This seminar is the third in the international seminar series which is a joint initiative by the Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI), University of Alberta, Canada and the Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland.

Many international exchange students take home special memories from their time at the University of Lapland. Snow sculpting, visiting Santa’s Village, seeing the northern lights - these are all unique opportunities exchange students enjoy while living and studying in Rovaniemi that result in endless amounts of shared photos...

In order to achieve a successful and sustainable partnership, a Memorandum of Understanding has been endorsed related to the Thematic Network on Social Work. The parties of the MOU are Umeå University, University of Regina, University of Nordland, Northern (Arctic) Federal University and Humboldt State University.

The Thematic Network on Social Work has contributed a special issue of the Journal of Comparative Social Work.

ArcSEES is an interagency, international, and interdisciplinary program which seeks both fundamental research that improves ability to evaluate the sustainability of the Arctic human- environmental system as well as integrated efforts which will provide community-relevant sustainability pathways and engineering solutions....

In April 2012, the second study trip within the frames of the project “Management of film festivals” went through Copenhagen, Stockholm and Luleå.

The Thematic Network leads of University of Oulu and University of Lapland are having a meeting from 3rd to 4th of May at Oulanka Research Station, Finland.

The ICNGD has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant.

Water – globally and in North Calotte 28th of May – 4th of June 2012 Rovaniemi and Inari, Finland; Kiruna and Abisko, Sweden; and Tromsø, Norway.

The Circumpolar Conference on Education for Indigenous People will be held in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada from November 26-30, 2012. Co-hosted by the Government of Greenland and the Government of Nunavut, this conference will bring together over 120 educators, researchers, aboriginal organization representatives, ministers and d...

The Arctic Visiting Speakers Program (AVS), managed by the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) with funding from the National Science Foundation Division of Arctic Sciences, is currently accepting applications from individuals, institutions, or organizations interested in hosting an arctic visiting speaker...

After a long travel in both distance and mind, I am now back in Tromsø, Norway. Our destination was Kolymskoe North East of Sakha Republic Yakutia, and the purpose was the UArctic EALAT Institute Workshop dealing with global challenges and perspectives of reindeer herders in the region.

Good morning everyone. This is a room full, I would say. I’m very pleased to be here to welcome you on behalf of the Government of Canada and all Canadians to IPY 2012 and to the great city of Montreal.

A PhD student is required to assist with research and activities associated with a conference on Northern Governance and Economy scheduled to take place during October 2012.

I went on an exchange to the University Centre on Svalbard through the north2north mobility program from July, 2010 to May, 2011. There I studied Arctic Biology in the most amazing and unique location I have ever lived: an island archipelago at 78oN in the European Arctic.