At the 2014 meeting of the Council of UArctic last May in Prince George, Canada, a total of 17 new institutions and organisations were voted in as members of the University of the Arctic. The total number of members in UArctic is now 168.

UArctic launched a call for two intern positions: one at UArctic International Secretariat at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland and the other at the UArctic Thematic Networks Office at the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland.Two new interns will start their training under MobilityDK project. Here you will find s...

The organizers of the ”Reindeer Herding and Land Use Management – Nordic perspectives” seminar announce an extended deadline for abstract submissions. The seminar is organized 20-21 October 2014 in Rovaniemi, Finland.

The celebration of Sami University College's 25th anniversary was held in Kautokeino on August 20, 2014.

The University of the Arctic (UArctic) and the University of Oulu have agreed to a new form of cooperation in which Oulu will host the newly established position of Vice-Preseident Research. The two-year agreement will be signed in Oulu on 19.08.2014 between Lars Kullerud, UArctic President, and Lauri Lajunen, Rector of the U...

Engaging High North debate in Arendal organized by the Parliament of Norway, University of the Arctic (UArctic) and GRID-Arendal focusing on the Economic development in the north chaired by Arne O. Holm from University of Nordland (www.uin.no) and editor of http://www.highnorthnews.com/

IV International Workshop on Circumpolar Socio-cultural Issues is to be held in Reykjavík, Iceland, on September 25-26, 2014, organized by the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the University of Iceland, under the auspices of the International Association of Circumpolar Sociocultural Issues (IACSI). September 25th sessi...

Welcome to the international conference “New eHealth Approaches for School Children” to be held on 12 – 13 November 2014 at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland.More information:http://www.arctichildren.com/conference/

Hosted by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) at the University of Tasmania, in collaboration with the Polar Law Institute in Akureyri, the University of Akureyri in Iceland, the Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law of the Arctic Centre of the University of Akureyri , and the UArctic’s Unive...

The Arctic Change and Elderly Exclusion project addresses older people’s concerns prevailing in the Arctic with a special focus on the concept of ‘exclusion’. The project primarily aims at performing a network based functions including the promotion of research and extensive dialogue among the project participants, stake-hold...

There are less than 100 days till the opening of the 2nd Assembly of the Arctic Circle! We invite you to attend and engage in important discussions during the assembly.

Established in 2010, the Arctic Futures Symposium is a forum that brings together a wide variety of Arctic stakeholders. The 2014 symposium will focus on the people of the Arctic and the economies of different regions of the Circumpolar North, and will be held in Brussels on October 14th and 15th.

The fourth international meeting of the Arctic Council member states took place in Naryan-Mar, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia on August 5-7. The meeting was the fourth meeting in a row in the northern regions of Russia. Additionally, a visit to Varandey oil port and oil platform Prirazlomnaya was a part of the program. Presi...

Center of Arctic Technology (ARTEK) will offer an Arctic semester in Greenland starting in spring 2015. The Arctic Semester is an opportunity for master-level engineering students to experience the unique environment and the challenges of engineering north of the Arctic Circle. Application deadline: October 15/November 1.

UArctic will once again be present at the European Association for International Education (EAIE) conference in Prague, Sept 16-19, 2014. Be sure to register for the UArctic-organized session, Arctic spotlight: innovative models for collaborative education and research (Session 11.07, Friday Sept 19, 1130-1230). To learn more...