Memorial University Defends Spending More Than $100,000 on Fogo Island Retreat

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Memorial University Defends Spending More Than $100,000 on Fogo Island Retreat
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Memorial University is confirming and defending the spending of more than $100,000 on an event that included a...

Memorial University is confirming and defending the spending of more than $100,000 on an event that included a weekend retreat at the lavish Fogo Island Inn.

It’s a partnership between MUN, Norway’s University of the Arctic, and the Shorefast Foundation, whose founder and CEO, Zita Cobb, gave a presentation at the 5-star hotel that she had built on stilts.The forum is billed as a chance to brainstorm and develop partnerships to benefit both regions, with the guest list including ambassadors to and from Norway, academics, politicians, industry and non-profit leaders, plus a dozen delegates from MUN.

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