UNESCO and UN are co-organizing International Year of Indigenous Languages 2019. The aim of the IY2019 is to raise awareness of the Indigenous languages, to support revitalization and maintenance of Indigenous languages and to empower Indigenous language speakers and cultures.
north2north application round for 2019/2020 is open
Mon, Dec 10, 2018
Improve your knowledge about Arctic issues and people by studying and experiencing life in another circumpolar institution. north2north mobility program enables you to experience life in another North while gaining international competencies that will benefit your future career and academic endeavours.
Call for Applications and Nominations: Empowering Arctic Indigenous Scholars and Making Connections
Mon, Dec 10, 2018
Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS), in cooperation with Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska (ICC), is accepting applications and nominations for Indigenous Scholar opportunities. The deadline is January 10, 2019.
UArctic Board meets in Hanover, New Hampshire
Wed, Dec 05, 2018
The Board of Governors of UArctic gathered in Hanover for the annual board meeting, the meeting was hosted by Darthmouth College and took place from November 29 to December 1, 2018. The Board discussed legal review and fundraising, where GG+A led a fundraising workshop.
north2north Staff Mobility Visit – Akureyri, Iceland
Tue, Dec 04, 2018
In November 2018, Prof. Timothy Skinner from the University of Copenhagen went to the University of Akureyri, Iceland, on a north2north staff mobility stay. The purpose of the stay was to visit the School of Health Science.
Public keynote by Dr. Hadley Friedland: “The Recovery and Resurgence of Indigenous Laws”
Tue, Dec 04, 2018
Dr. Hadley Friedland from the University of Alberta, holds a public keynote speech titled “The Recovery and Resurgence of Indigenous Laws” on Monday December 10 at 9 – 10.30 at Polarium Auditorium, Arktikum in Rovaniemi. The lecture will be streamed live on Arctic Centre's YouTube.
The Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education (DAFSHE) approved and is funding The Thematic Network on Northern Nursing Education new project: Interprofessional Education as an Innovative Pathway for a Culturally Relevant Health Workforce: A Greenlandic Model. The project is a collaboration between, University of Saskatc...
Keynote speakers at the Korea Forum Opening Session: The Foreign Minister of Korea and Ban Ki-moon
Mon, Dec 03, 2018
H.E. Kang Kyung-wha, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, and H.E. Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, will make keynote speeches in the Opening Session of the 2018 Arctic Circle Korea Forum.
Ocean Frontier Institute (OFI) opens for applications for their Visiting International Fellowship & Canadian-International Visiting Fellowship. OFI encourages trans-national training and help build better ocean leaders.
UArctic's Academic Endorsement Program
Fri, Nov 30, 2018
UArctic's new Academic Endorsement program aims at offering additional visibility and esteem to applying member institutions by endorsing key courses and programs.
Promoting Academic Mobility in the Arctic North
Thu, Nov 29, 2018
Academic North – project aims to promote the proficiency, competitiveness and well-being of the northern parts of the Nordic countries by furthering academic mobility and employment in a socially sustainable way.
Ageing in the Arctic project is building partnerships on a north2north mobility funding
Thu, Nov 29, 2018
In September 2018 Tenna Jensen and Kamilla Nørtoft from Ageing in the Arctic project (AgeArc) travelled to Iqaluit, Nunavut, for a week to begin building up a partnership with Dr. Gwen K. Healey, MSc., PhD, Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar, Executive and the research group at Scientific Director Qaujigiartiit Health Resear...
Students from two UArctic member institutions participated in the annual Nenets language competition
Wed, Nov 28, 2018
The 6th annual competition for Nenets youth in their native language "Vadava letrahava" ("Let's preserve our mother tongue") took place in the city of Naryan-Mar, Russia, on previous Saturday, November 24.
The 5th way to the Arctic Symposium: Challenges and prospects for the development of hydrocarbon reserves
Mon, Nov 26, 2018
On November 1, 2018, the business incubator of Ukhta State Technical University hosted the opening and plenary session of the second International SPE Symposium on hard-to-recover and unconventional hydrocarbon resources.
PhD Course "Community based health research – methods and strategies", October 2019 in Greenland
Mon, Nov 26, 2018
Thematic Network on Health and Well-being in the Arctic announces the PhD Course "Community based health research – methods and strategies", 2nd - 7th October, 2019, Nuuk, Greenland to be held in conjunction with Nunamed X conference "Movement in Health".
Location of the course: Greenland Centre of Health Research, University...