▁receives ▁many ▁exchange ▁students . ▁These ▁students ▁come ▁through ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁exchange ▁programs : ▁Nord plus ▁Er as mus ▁North 2 N orth ▁Bil ater al ▁agreement ▁between ▁univers ities ▁Through ▁these ▁programs , ▁students ▁can ▁come ▁as ▁guest ▁students . ▁This ▁occurs ▁when ▁a ▁student ▁att ends ▁the ▁university ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period ▁of ▁time , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁formal ▁co - operation ▁between ▁univers ities . ▁Not ▁only ▁do ▁students ▁travel , ▁but ▁so ▁do ▁teachers . ▁Through ▁the ▁Er as mus ▁program , ▁teachers ▁have ▁travel led ▁to ▁co - oper ating ▁univers ities ▁and ▁given ▁lect ures . ▁This ▁exchange ▁of ▁teachers ▁has ▁taken ▁place ▁in ▁many ▁countries ▁including : ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Den mark , ▁Lat via , ▁Germany , ▁Italy , ▁Sweden , ▁Austria , ▁Belg ium , ▁and ▁France . ▁ ▁Ag re ement ▁with ▁Western ▁Kentucky ▁University ▁ ▁Western ▁Kentucky ▁University ▁( W K U ), ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ak ure y ri ▁( U NA K ) ▁and ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁Ar ctic ▁Co operation ▁Network ▁( I AC N ) ▁signed ▁an ▁academic ▁and ▁research ▁agreement ▁that ▁solid ifies ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁Cl imate ▁Change ▁Coll abor ation ▁( N AC 3 ) ▁project . ▁ ▁The ▁innov ative ▁agreement ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁academic ▁and ▁research ▁partners ▁will ▁center ▁on ▁academic ▁ex changes ▁and ▁joint ▁course ▁offer ings , ▁research ▁initi atives , ▁capacity ▁building , ▁economic ▁development ▁activities , ▁and ▁service - learning . ▁The ▁N AC