
ONLINE OPENING EVENT – ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023
25 November 2022
All times are Central European Time (CET)-Amsterdam
09.30 Welcome and introduction to REPAIR: Dr. Özlem Terzi
09.45: Keynote Speeches: Discussion moderated by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wagner
Paradoxes in Arctic Policies, Clara Ganslandt, EU Special Envoy for the Arctic
The Netherlands and the Arctic: Polar Diplomacy at a time of global warming and cooling relations, René van Hell, Arctic Ambassador of the Netherlands
11.00-11.15 Coffee Break
11.15- 12.30 Introducing Arctic Research at the VU: Moderated by Dr. Özlem Terzi
Arctic coastal erosion and its impact on northern communities Prof. Dr. Jorien Vonk, Dr. Lina Madaj, Fleur van Crimpen, Faculty of Science
Food in the cold: exploring food security and sovereignty in Whitehorse, Yukon; Prof. Dr. Ben Sonneveld, Faculty of Science
Not all roads lead to the Arctic- but some do, Mr. Pjotr Elshout, European Polar Board, Alumnus VU Political Science Master
12.30-13.30 Lunch Break
13.30: Introducing Arctic Research at the University of Lapland: Moderated by Prof. Dr. Monica Tennberg.
Are Reindeer the New Buffalo? Climate Change, the Green Shift, and Manifest Destiny in Sápmi, Prof. Rauna Kuokkanen, Faculty of Social Sciences
The Arctic Railway in the Current Geopolitical Situation, Prof. Soili Nysten Haarala, Faculty of Law
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