This is the first book to analyze the role of the new circumpolar universities in northern development. Since 1960, over twenty new universities have been built in the northern regions of Canada, Russia, the United States, the Nordic countries and Japan. This book analyzes and compares the reasons for their establishment, the impact they have had in providing greater access to advanced education, and the effect they have had on economic, social, cultural, and political development of these various northern regions.
Author(s): Douglas C. Nord, Geoffrey R. Weller
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 216
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 9
List of Contributors......Page 10
1 Introduction......Page 12
2 Universities in Northern Finland......Page 18
3 The University of Umeå – The University of Northern Sweden......Page 38
4 The University of Tromsø......Page 57
5 The Role of the University of Akureyri in Northern Development......Page 74
6 Greenland and the University of Greenland......Page 88
7 Universities in Northern Canada......Page 111
8 The Role of the University of Alaska in Northern Development......Page 133
9 Universities in the European North of Russia......Page 159
10 Universities in Northern Japan......Page 175
11 The Role of Universities in Northern Development: A Comparative Perspective......Page 186
Select Bibliography......Page 206
H......Page 212
U......Page 213
