Kolarctic Archives

Using math to predict ice traps

Posted on 5 January 2022 Edited 7 October 2023 by Volha Prokharava

“In some ways, the ice is so transparent. It carries its history on the surface.” Peter Høeg“Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow” […]

Bridging the gap between students and businesses

Posted on 1 July 2021 Edited 7 October 2023 by Volha Prokharava

What can university students do to contribute to your business development? This is what Peter Fischer, BRIDGE project manager, asked companies and small businesses in the neighbourhood, and the answer was clear: students can use their knowledge to help us resolve small problems, and we can provide them with real working life experiences. This is […]

Green and sustainable buildings to save energy and challenge the high north

Posted on 21 April 2021 Edited 7 October 2023 by Volha Prokharava

“Life in the north is not always easy, and our regions are not always the most hospitable. From the distance everything looks like snow and skiing, but the urban environment is a totally different matter. The quality of buildings and housing is crucial for quality of life in our latitude”. Bjørn R Sørensen, professor at […]

Sensor technologies to boost rail traffic through the Arctic

Posted on 29 March 2021 Edited 7 October 2023 by Daniela Cavini

How can longer, faster and more frequent trains cross some Arctic regions where the ground was frozen all year long, and now is melting? How can increasing levels of safe railway transport be guaranteed, when temperatures can vary from +35° to -40° and weather conditions are at the harshest? An ENI CBC project – Arinka […]

Aleksandra Tceitlina

Posted on 21 September 2020 Edited 23 September 2020 by Volha Prokharava

Can nature cure itself, with a little boost from people? Can microorganisms eat oil, speeding up a self-recovery process after pollution? Oil and hydrocarbon pollution has become a real threat to the Arctic coast. Over the past 15 years, there have been several major ship oil spills in the coastal waters of Russia, Norway and […]

Creating lasting ENI CBC impressions

Posted on 2 May 2017 by Volha Prokharava

The success story of the « fiftyone » publication. « When it comes to telling the story of a programme, several questions come to mind: to whom do I want to tell the story? What do I want to tell ? Which medium should I use ? » explains Marjaana Lahdenranta from the ENI CBC Kolarctic Programme. […]