Listed Below are the current and former projects that have been funded in collaboration between UArctic and the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research from 2021 to 2025. For the round of 2025, nine projects have received funding from the Norwegian Ministry of Higher Education.
These projects are all relevant arctic topics at bachelor’s, master’s or PhD levels. all Projects are either involved in activities with UArctic thematic networks or with an UArctic institution. All funded projects does also meet UArctic's six values.
UiT (Lead), University of Akureyri, Nord University, McMaster University, University of Glasgow, Kiel University (CeOS), Eco Spectrum and the University of Exeter.
Project title: The Ocean Decade Blue Catalyst (BC)
The Ocean Decade Blue Catalyst (BC) main objective is to accelerate Ocean Literacy (OL) for All and advance SDGs 3, 4, 5, 14 across Arctic and non-Arctic communities by 2030. The project builds on the Ocean Incubator Network Project (UArctic 580512124) expanding the UN Ocean Decade vision and mission to further Circumpolar regions (UN Ocean Decade: Achieving the Ocean we want by 2030). Secondary objectives include strengthening the ongoing collaboration with UArctic partners and beyond, by promoting an integrated approach to Planetary and Circumpolar Health through OL.
The target audience is formed by academic staff, students, Arctic and non-Arctic Indigenous communities, UArctic (Norway, Iceland, Canada) and non-Uarctic partners. Main activities and deliverables include three interactive workshops in collaboration respectively with Arctic, coastal and landlocked communities (milestones); scientific reports and publications. Other milestones include a digital platform, footage for digital content, and a co-authored cross-disciplinary publication.
Nord University (Lead), University of Akureyri, University of Lapland, Globe Art Point, Kunnskapsparken Bodø (KPB) & Inkubator Salten (IS), Kulturkollektivet Bodø, Drift EA Akueyri and Myndlistarfelagid.
Project title: Micro-courses for arctic art businesses
Key Objectives
1 Foster business skills and competencies in Arctic Art and creative sector
of art and creative sector
Key Activities
cultural workers and designers
Akureyri, and Rovaniemi
Deliverables include MOOC lectures, survey-driven course design, and credit-earning
options. This ambition strengthens Arctic creative industries, aligning with UArctic’s 6
values of sustainability, inclusivity, and interdisciplinary cooperation.
UiT, Leeds Beckett University (Lead), University of Alaska Anchorage, University of The Faroe Islands, University of Lapland, University of Island, University of Akureyri, University of Prince Edward Island, University of Jyväskylä - Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, Holar University, Luleå University of Technology, University of Greenland, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Pacific University, Sami University of Applied Sciences, University of Oulu and University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).
Project title: Arctic Conference on Educational Research (ACER)
The ACER project aims to strengthen the network of educational researchers within the Thematic Network on Teacher Education through organisation of a dedicated Arctic conference on educational research. While attending the conference, delegates will be invited to create podcasts for publication on the UArctic TN webpage celebrating the tenth anniversary of the founding of the UArctic TN and evidencing the impact the network has had on impact on educational research and provision across the circumpolar North. Following the conference, delegates at the conference will be invited to contribute to a special issue of a relevant high-esteem peer-reviewed journal. The project has three key target audiences – network members, network member universities and the Arctic educational science community – who will benefit of the stronger connections, platforms of sharing knowledge, and engagement to UArctic and the Thematic Network on Teacher Education.
UiT (Lead), Luleå University of Technology and University of Copenhagen.
Project title: Marine Biodiversity recorded during the One Ocean Expedition
The UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Marine Biodiversity aims to enhance species discovery and description in the Arctic by increasing cooperation among Arctic biodiversity researchers and integrating X-ray microscopy into our research workflow. In August and September 2025, we will join the One Ocean Expedition II aboard the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, focusing on the historic Northwest Passage. Our objectives are to educate about Arctic marine biodiversity, collect specimens from previously unsampled areas, and contribute to a baseline understanding of Arctic marine ecosystems. Key milestones include successful specimen collection and data analysis. Deliverables will include scanned digital specimens published in a FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) format and scientific publications. Our target audience includes researchers, educators, and policymakers interested in marine biodiversity and sustainability.
