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Floating university for Arctic students

The Northern Arctic Federal University in Arkhangelsk is the center for Russian Arctic research.

Students at the Northern (Arctic) University of Arkhangelsk will get a unique opportunity to study the Arctic when the university and the meteorological service join forces in a “floating university” mission this summer.

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The Northern (Arctic) University of Arkhangelsk (SAFU) and the Northern Territorial Administration for Hydrometeorological and Environmental Monitoring have concluded an agreement on summer courses for students aboard the scientific research vessel “Professor Molchanov”.

The vessel will be equipped with modern technology for study of the Arctic and will leave for its first mission to the White Sea, the Barents Sea and Svalbard next summer. 20-25 students, professors and scientific staff members from SAFU will spend 30-40 days on the expedition, Rossiyskaya Gazeta writes.

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