University of the Arctic gets some funding

Arctic University cashes in on federal money.

 

The University of the Arctic is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to higher education ...

http://www.uarctic.org/

Monies from Canadian Government:

"It's an additional $250,000 he says. That's in addition to $700,000 already committed to project.

http://north.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=ap16Uarctic16042003

Globalization:

http://www.uarctic.org/contact_form.asp?group=Members

One world, one mind, one action.

 

My favourite northern school is Tuk U, short for Tuktoyuktuk University. Everyone from the Northwest Territories used to have their sweatshirt. No, the school does not actually exist.

Some kids from the NWT used to fly to Hawaii at Christmas because it was a fraction of the price of flying home. Let me see 24 hours of darkness or a tropical paradise. Decisions, decisions!