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New Director of Barents Institute

BARENTS OBSERVER - The Canadian researcher Dr Aileen Espíritu has accepted the position as new Director of the Barents Insitute in the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes.
As of March 1st Dr Aileen Espíritu is the Director of the Barents Institute. Espíritu will have the overall responsibility for the Institute’s academic as well as the administrative operations. The main focus for the Barents Institute is cross border research and studies, transnational relations, northern politics and regional development. Since 2007 she has been a Senior Researcher at the Barents Institute. Read More

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