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Higher Education and Research in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region
Links to research and education - Universities, polytechnics and research institutes - Research projects - Publications - EU and research - Funding - Portals and educational materials - Links to individual research data websites - Libraries - Online libarary and research databases - Other links
Each year, hundreds of Scandianvian and Russian scientists participates in exchanges and cooperative research across the Barents Region. Within such diverse scientific fields as physics, energy, ocean studies, environment, social science and health. Efforts are underway to strengthen and broaden scientific cooperation within the Barents Region from which all sides derive benefits.
More and more students finds it interesting to participate in the different exchange programmes between the Universities and schools for higher education in other parts of the Barents Region. Norwegian students goes to Arkhangelsk, Swedish students finds interesting educational programmes in Northern Finland and Russian students can go to Bodø in northern Norway to study economics. You will be surprised to see the wide range of academic and professional exchange programs already going on in this northern corner of Europe.
Going as a student to another Barents country will not only give you an uniqe education within your field of interest; you will also get valuable insights and experience as you learn about each others langues, society and culture. In this section you can learn more about the education and research cooperation in the Barents Region.
- Barents Education Network is working towards the goals of increasing international cooperation and promoting access to higher education institutions are the providers of cutting-edge knowledge, excellence and know-how in Northern issues. See also Study in the Barents.
- Barents Specialists Network - is an umbrella that joins together educational institutions, teachers, researchers, students and other interested people in the region.
- Database on educational institutions in Lapland and Murmansk region - supply of education in upper secondary and higher level.
- Finnish-Russian Barents Cross Border University - main aim is to establish several joint master’s programs leading on to double degrees.
- Barents International School at the Finnmark University Collage
- Working Group on Education and Research - Exisiting network within the Barents Region for cooperation in the fields of education and research. Working to form the Barents region as a pilot area for implementation of the Bologna Declaration.
- The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a cooperative network of universities, colleges, and other organizations committed to higher education and research in the North. Our members share resources, facilities, and expertise to build post-secondary education programs that are relevant and accessible to northern students. Our overall goal is to create a strong, sustainable circumpolar region by empowering northerners and northern communities through education and shared knowledge.
Universities, polytechnics and other education
Research institutes in the Barents region: Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden.
Database of Arctic Research Institutes contains information on about 500 research institutes, universities or polytechnics dealing with arctic or Antarctic research. You can browse the database by using search form or quick lists of institutes in Finland, Norway, Russia or Sweden.
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