Towards an Inuit Nunangat University 15 Décembre 2014

Thierry Rodon co-chaired two sessions on inuit eduction, december 9th, as part of the Arctic Change meetings. The first session, Education in Inuit Nunangat in a Time of Change, allowed for researchers to present their work on education in Inuit Nunangat. Francis Lévesque presented his researches on the history of education in Nunavik. The second session, Inuit Nunangat University: Issues and Prospects, gathered the experts  Paul Quassa, Nunavut minister of education; Mary Simon, chairperson of the National Committee on Inuit Education; Lars Kullerud, president of the Arctic University and Keith Chaulk, director of the Labrador Institute of Memorial University, for a roundtable on Inuit Nunagat University. This session was the subject of an article in Nunatsiaq News.