1. SAO Meeting, 9 - 10 April 2003, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Item Icelandic Foreign Minister's Welcoming Words(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2003-04-09) Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland; Arctic Council SecretariatIcelandic Foreign Minister, H.E. Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson opens the first meeting of the Icelandic Chairmanship, in Reykjavik, 9 April, 2003.Item CBSS Special Session: Agenda, list of participants and SAOC's Statement - Agenda item 12(Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, 2003-03) Ministry for Foreign Affairs of IcelandItem Day of Higher Education Report to the Arctic Council. April 10, 2003. Agenda item 14.(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2003) Day of Higher Education"Circumpolar cooperation in the area of Higher Education has played a leading role in demonstrating that the future sustainability of the Arctic region lies in developing our human capacity. On April 8, the Day of Higher Education hosted by the Minister of Higher Education and Science of Iceland in Akureyri, Iceland, began a new level of dialogue among authorities responsible for higher education in the circumpolar countries, and with other representatives of higher education in the region. This event marks the emergence of a new network between the ministries of Education and Science that supports and strengthens the cooperation that exists in the Arctic Council. This new engagement opens for a new area of cooperation between the ministries of Higher Education and counterparts in environment and foreign affairs in the Arctic states." /.../Item UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC REPORT TO THE SENIOR ARCTIC OFFICIALS. April 9-10, 2003.(University of the Arctic, 2003) University of the Arctic"In the Inari Ministerial Declaration in 2002, the Ministers of the Arctic Council stated that they, “welcome the good progress of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) and encourage appropriate authorities in the Arctic states to increase their efforts to secure financing of the core activities of the UArctic”. During the first part of the Icelandic Chairmanship of the Arctic Council UArctic, particularly its Board of Governors and leadership, focussed on formulating relevant strategies on what UArctic will do in the future, who will be involved, what will be the projected costs, and how UArctic activities will be funded. These are documented in the following UArctic documents that lay the foundations for the planning and implementation for the next five years: • University of the Arctic Strategic Plan • University of the Arctic Funding Strategy with Budget" /.../Item UNIVERSITY OF THE ARCTIC. Progress Report 2001-2002. Circumpolar Coordination Office.(University of the Arctic, 2003) University of the ArcticThe University of the Arctic was officially launched in Rovaniemi, Finland, in conjunction with the first Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council meeting under Finland’s chairmanship and the 10th anniversary of the Rovaniemi process on June 12, 2001. Over 200 people celebrated the launch of the new University. The event was hosted by Maija Rask, Finland’s Minister of Education, who took the opportunity to invite all Arctic governments to work hard to investigate collaborative ways to fund the University of the Arctic and its programs. The launch marked the shift from planning of governance structures and programs to the implementation of programs. The first two years of operation for the University of the Arctic has meant real students, real programs, and a growing enthusiasm and expectation of more to come for those students. The first evaluations of the University of the Arctic’s pilot programs have been conducted. They show that the early enthusiasts were right in saying that we do need structural solutions to address the need for truly Circumpolar education that takes the needs of the primary client group to heart.