New money for UArctic

Human Resources Development Canada is giving $441,474 to the University of the Arctic for its International Academic Mobility program, called “North2North.”

North2North is an international exchange program for students of the North who are studying in the North. It’s organized by the University of the Arctic, an international network of educational institutions that provide post-secondary education to northern residents.

To get the project going, Canadian institutions, including Nunavut Arctic College, plan to form a Canadian Circumpolar Mobility Consortium.

Other Canadian participants include the Arctic Athabascan Council, Aurora College, Saint Mary’s University, Université Laval, University of Alberta, University of Northern British Columbia, University of Regina, University of Saskatchewan and Yukon College.

Countries participating in North2North are Finland, Sweden, Norway, the United States, Iceland, Russia and now, Canada.