By Elena Kovachich: A floating university for Arctic research and Arctic staff training will be created in the Russian northern port city of Arkhangelsk. Lectures and practical courses will take place aboard the Professor Molchanov research vessel. A pilot project of the Arctic Federal University and the Arctic Hydro-Meteorological Service will give the students a real feel of what the Arctic is like. Twenty-five Arctic University
students, a team of meteorologists and a group of researchers from the Institute of the Arctic and Antarctica will take part in the expedition. An Arctic University professor, Alexander Guryev, gave us some details:"The main aim of the expedition is to study ocean currents and sea ice, although our ship is not of the ice class. We will also explore some coastal areas of the White Sea, including the Solovetsky Archipelago and the Spitsbergen Island – the biological aspect, pollution, the flora and fauna." Tags: Russia, education, Commentary, Arctic, Society, Читать далее, Source: Voice of Russia.
