All the UArctic Congress participants are invited to a Norwegian event on Monday, September 3, 2018 at 17:30-19:00  at the University of Oulu (Saalasti Hall).

The Department of Physics and Technology announces two vacant PhD Candidate positions in the area of Arctic Remote Sensing. The research themes are: “Multi-Sensor, Multi-Scale Integrated Remote Sensing for Arctic Sea Ice monitoring” and “Remote Sensing of Extreme Ocean Events (Polar Lows)”. Application deadline is September 10.

It's only a few days until UArctic Congress 2018, where over 600 participants from nearly 30 countries are gathering together to discuss topical Arctic issues and network with colleagues. The Congress will take place in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland on September 3-7, 2018.

Culturologists from the Humanitarian Institute of the Siberian Federal University conducted linguistic field research in the settlements of the Evenki municipal district (Krasnoyarsk region, Russia) within the framework of the project "Revival of the Evenki Language".

Post-doctoral researcher Melina Kourantidou from University of Southern Denmark participated in the 4th Korea Arctic Academy (KAA) in July 2018. In her article on the Mereconomics she reflects on South Korea´s interests and role in the Arctic. 

Abstract submission is now open for the YOPP Arctic Science Workshop to be held from 14 to 16 January in Finland, Helsinki.

The objective of the collaboration between five Arctic universities—The Arctic5 —is to build a collaboration model for teacher education and to develop a broad common educational offering. The long-term objective of the collaboration efforts is to develop a Nordic Master’s Degree Programme for teacher education.

Are you interested in the theme of Arctic change from a media perspective? Would you like to learn from the experiences and expertise of acclaimed media professionals and specialists in Arctic issues? Media and the Arctic master course will be held in Tampere, Finland and the deadline for the enrollment is September 14.

The Living in the Landscape exhibition was opened on 31 May at the Syktyvkar State University's gallery in Komi Republic, Russia. Living in the Landscape Summer School and exhibition are part of the University of Arctic’s Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD).

In honour of the UArctic Congress 2018 in Finland, University of Helsinki and Helsinki Think Company are gathering together students interested in the Arctic to plan a meaningful event, campaign or a project that will efficiently communicate Arctic opportunities and challenges to other people. Application deadline is August 19.

Living in the Landscape: Environmental Humanities, Arts and Education for Sustainability in the North (LiLa) summer school was organized under the Thematic Network on Sustainable Arts and Design in May 2018. The summer school took place in the Komi villages of Kozlovka, Onezhia and Otla located along the Vym river.

10th Circumpolar Agriculture Conference is held in Rovaniemi 13-15 March 2019. Call for abstracts and registration is now open.

The EU H2020 funded INTERACT (International Network for Terrestrial Research and Monitoring in the Arctic) Transnational Access Call is open for projects taking place between March 2019 and April 2020.  

UArctic Congress 2018 side event "Arctic and Education: EU Climate Diplomacy Week" discusses the challenges and perspectives of education in the Arctic in the climate change context. Conference is held on the 6th of September in Helsinki. The event is free but requires registration. 

Together with the Korea Maritime Institute, the Korea Polar Research Institute and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, the Arctic Circle will co-host a Forum December 7-8 in Seoul, Korea.