French cultural anthropologist, explorer, geographer, geomorphologist, and writer.
Quote Jean Malaurie: “Cultural diversity is a scientific reality which we must protect as much as possible, just like biodiversity. Otherwise, all of us in those megacities that keep on growing will become a people of ants, manipulated by words and images.”
MIARC actively participates in various projects at national, bilateral and international level.
Among those projects that are finished are for example: MADONNA : Mise en Valeur des collections universitaires, GREEN GREENLAND, POLARIS, ERIS and EDU-ARCTIC.
Those projects that are ongoing are: Cartography of Arctic Collections in France and Monaco & Moravians in Iceland – “Moravian vision of the Arctic”.
The University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) is hosting the newly created UArctic Regional Centre for Continental Europe.
The UArctic Regional Centres were created to foster dialogue and engagement at the regional level. Liaison, networking and outreach activities are encouraged with local, national and international stakeholders.
18 February 2025
Dr Joanna Kodzik, Junior Full Professor at MIARC, will deliver the guest lecture as a part of the of research seminar “Diversity in Teaching and Education: Embracing Cultural Heritage, Inclusivity, and Pedagogical Innovation” at the University of Lapland, on 18 February 2025.
13 February 2025
Eda Ayaydin, Post-Doc at MIARC, will spend time as a visiting researcher at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at Ohio State University during the Spring and Summer terms of 2025.
8 February 2025
A debate about the past and future of Greenland with Jan Borm, Director of MIARC, as one of the panelists will be held on the live TV show “Club International”, hosted by Philippe Gélie on the French daily newspaper Le Figaro’s TV channel, February 11, 3-4pm CET.
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