23.5.2019
Evaluation survey for the members (contact persons) of UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education and UNESCO/UNITWIN Network on Teacher Education is now open.
20.5.2019
The third Arctic5 workshop concerning Joint Online Master Course on the Arctic Inclusive Pedagogy was held on 13th-14th May in Luleå, Sweden. It gathered together educators from five Nordic Arctic universities to plan joint studies.
8.5.2019
The speakers list and programme of the event "Including the North: Indigenous Languages and Inclusion Policies in Education" is now published. The event will be held in connection with Arctic Science Summit Week in Arkhangelsk, Russia, on 28th May, 2019.
7.5.2019
The Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) project "Teacher Education for Diversity and Equality in the Arctic", coordinated by UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education, was concluded in the ministerial meeting of Arctic Council on 7th May, 2019 in Rovaniemi.
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The UArctic thematic network (TN) focuses on teacher education for different levels of education, with a specific focus on social justice and diversity in education. The UArctic, Universities of Arctic's thematic networks foster issues-based cooperation within networks that are focused but flexible enough to respond quickly to topical Arctic issues. Read more about UArctic thematic networks (TNs) www.uarctic.org.
The UArctic TN on Teacher Education/Finland coordinates the Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) project Teacher Education for Diversity and Equality in the Arctic (2017-2019). The project will organize networking among teacher education institutions to facilitate the sharing of good practices. Education in the Arctic is one of Finland’s Arctic Council chairmanship (2017-2019) priorities.
The Artic universities University of Lapland, University of Oulu, Luleå University of Technology, Umeå University, and UiT The Arctic University of Norway—the Arctic Five (Arctic5) work together to understand better the contextual and cultural issues of the Nordic educational features via engagement with local communities, indigenous and minority populations, and through institutional and research collaborations. More information: www.ulapland.fi/uatn/Arctic5.
The UNITWIN/UNESCO Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education was established on May 2018. The Network continues and globally expands the cooperation already started in the UArctic TN on Teacher Education. The Coordinator of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Network is Professor Tuija Turunen, the leader of the UArctic TN on Teacher Education.
The UNITWIN/UNESCO Network's website: www.ulapland.fi/uatn/unitwin.
Professor, (Lead) Faculty of Education University of Lapland +358 40 4844 124 tuija.turunen@ulapland.fi
Coordinator Faculty of Education University of Lapland +358 40 484 4485 janette.peltokorpi@ulapland.fi