The University of Saskatchewan’s International Centre for Northern Governance andDevelopment is pleased to offer the second in a series of presentations broadcast betweenNorthern Sweden’s Luleå University and the U of S. This unique opportunity allows for theexchange of ideas and best practices between international, northern...

 March 2013 edition of Policy Options (Canadian public policy magazine)Please, see an article Saskatchewan VikingsWith uncanny similarities between their resourceblessings and social cohesion, is Canada’s rich prairieprovince poised to be another Norway?Greg Poelzer is associate professor of political studies and director oft...

UArctic’s Board of Governors recently recognised two outgoing Board members Dr Barry Scherr from Dartmouth College (Board Chair 2009-2013) and Dr Andrew Greenshaw from the University of Alberta (Board Vice- chair 2007-2011). Elected to the Board in June 2007, both members will be ending their final term on the Board this comi...

The 7th Open Assembly of the Northern Research Forum (NRF), "Climate Change in Northern Territories" will be held on August 22nd – 23rd, 2013 in Akureyri, Iceland. This NRF Call is for Young researchers and professionals who have passed their MA and are undertaking a doctoral degree or have recently completed a doctoral degre...

The Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region met in Washington DC, March 12th-13th, 2013. Among the issues on the agenda were introductions to the US Arctic policy, presentations on the work of the US Arctic Research Commission, and an announcement by Lt. Governor of the State of Alaska, Mr. Mead Treadwell...

Barents Studies: Peoples, Economies and Politics is an international, multidisciplinary academic journal for delivering and discussing original and current research results concerning the peoples, economies and politics in the Barents Euro-Arctic region. The journal provides information about different aspects of regio...

UArctic Board member, the rector of University of Oulu, Lauri Lajunen has been awarded honorary doctorate from Northern (Arctic) Federal University when he visited NArFU at the end of January. Two universities also signed an agreement, which focuses on strengthening the collaboration between universities in research, educatio...

Italian and Finnish Arctic experts, researchers and business representatives met in Rovaniemi on Tuesday, March 12th, in a seminar entitled “Italian-Finnish Cooperation in the Arctic Region: A Great Opportunity”. The Seminar was organized by the Italian Embassy and Cultural Institute in Finland under the patronage of the Ital...

The Report from the University of the Arctic’s External Review Team is now available. As part of the process of developing the next UArctic Strategic Plan, an External Review of the University of the Arctic was organized at the request of the Board of Governors. The External Review Team was chaired by Tony Penikett (Canada) a...

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, with the support of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, has designated Patrick Borbey as chair of the Arctic Council’s Senior Arctic Officials (SAO) during Canada’s two-year te...

A professor/associate professor position in nature-based tourism is open at the Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management (INA), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB). Application Deadline is April 7, 2013. Full job posting available at http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=91563.

This week Education Programs, Nunavut Arctic College, hosted Laila Nutti, Assistant Professor of Education at Sami University College, Norway.  During her stay, Laila, presented a lecture to faculty and students at Nunatta Campus, Iqaluit, and engaged in many activities. She visited: the Nunavut Teacher Education Program; Fin...

Days of the Arctic” which took place in NArFU from the 25th till 28th of February were ended by an international webinar. It was aimed at attracting the world's attention to the issues of Environmental Protection, scientific research, education and international cooperation, and the life quality of the peoples living in the A...

Five-Year Arctic Research Plan Released National Science and Technology Council Executive Office of the PresidentTo read the full announcement about the report release, please search for ŒWorking Together to Understand and Predict Arctic Change¹ at:http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/nstcThe report is available...

UArctic organized a meeting at GRID-Arendal, Norway Feb 27-Mar 1, 2013 to plan its future web development, with a special focus on information and services for students, including the UArctic Catalogue. UArctic President Lars Kullerud hosted the meeting, which included UArctic Information Manager Scott Forrest, GoNorth Coordi...