.

    The dialogue that has been taking place between representatives of public and private sector, policy makers and scientists, provided with better understanding of Arctic region and development of its maritime and aviation infrastructure.

    The matter of advanced economic development in the remote region in order to finance the development of Arctic infrastructure was highlighted. Funding infrastructure development in the High North has been recognized as a major issue for today’s policy makers.

    Gaps in knowledge were addressed by scientists from all of the Arctic states and future of the AMATII database as the main source of aviation and maritime information has been discussed. International instruments that are already in place should be used and employed by the project.

    The conference treated not only the current but also future activities in the Arctic in relation to maritime an aviation transportation sector.

    The Arctic Maritime and Aviation Transportation Infrastructure Initiative (AMATII) was a platform for addressing critical needs in the Arctic’s aviation and maritime environment.

    The Initiative approached Arctic air and maritime transportation policy, education, and research from various vantage points and facilitated on going and increased communication and collaboration throughout the Arctic.

    It was agreed that in the future, today’s initiative will serve as a coordination point for research and it will facilitate technology transfer within and between Arctic nations.

  • Marine disaster incident under AAMSR

    Marine disaster incident under AAMSR

    Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation

    The third day of AMATII workshop takes place today in capital city of Iceland, Reykjavik. After small – group meetings that have been going on since Monday afternoon, specialists were able to define the lacking infrastructure among the Arctic states.

    Wednesday’s opened with the speech given by Liane Benoit and Sara French from Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program.

    The speaker stressed out that the tragic events that took place in the Arctic have highlighted the desperate need for the knowledge and tools necessary to address emergency scenarios and adaptation plans.

    The Gordon Foundation was established to ensure northern voices were heard while leveraging this topic as a focus of research and as a tool for promoting research skills with the youth. The traditional knowledge participatory model will be central to bridging age-old methods of surviving on the land with the new realities of a North in transformation.

    The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation is a private, philanthropic foundation based in Toronto, Canada. The Foundation undertakes research, leadership development and public dialogue so that public policies in Canada reflect a commitment to collaborative stewardship of our freshwater resources and to a people-driven, equitable and evolving North. Over the past quarter century the Gordon Foundation has invested over $27 million in a wide variety of Northern community initiatives and freshwater protection initiatives.

  • Two working groups, one aim

    Two working groups, one aim

    Interactive Data Map

    Today, the 4th of December, Arctic Transportation Infrastructure Response and Capacity and Sustainable Development in the Arctic workshop brings together aviation and maritime specialists from eight Arctic states in order to discuss gaps in infrastructure around the remote Arctic.

    Two separated groups, during two hours sessions try to create terms that are going to be used internationally in future AMATII database. What is more, maritime and aviation working groups try to find the answer on what legal, regulatory and fiscal mechanisms facilitate inter-modal infrastructure investment.

    Mrs Sarah Barton, facilitator for maritime working group and Mr James Hemsath for the aviation will review and summarize team’s efforts in order to communicate the outcome to international and regional policy makers.

    Later today, participants will have a chance to view and evaluate the Arctic Port and Airport Database and web-based interactive map, which is the primary deliverable of this project. Subject matter expert input will help refine and strengthen this tool.

    The workshop will end with an interactive plenary session, discussing next steps and outlining areas of consideration for a Guidance Document, a deliverable for this Arctic Council project.

    The Conference will continue daily until Thursday.

  • AMATII Workshop starts today

    AMATII Workshop starts today

    AMATII

    Monday, 3rd of December 2012 the workshop on Arctic Transportation Infrastructure Response and Capacity and Sustainable Development in the Arctic starts today in Hotel Natura in the capital city of Iceland – Reykjavik.

    The registration opens at 14.00 after which the small group brainstorming and crowd sourcing of definitions and terminology will take place.

    Arctic experts will meet in both plenary and work sessions to discuss infrastructure vis-à-vis response, technology and investment. Case studies and illustrative stories of northern aviation and marine infrastructure – contributed by participants – will serve to highlight the challenges of infrastructure development in the Arctic and its role in facilitating sustainable development.

    Participants will also have a chance to view and evaluate the Arctic Port and Airport Database and web-based map, which is the primary deliverable of this project. Subject matter expert input will help refine and strengthen this tool.

    The workshop will end with an interactive plenary session, discussing next steps and outlining areas of consideration for a Guidance Document, a deliverable for this Arctic Council project.

    Please, follow the links to read about the Arctic shipping and aviation challenges on the Arctic Portal Shipping Portlet.

    Source

    Institute of the North