The Interreg Aurora Steering Committees, Sápmi and Aurora have approved 4 new small-scale projects in October 2024. The projects will cooperate across borders in developing:
- Cross-Border Cooperation in Sámi Children and Families Services – project partners are Lapin hyvinvointialue and Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektorat (Bufetat Nord Indre Finnmark Familievernkontor)
- A Collaborative Network for Intercultural Competence and Interaction in Preschool and Early Childhood Education and Care – project partners are Yrkeshögskolan vid Åbo Akademi, UiT Norges arktiske universitet and Luleå tekniska universitet
- Aurora Barriers to harmonize the Nordic building codes for wood buildings – project partners are Vaasan Yliopisto and UiT Norges arktiske universitet
- Arena North Calotte – validate the need for a crossborder democracy arena. Project partners are Föreningen Nordens Norrbottenskrets, Föreningen Norden Tromsø and Tornionlaakson Matkailuyhdistys ry
Best wishes to all the project partners for successful cross-border cooperation.
