On March 21, NEFU rector Evgenia Mikhailova met with a delegation from the University of the Arctic. The parties discussed further cooperation in the field of distance learning.

“I am very glad that I became NEFU honorary professor and will lecture for your students. There are some changes at the University of the Arctic. We have adopted a new strategy for network education, focusing on scientific and educational activities. Thematic networks - are one of the main ways for cooperation between foreign universities with our university. We are pleased that NEFU actively participates in thematic networks of the University of the Arctic and interacts with other university partners”, said Lars Kullerud, the president of the University of the Arctic.

He pointed that in order to develop cooperation, it is necessary to put emphasis on inter-university mobility. “It is great that NEFU students actively participate in mobility programs. Our further plans are expansion of our network and engaging in it other universities, colleges, research institutes and organizations. We also plan to organize separate programs for the Indigenous Peoples of the North”, Lars Kullerud said.

“We started work on holding online courses. This is special electronic programs, by which thousands of students could be taught. We hope that the students of the North-Eastern Federal University will participate in distance learning”, said the president of the University of the Arctic.

Lars Kullerud, President of the University of the Arctic and Mauri Yla-Kotola, rector of the University of Lapland held lectures within the frameworks of the interdisciplinary seminar “Cold Lands”, conducted by NEFU Department of Northern Studies. In addition, roundtable discussion with partners of the University of the Arctic was held in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

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University of the Arctic - an international cooperative network of universities, colleges, research institutes and other organizations, working in the fields of higher education and research activities in the Arctic region. Established in 2001. The University of the Arctic includes 136 institutions, 85 of which are educational institutions from eight countries with circumpolar territories.