The UArtic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security will participate in the annual Arctic Circle in Reykjavik, Iceland with a special session on Security of the Arctic.

Particularly for those working in Nordic countries / led by Nordic Univeristies. The Full call title: Nordic Centres of Excellence in Arctic Research "Responsible Development of the Arctic: Opportunities and Challenges - Pathways to Action" Application deadline: 04.03.2015 More information:http://www.nordforsk.org/en/funding/...

The Board of Governors of UArctic will be meeting later this week in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.  The meeting held from October 23rd to 25th, is being hosted by Memorial University of Newfoundland. Following the Board meeting, UArctic's Senior Management group Ma-Mawi will also be meeting in Newfoundland, from the 25th...

ACUNS (Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies) 11th Annual Student Conference is held November 5-8, 2015, in University of Calgary.

May 27-29, 2015, Roskilde University hosts the Conference on New Narratives of the Postcolonial Arctic, organised by Arctic Encounters – Contemporary Travel/Writing in the European High North (ENCARC)

The US State Department has announced the Fulbright Arctic Initiative, an interdisciplinary collaborative research initiative focused on the Arctic region.

The European University at St. Petersburg and the University of Vienna call for a "Nomadic" Ph.D. Summer School "Field Experiences in Northwest Russia" (FENOR)

This message comes as an invitation for submissions to an upcoming special issue "Bridging Divides" in October 2015 of the peer-reviewed journal Education in the North, within the theme/s summarised below.

On February 20, 2015, the Arctic Centre / University of Lapland, hosts the Internatioal Conference on “New challenges facing the Arctic ocean and other fragile seas.”

Recently UiT- The Arctic University of Norway together with Russian partner institutions organized the Bachelor of Northern studies (BNS) annual local coordinators meeting and a graduation ceremony for 13 students who have completed the program. This happened in Murmansk, Russia.

UArctic recently approved the proposed Thematic Network on Commercialization of Science & Technology for the North. The International Centre for Northern Governance and Development (ICNGD) is now welcoming members of the UArctic and interested partners to join the network.

September 29.-30. 2014 The Arctic Studies Program from University of Lapland did an excursion to the Pyhätunturi area.

Nearly 40 representatives from 17 UArctic members met at the Northern (Arctic) Federal University for a workshop aimed at promoting and developing international education programs in northern Russian universities, and effective international student marketing strategies. The two-day event took place in Arkhangelsk, Oct 7-8, 2...

Annual Arctic Futures Symposium takes place on Tuesday 14 October and Wednesday 15 October 2014, at the Residence Palace conference centre, located in the European District of Brussels, Belgium. The conference starts at 9:00 am both days.This year’s symposium theme is: “The Arctic, its peoples, and its economies”.

Hai Nguyen did two weeks of intensive and challenging schedule moving within three countries doing a research within the health care industry.