UiT (Lead), Grid Arendal, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, University of Akureyri, Aarhus University, Heriot-Watt University, SALT Lofoten, The Directorate of Fisheries (Norway), The Norwegian Fishermen's Association (Norway), Tromsø Municipality and Greener Orkney (UK).
Project title: Collaboration for research and education addressing marine pollution and clean-up operations in the arctic and sub-Arctic areas
The objective of this project is to increase collaboration between institutes in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions that are involved in marine research to focus on challenges related to marine littering. Information of marine pollution types around the Arctic and sub-Arctic areas could provide a valuable information of main pollution types, sources and the socio-economic effects. This networking project will aim to build on the UArctic Thematic Network “Arctic Plastic Pollution”. It will involve institutes around circumpolar regions to collaborate for improving our knowledge on (1) plastic pollution extent in different areas (beaches and seabed); (2) main sources of pollution; and (3) effectiveness of different mitigation and clean-up measures. The first objective for this networking project is to form a basis for further active collaboration in plastic pollution research across the region. The second objective is to improve teaching collaboration and student involvement in this subject as several of the institutes are involved in education related to marine plastic pollution. This could form a basis for future student exchanges and common courses among the institutes. As an example, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics at UiT offers a 10 ECTS BSc/PhD course Marine Littering and Arctic Fisheries; Challenges and Solutions.
University of Southern Maine (Lead), UiT, University of Greenland, Robert Gordon University, Reykjavik University, New England Ocean Cluster (NEOC) and University of New Brunswick.
Project title: International Graduate Student Research Cohort (IGSRC)
The International Graduate Student Research Cohort (IGSRC) is an interdisciplinary project that connects education, research, and industry in the light of the Triple Bottom Line approach that addresses local and global issues. Graduate students from six UArctic higher education institutions work collaboratively on research projects related to the Blue Economy under the supervision of academics and supervisors from relevant fields. Students meet regularly throughout the year to discuss, help, and motivate each other. The culmination of this work is when the students meet in person and present their research project results and host a student-only Pre-Meeting at the Arctic Circle Assembly (ACA) in Reykjavik.
UiT (Lead), Memorial University of Newfoundland, University Center Westfiords, University of Oulu, University of Lapland, Durham University, UiO, Svalbard Museum and Institute of Current World Affairs (US).
Project title: UArctic Thematic Network in Environmental Humanities
The main objective is to develop a UArctic Thematic Network of international researchers working in the field of the Environmental Humanities. To establish this thematic network there will be a focus on meetings to develop research activities with partners located in the high north and with ambitions to extend the network to the global south in the future.
The main milestones are to establish a sound, functioning thematic network that produces research and outreach with lasting impact through a multitude of means, methods, and collaborations across borders.
Target audience: university communities (including students), and to collaborate and engage with the wider public through cultural events and journalism.
Main deliverables/activities requiring funding from this call:
Network meetings in person/hybrid in Tromsø and Westfjords (Iceland) in year 1; Newfoundland (Canada, or another partner institution) and Tromsø in year 2 (D1.2.).
Additional network meetings online (one per year) (D1.2.)
Workshop/exhibition in Tromsø in year 2 (D1.3.)
Engagement with local artists/journalist (D3.3)
Other activities not requiring funding are detailed in project plan.
Nord University, Trent University (Lead), Lakehead University, University of Alaska Anchorage and Yukon University.
