Northern (Arctic) Federal University, UArctic TN "Working in the Arctic" and Arkhangelsk Branch of the Russian Psychological Society invite applications for the international conference, which will be held June 27 - 29, 2019 in Arkhangelsk and on the Solovetsky Archipelago in the White Sea. Apply before March 17. 

The Calotte Academy 2019 ‘Future Arctic Societies: Scenarios, Innovations, Best Practices & Actors’ will be organized in June 2-9, 2019, in the European Arctic — Inari and Hetta, Finland; Kautokeino, Norway; Apatity, Russia (tbc.). Deadline for applications: March 17, 2019.

The 10th Circumpolar Agriculture Conference will held on 13-15 March 2019 in Rovaniemi, Finland. The theme is “New thinking about local agriculture in the circumpolar Arctic – Best practices, innovations and perspectives”.

A brand-new graduate (MSc and PhD) course on Arctic Tectonics and Volcanism will be held at The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) in Longyearbyen, Norway, 7 June-11 July, 2019.

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education is organising a conference "Developing an Inclusive School" at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, on March 26-27, 2019. Registration to the conference is now open. The conference is open for researchers, teacher educators and teachers.

Future administrative managers of the Russian north visited Rovaniemi to share their experience in the management of their territory, and to listen and learn from academics, researchers and local leaders about administrative structures and practices used in Finnish Lapland.

On 04-06 February 2019, Finnish delegates representing the Universities of Helsinki, Lapland and Oulu joined their counterpart – representatives from Hokkaido University – at Sapporo.

BSRS 2019 has a general focus on current global challenges and the Sustainable Development Goals, through six multi-disciplinary courses on water, climate change, migration, maternal health, cultural heritage, and poverty.  Current PhD-students from any country are eligible to apply.  Deadline is February 24, 2019.

The Arctic Council’s Working Group on the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) launched a comprehensive Arctic shipping activity database on February 7, 2019.  

Proposals are now being accepted for Breakout Sessions at the Seventh Arctic Circle Assembly to be held October 10 – 13, 2019 in Reykjavík, Iceland.  Submission deadline is May 10, 2019.

Kamila Faizieva from Industrial University of Tyumen is a UArctic Student Ambassador and a student representative of the Board of UArctic. She spent autumn 2018 on a north2north exchange at University of Helsinki. Read about Kamila´s experiences on exchange and how the four-month journey abroad changed her life. 

Held annually at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the event convenes education and technology experts from around the world. Some 1000 participants have already registered for the event that provides the educational community, governments and other stakeholders a unique opportunity to discuss the role of Artificial Intelligence...

A new Pilot Education Program for Arctic Indigenous Youth on Food Innovation and Business Development, based on Traditional Indigenous Knowledge is being held in Bodø, Norway through Nord University from March 31 - April 5, 2019.  Application deadline is February 23, 2019.

Established by the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), the thematic focus of the summit in 2019 is "Climate Change and Development of the Arctic Population."  ASSW is the largest annual international meeting of scientists who support and promote Arctic research.  Abstract submission is February 28.

Scholars from around the circumpolar North will discuss their innovative collaborative research focused on resiliency and sustainability on February 28, 2019. Discussions will highlight ongoing projects developing actionable recommendations for national and international Arctic policymakers. The event is open to anyone intere...