Anastasia Emelyanova and Sandra Juutilainen are PhD students whose research focus is tightly in the Arctic issues and they both have close connections to University of the Arctic’s graduate programmes and other activities.

The Arctic Academy selection committee, consisting of Korea Maritime Institute leaders and UArctic’s Senior Management Team, has reviewed a total of 28 nominations from 8 countries to the Arctic Academy.

The latest issue of the IASSA newsletter Northern Notes is now available online.

Position to be filled as of 1 November 2015 for a five-year term or permanently. The post will include the duties of Director of the Arctic Centre for the period 1 November 2015–31 October 2020.

Staff and Faculty north2north exchange funding available from and to Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese to other north2north members of UArctic. Apply by June 8th.  

UArctic’s north2north program launches a second call for Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese north2north scholarships for both outbound and inbound students. The scholarships are primarily meant for field school, summer school and conference participation with Arctic and northern focus in 2015. Apply by June 8th.

The 2nd International Week at Ural Federal University is a great chance to establish new partnerships, promote collaboration between universities, exchange experience and discuss the most topical issues of global higher education today. Let’s build the bridge between continents together!

Perhaps they’ll call it Ingalangaittuqsiurvik – an Inuit word meaning “standing in an elevated place where you can see far distances.” (Source: Globe and Mail)

Yegor Gaidar Foundation and the New Economic School opened the call for participation in the Summer School for economics teachers. Applications are accepted  until 31 May 2015. 

Participation in the competition is open for graduates of Russian universities with proper knowledge of English who wish to improve their research skills in postgraduate study and learn German as the second foreign language.

Russian Foundation for Basic Research announces calls for projects

Registration is now open for the 2015 Arctic Circle Assembly, held on October 16–18, 2015 in Reykjavík, Iceland. The Arctic Circle highlights issues and concerns, programs, policies and projects, and it provides platforms for dynamic dialogue and constructive cooperation.

Doctoral Programme in Environment, Society and Technology in the North (Aurora DP) at the University of Oulu invites applications for five four-year doctoral student positions.

Northern (Arctic) Federal University invites exchange students to take part in the autumn semester program “Russian Studies” starting from September 2015.

The European Commission Horizon 2020: Excellent Science will shortly be inviting proposals for its H2020-INFRAIA-1-2016/2017 integrating activities for advanced communities call. The expected opening date is 10 December 2015 and the expected closing date is 30 March 2016.