north2north coordinators from the US, Canada, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and Australia traveled to Fairbanks to attend the biennial north2north meeting hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Various sessions were organized to strengthen cooperation between the participating institutions. Important topics, such as the evaluation of the north2north tuition waivers application and the grants allocation process, were discussed to explore ways to increase the number of participating students and staff.

This meeting provided an opportunity for new north2north institutional coordinators to meet their counterparts from Australia and other Arctic countries, promoting each other’s exchange programs. These meetings are always held at a north2north member institution, allowing coordinators to visit new campuses and see different infrastructures. Part of the delegation combined their trip to Fairbanks with visits to other UArctic and north2north institutions located in Alaska or on the western coast of the US or Canada.

 

Participants:

UArctic VP Academics

UArctic VP Mobility

north2north National Agency Canada

north2north National Agency Kingdom of Denmark

north2north National Agency Finland

north2north National Agency Norway

north2north National Agency Sweden

institutional coordinators in USA, Canada, Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Australia

 

Participating institutions:

University of Alaska Fairbanks

University of Alaska Anchorage

Alaska Pacific University

University of Southern Maine

Algoma University

Yukon University

University of Iceland

University of Akureyri

University of Southern Denmark

University of Lapland

Lapland University of Applied Sciences

Umeå University

Luleå University of Technology

Stockholm University

University of Agder

University of Bergen

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Oslo School of Architecture and Design

UiT The Arctic University of Norway

University of Tasmania