“The Eastern neighbours through the eyes of Swedes: love, condescension and fear": John Chrispinsson, popular Swedish radio and TV host and historian gives a lecture at the conference hall of the Stockholm School of Economics in St. Petersburg on 26 April at 16h00.

Lauri Snellman, the lecturer of industrial design from the University of Lapland, made possible for few exchange students to have an experience that will last for a life time.

UArctic GoNorth Project Manager Ute Vogel from the University of Tromsø has come to the UArctic International Secretariat in  Rovaniemi for the kick-off meeting of the new project - Global Access to Higher Education in the North.

The international conference, "Tales from the North"  Cultural Centre Sajos organized in Inari from April 10th to 12th by the Institute for Northern Culture shows that the discussion on culture, tourism and business life is attractive for scientists, entrepreneurs and artists from around the world.

The Arctic region is undergoing rapid change, both in terms of climate and economic development.

A modern student must be fluent in at least three languages, - stated the participants of the International Tutorial Workshop on problems of education and training in multilingual environment held in North-Eastern Federal University on April 11.

The need for enhanced Arctic search and rescue (SAR) capabilities and environmental protection measures are among the main messages of the proceedings of the 2011 Arctic Futures Symposium, which also highlights cooperation and dialogue among Arctic States, inhabitants and other stakeholders of the unique and environmentally f...

In September 2012, the second International festival for amateur and professional films «Arctic Cinema 2012» is taking place in the city of Arkhangelsk, Russia.

In April, 2012 a new project of Nordic Council of Ministers Nordic Russian Cooperation on IPR Enforcement is launched.

On 26-29 March study tour of the project “Waste awareness: Sorting, Treatment and Education” was held in Helsinki for teachers from schools and kindergartens from Petrozavodsk, Sestroretsk and Apatity. The purpose of the trip was to familiarize with the different ways of teaching children and teenagers about waste sorting and...

Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland and Greenland Climate Research Centre.

A new application round is open from April 10-30, 2012 for the European Joint Master Degree program in Arts, Culture and International Management (EMACIM). The program responds to the needs and the constraints of the current situation and market of Europe. The two-year EMACIM program hosted at the University of Lapland in Fin...

Kathleen Osgood and Claudia Federova have been friends since they first met at a meeting of the University of the Arctic in Luleå, Sweden in 2001.

The first meeting of the Expert Council on the Arctic and Antarctic under the supervision of Chairperson of the Council of the Federation, the Russian Federation Federal Assembly, Valentina Matvienko was held in Moscow on the 30 of March.

This Summer School is the first joint effort of the Barents Cross Border University (BCBU) and Finnish-Russian Cross Border University (CBU).