Provides career services to residents of Nunavut. Department of Eskimology Head of Department University of Copenhagen Strandgade 100, bygn. Devoted to studies about traditional and present social and cultural circumstances of Inuit and Yupik peoples throughout the Arctic, but with special emphasis on Greenland. The College aims to safeguard traditional Inuit wisdom, while preparing students for new opportunities in the changing North and beyond. From its three campuses and from 26 Community Learning Centres, the College offers a community-based approach to education.
Programs range from general interest, certificate and diploma level to university degree.
Clyde River's new community learning centre, Pivaallirvik, opened Feb. 20, 1999. It has pictures and artifacts on display, and visitors are welcome to tour the centre during business hours. This program is not available to people receiving Student Financial Assistance. The program, affiliated with Ontario's Algonquin College, is a supported year of independent study away from home, and also prepares students with life skills before they head off to college or university. Visit Nunavut Arctic College's Web site for more information on application deadlines.