Presentation by University of Tromsø rector Jarle Aarbakke and NARFU rector Elena Kudryashova on the signing of a cooperation agreement between the two universities in Arkhangelsk on September 17, 2010.
Z Score,T Score, Percential Rank and Box Plot Graph
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1. Historical and future
cooperation between
NArFU and UiT
Ректор, профессор, доктор философских наук, Е.В. Кудряшова
Северный (Арктический) Федеральный Университет
Rektor, professor, dr. med., Jarle Aarbakke
Universitetet i Tromsø
Arkhangelsk, 17th September 2010
2. 20 years of collaboration in the North
Pomor State University, Arkhangelsk State Technical University,
Northern State Medical University, University of Tromsø
• Research collaboration (approx. 100 projects)
• Health Research and Education
• Climate & Environment
• Marine Science (Geology, Biology, Ecology)
• Biotechnology / Bioprospecting
• Humanities / Social Science
• Neighbourly Asymmetry: Norway and Russia
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• Indigenous Studies
• Law
• Art & Literature
• Fine Arts
• Arctic Technology
• Student exchange
• Complementary competence
• Good personal relations
• Networks
• Barents region
3. Northern Arctic Federal University
(Expected numbers after the merger has been completed)
• 30 000 students
• 177 education programs
• 28 Master programs
• 75 PhD and post-doctoral programs
• 129 higher education professional programs
• 26 secondary education professional programs
• 57 professional education programs for workers
• Core areas for development:
• High tech, and science intensive sectors and
Foreign students at NArFU, Autumn 2010
industries
• Develop local infrastructure in the Arctic Angola 3
region
Uzbekistan 4
• Range use of bio- resources
Peru 6
• Develop Northern (Polar) medicine and
health protection Tajikistan 11
• Environmental protection Nigeria 21
• Socio-economic issues in the European
Others 21
North and the Arctic
4. University of Tromsø
• Approx. 2500 employees
• Approx. 8600 students
• 100+ programmes
• 110+ PhDs per year
• 2 National Centres of Excellence
• 3 National Centres of Research Based
Innovation
• 4 PhD Schools with a strong Northern
Focus
Foreign students at UoT, Autumn 2010
• Regional powerhouse Poland 23
• Central in the Norwegian High North
Finland 27
Policy development
Sweden 34
• Internationally leading in key areas
Denmark 36
Germany 61
Russia 86
5. Twin Universities
• Build competence in • Culture and language
education and research competence
• Academic mobility • Regional development
• Research infrastructure • From R&D to business
• Taking Northern Knowledge to the Next Level!