University of the Arctic Network of Universities and other higher education institutions
116 members Sharing resources 650 000 students 50 000 faculty
Arctic Council SAO meeting Kautokeino November 2008 UArctic UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
UArctic asks the Arctic Council to:
•Engage UArctic in the work of Arctic Council working groups whereby UArctic will facilitate and actively engage in developing opportunities for training and education.
• Acknowledge that UArctic take responsibility for sustaining IPY legacy in the area of higher education, knowledge transfer and training, valuing traditional knowledge.
• UArctic respectfully calls for the unequivocal endorsement of Arctic Council members for the establishment of a UArctic Legal Entity. SAO Message UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
In some more details: Uarctic & Arctic Council UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
UArctic will focus on demonstrating competency of UArctic members in knowledge generation, including traditional knowledge.
UArctic asks the Arctic Council to: Engage UArctic in the work of Arctic Council working groups whereby UArctic will facilitate and actively engage in developing opportunities for training and education. IPY legacy UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
UArctic is the lead for Arctic higher education cooperation in the International Polar Year.
UArctic request the Arctic council to:
• Acknowledge that UArctic take responsibility for sustaining IPY legacy in the area of higher education, knowledge transfer and training, valuing traditional knowledge. UArctic Legal Entity UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
The majority of UArctic activities are carried out by our members and those members cover the majority of costs.
External UArctic support is essential and is provided by several member states of the Arctic Council and other organizations.
To ensure continued dynamic growth in the activities of the UArctic network the UArctic Board has decided to establish a UArctic legal entity that will receive funding from charitable foundations and the private sector. UArctic Legal Entity UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
The success of the UArctic Legal Enity will remain closely linked to a clear mandate endorsed by the Arctic Council member states.
UArctic therefore respectfully calls for the unequivocal endorsement of Arctic Council members for the establishment of a UArctic Legal Entity. Legal Entity, background UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
•UArctic Board of Governors of UArctic has asked University of Lapland, Finland, to complete a plan for the UArctic “federal” Legal Entity to be established in Finland, this legal entity shall serve the whole UArctic.
•A meeting organized by Senator Nikolaiev, vice chair of Russian Federation Council, with several Russian UArctic members decided to work towards a Russian UArctic Foundation.
•The leaders of the three northern colleges in Canada has submitted a proposal to the government that will establish a Canadian UArctic organization. This is based on the recommendations in a report commissioned by the Canadian Government.
•US members of UArctic has taken initiative towards a US UArctic organization. SAO Message UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
Background: Background UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
• The University of the Arctic (UArctic) was established in 2001 based on the mandate received through the Iqaluit Declaration of 1998 where the Ministers of the Arctic Council “welcome, and are pleased to announce the establishment of the University of the Arctic, a university without walls…”. • The University of the Arctic has grown to a network of 116 Universities, Colleges, and other higher education institutions, as well as Indigenous Peoples’ Organisations, evenly distributed in the Circumpolar North. • UArctic organises a comprehensive set of programs, including cooperation in the delivery of undergraduate and graduate studies, mobility, and promotion of northern education and research capabilities. Strategic Plan 2008-13 UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
1. Building Human Capacity in the North: culturally relevant training and education for sustainable Northern communities
2. Adaptation to Climate Change: challenges for human society as well as nature.
3. The North as an Energy region: economic, cultural, environmental, and technical opportunities, demands and impacts. Legal Entity UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
• UArctic aims at considerable growth in its members activities towards our overall goals.
• UArctic will establish a legal entity with a funding mechanism that can receive and disburse funds to UArctic Activities from private and philanthropic sources. This shall complement member and government support to UArctic .
• National UArctic organizations will be created in Arctic States when needed to address legal constraints and national needs. Board of Governors UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC
Stephen Jones, Chair Chancellor, UAF Alexander Krylov, Vice Rector, Pomor State University Andy Greenshaw, Vice Chair Associate Vice-President . Lauri Lantto, Rector, UAlberta . Oulu university of Applied Sciences Mikkel Berg, Student representative Emöke Szathmáry, President U-Manitoba Jan Henry Keskitalo, Sami Univ. College Mary Simon President ITK Erling Olsen, Barry P. Scherr, Former Speaker Danish Parliament Provost, Dartmouth College Operational structure2008
The operational structure of UArctic is defined in the now approved Strategic plan
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