Regional Centres

UArctic Regional Centres are formed by one or more member institutions in order to support UArctic, facilitate member engagement, and provide regional dialogue and engagement. These role include liaison activities with national or regional administrations and other local stakeholders. Regional Centres can also perform specific administrative functions (for example, act as a north2north national agency).

Click on a link below to learn more about our four Regional Centres:

Interested in Forming a Regional Centre?

Regional Centres have the following criteria:

Must be permanent or regular units within the organizational structure of a UArctic
member institution (i.e. not short-term or project-based activities);
Strongly reflect UArctic values and have an overall purpose that supports UArctic's
mission and goals;
Have broad responsibilities for supporting UArctic activities and UArctic members in
the country or region where they operate.

To get started, Centres must apply to UArctic with an application form that includes basic information about its operations (name, location, general description, main activities, organizational structure, operating budget, web address, contact persons, etc.), and a letter of support from the head of the applying member institution detailing its activities, areas of responsibility, and outlining how the Centre supports UArctic's mission, goals, and values.

Following this, the submitted application is reviewed and approved by the President of UArctic, in consultation with UArctic’s Senior Management Team (Ma-Mawi). The responsibilities and functions of the UArctic Regional Centre are then defined through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the host institution and UArctic.

See full guidelines, or contact secretariat@uarctic.org for more information.