1. MOBILITY update Ulan Ude Uarctic Council 2015 www.uarctic.org A cooperative network of over 170 universities, colleges, and other organizations

2. north2north Student Mobility Student exchange program that allows students at UArctic institutions to visit different northern regions, and share experiences face- to-face, through study at other UArctic institutions. “It gave me a taste of what it would be like to live abroad, away from family and friends and it also confirmed my desire to stay in the North.” Natasha Letchford (Canada), north2north, University of Akureyri Reported north2north student exchanges in 2014 150 www.uarctic.org

3. OUTIN Norway 34 24 Russia 44 13 Finland 38 20 Sweden 19 21 Canada 8 46 USA 7 22 Greenland 0 1 Iceland 0 3 www.uarctic.org north2north – numbers 2014

4. increase students’ possibilities for quality educational opportunities and a diversity of arctic experiences build stronger circumpolar citizenship and increase the likelihood for students from the circumpolar north to stay in the North involve in mobility Indigenous students, students from remote areas, open learning students and activating smaller northern colleges and universities build the n2n network of institutional contact persons to increase exchange opportunities and develop and improve the facilitating of the mobility activity www.uarctic.org north2north - Goals

5. North2north+ feasibility study: next steps in mobility Graduate level mobility (Master’s and PhD) Closer connection to Thematic Networks Enterprise: training in business Short courses, summer schools, intensive courses Arctic governments: continued commitment from the ones who are in, others to join? The Nordic Council of Ministers www.uarctic.org New in 2015

6. The Kingdom of Denmark joined north2north in 2015 Mobility with the UArctic members to and from the Kingdom of Denmark = Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland Different types of mobility National Agency: UArctic International Secretariat www.uarctic.org New in 2015

7. Arctic Academy with Korea August, 2015: a model for others? north2beyond: non-Arctic countries Institutional commitment: Currently no specific agreement with UArctic required when signing up for north2north: Charter Discussion at the UArctic Rectors’ Forum in Umeå in August: a multilateral agreement on Mobility, Charter, or bilateral agreement with UArctic www.uarctic.org New in 2015

8. E ach UArctic institutions participating in north2north mobility has a north2north administrative contact person who is part of the north2north Institutional Contact Network. Currently 60 members. Contact to join: Director of Mobility Mona Johnson UiT- The Arctic University of Norway www.uarctic/education/mobility www.uarctic.org north2north n2n institutional Contact Network

9. Catalogue UArctic Catalogue provides a one-stop index of northern courses and programs offered by members north2north tagged courses www.uarctic.org/catalogue Contact: secretariat@uarctic.org www.uarctic.org

10. In the North, For the North, By the North – Towards a Sustainable World www.uarctic.org