Arctic Five Chair in Architecture



Luleå University of Technology is pleased to announce the appointment of three Chairs to The Arctic Five network: Christina Allard, Agatino Rizzo and Karolina Parding. 

 The Arctic Five is a partnership between Luleå University of Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Umeå University, the University of Lapland and the University of Oulu, whom together aim to lead the way on key Arctic issues. The mission of the alliance is to advance and share knowledge, develop education, and create innovations for the advancement of our region and a sustainable Arctic. 
As part of the Arctic Five’s flagship Chairs & Fellows programme, the Chairs initiative represents a group of scholars with the will and capacity to form original research and education alliances. Thus today, the Arctic Five institutions have collectively appointed 15 Arctic Five Chairs – all of whom are highly ranked scholars from across the human, social, natural and technical sciences.

 Agatino Rizzo, Professor in Architecture, whose research interest include urban sustainability, smart urbanism, Arctic towns, climate goals, urban planning, and carbon neutral society. 
– The Arctic Five Chair will be an invaluable opportunity to get access to a prestigious network of scholars, institutions, and networks that will enable me to develop further my studies in urban sustainability in the Arctic region, says Agatino Rizzo.

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