The new programme offers a comprehensive and international approach to tourism and reflects on the growing global influence and relevance of change in the north. It brings together researchers and students from northern universities, with an interest in developing responsible tourism futures. See the 2017 brochure here.

Students of educational institutions participating in the Russian National Arctic Research and Education Consortium are invited to take part in the competition of scientific works on the Arctic. The winners will be awarded money prize and the opportunity to take research internships in the Consortium participating organizations.

In collaboration with the UArctic Research office and Northern (Arctic) Federal University in Arkhangelsk, Russia, four Digital Science reports, originally published in 2016 and 2017, have now been translated into Russian, published by NArFU and presented at the official event of the Russian Academic Excellence Project, “5Top...

At the meeting just concluded in Oulu, Finland, the Arctic Council addressed overarching issues for the region like pollution prevention and education. 

The seminar, organized 11-12 December 2017 in Lappeenranta, Finland, focuses on deepening the Finnish-Russian cooperation, new forms of cooperation, and latest research on higher education international cooperation.

Семинар, который состоится 11-12 декабря 2017 г. в Лаппеенранта, Финляндия, будет направлен на углубление финско-российского сотрудничества, развитие новых форм сотрудничества и представление последних исследований в области международного сотрудничества в высшем образовании.

The Nordic countries have a joint #nordicsolutions pavilion at the UN Climate negotiations in Bonn on 6-17 November 2017, under the auspices of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Save the date for the Arctic Day in the Nordic Pavilion on November 10th.

Since the UArctic Thematic Network on Local and Regional Development in the North was established in 2006 the TN has contributed strongly to social and economic change and development in many rural communities and regions of Yakutia in northern Russia and other parts of the Circumpolar North. The TN's most recent meeting was...

"EduLaw" (ELA) is a new interdisciplinary project, which has united teachers and lawyers from 12 partner universities across Europe and Russia in order to create a series of online modules on education law.

On 6 November 2017, the Arctic Council will host an official side event at the UNFCCC COP23 in Bonn, Germany. The event — “The global implications of a rapidly-changing Arctic” — will present the latest science on Arctic climate change and its implications for the rest of the world.

The Lars Levi Laestadius Online project hosted two panels at the the 29th Congress of Nordic Historians which was held at Aalborg University, 15-18 August 2017. 

The V International Arctic Legal Forum "Protection and Sustainable Development of The Arctic: Legal Aspects" will be organized by the Government of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug together with the Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation November 29th - December 2nd. Legal...

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Fellowships and Grants program for the 2018/19 academic year. We would appreciate it if you could notify qualified candidates about our program. The deadline for applications is November 1, 2017.

The postdoctoral researcher will be working with Professor Jeff Welker, the inaugural UArctic Chair, and his research teams. The 3-year position will be based at the University of Oulu with travel to field sites in Finland and periodic travel to the University of Alaska Anchorage. Apply by Dec 1.

From September 2017 to August 2020 the IASSA Secretariat will be housed at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in Cedar Falls, USA, while ICASS X in 2020 will be hosted by the Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU) in Arkhangelsk, Russia. The new locations represent a unique collaborative effort between two institutio...