Formal cooperation between the Faroese and Greenlandic universities

– This agreement shall not be in a drawer, but shall be implemented in action.

Gitte Adler Reimer, rector of the University of Greenland, smiled as she said something like this when she and the rector signed a new cooperation agreement between the two universities earlier today.

The agreement, which initially runs over five years, will strengthen ties between the Faroe Islands and Greenland with a view to developing knowledge and education in the Nordic region.

A cornerstone of the agreement is the transport of academic staff between the two centers in order to develop the knowledge environment interdisciplinary. This may include teaching with each other for a shorter period of time, guest lectures or larger research collaborations. The universities also intend to cooperate in the administrative and technical fields and learn from each other, among other things. to develop programs of common interest, to strengthen the study administrations, to ensure the quality of the programs and to cooperate on PhD schools.

In November last year, staff from the National Academy of Sciences of Iceland visited the university in Greenland. It was in connection with the Center having received funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers for a project on "administrative networks between small universities in the Arctic".

The agenda included workshops, meetings and information, which aimed to identify issues that should be covered in future cooperation. Since the trip, the parties have discussed the content of the cooperation agreement, which will also strengthen both parties to apply for funding for research in the Arctic, where interests are common. 

Gitte Adler Reimer did not come to Faroe Islands empty-handed. She had a Greenlandic "ulu" with him, who was received by the rector of the Icelandic Academy of Sciences. In the old days, women in Greenland used this knife to slaughter goats and other animals. It is handmade, the shaft is made of pine, and the figures are carved from reindeer horn

Gitte Adler Reimer did not come to Faroe Islands empty-handed. She had a Greenlandic "ulu" with him, who was received by the rector of the University. In the old days, women in Greenland used this knife to slaughter goats and other animals. It is handmade, the shaft is made of pine, and the figures are carved from reindeer horn