Project title: Laera Institute for Circumpolar Studies
This project will develop greater capacity within the Laera Institute for Circumpolar Studies and it’s member institutions to advance curriculum and resources in Circumpolar Studies, to better develop its inclusivity, Indigenous voice and content, and to expand upon the engagement of UArctic member institutions in Circumpolar post-secondary education. This includes the initiating and coordinating development of new curriculum and microcredits (e.g. BIPs); support for core curriculum to decolonise, modernize and otherwise update materials (available to all UArctic member institutions); engagement with UArctic thematic networks to develop and make available open access learning resources through a yearbook or circumpolar studies “Annual”; the further development of a biannual undergraduate student conference; and a forum for active discussion between faculty at Arctic universities offering circumpolar and northern studies curriculum between Congress and Assembly meetings. Finally, it will support and supplement the contributions already made by UArctic member institutions to administering the CS program, as well as the day-to-day operations of the Læra Institute, including update of its website (laerainstitute.org/) to include a database of CS resources.
Nord University (Lead), University of Highlands and Islands, University of Lapland, Helgeland Museum, Unst Heritage Center, North Isles Community Involvement and Development Office, Arktikum Science Centre, Regional Museum of Lapland and Regional cultural history museum, Rovaniemi city.
Project title: Northern Connections - Engaging young people in rural Arctic societies in building sustainability across borders
This interdisciplinary project proposes to bring young people from island and rural schools in Norway, Finland, and Shetland together to connect through online and real-life arts and science-based activities. It encourages young people to engage with each other across political and cultural borders to discover that they face many of the same challenges. We integrate art and science by applying dialogical and participatory methods for creative engagement to create content for an interactive game and exhibitions that will expand connections and support sustainability, social justice, and well-being. The project builds research-based knowledge into ways to build connections between pupils, teachers, and academics to support sustainable development in the North. Deliverables are 3 Design Labs, 3 workshops, 3 local exhibitions, an online publication/catalogue of the project (Open access), presentations at international conferences, (eg. Relate North, 2026 - 2027, International Education Through Art (2026 – 2027)), publication of papers (Northern Review, Relate North annual publication and International Journal of Sustainability Education). Publications includes development of the methodology, evaluation of the project and results from research.
Gender Disparities in Health and Early Education in the Arctic.
The project is linked to the UArctic Thematic Network Gender in the Arctic Knowledge Production.
Project partners: UiT (Lead), University of Southern Maine, University of Copenhagen and University of Turku.
Many Western countries report a shortage of workers in health care and early education (HEE occupations), which are especially acute in remote regions in the North with a low population density. Our project addresses one root cause of the labor shortage in HEE: a large gender gap that begins when children develop occupational aspirations in elementary school. In Norway, men are significantly underrepresented in HEE domains and are more likely than women to drop out of communal degree programs. To address this problem that increasingly threatens Arctic communities, the aim of the present proposal is twofold: First, we aim to establish a small and active working group of interdisciplinary Nordic researchers working on this topic. This working group will create dissemination materials and organize outreach activities and thus raise awareness of the topic to policy makers, educators, and the general public. Second, we aim to collaborate to empirically examine factors that foster young adults’ interest in communal degree programs, with a specific focus on young men. Based on this preliminary research, we will prepare funding applications to ensure further funding for networking and research activities.
Art for Arctic Business.
The project is linked to the UArctic Thematic Network Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD).
Project partners: Nord University (Lead), University of Akureyri, University of Lapland, Norlandia ART, Linn Rebekka Åmo ENK and Myndlistarfelagid.
Bodø is granted status as European Capital of Culture 2024. B.W.Åmo who will serve as project manager of this project, is a central member of the group monitoring Bodø2024. Through this, NUBS learnt that artists and cultural workers may need business expertise. NUBS and UA then plan to offer shorter courses in various business aspects suited for artists. According to the University of Lapland (UoL), business skills is highly needed among future artists. Our project then has two main elements: Firstly, our project revolves around the integration of art and business students in creative interactions. We believe this concept is innovative and has the potential to bridge the gap between business entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship in arts. By fostering interdisciplinary collaborations, we aim to transform the engagement landscape within the creative art society Secondly, we explore art internship as a course element in extending the artistic and business capability of established artists.
EXTREMES. The project is linked to the UArctic Thematic Networks Arctic Indigenous Film, Arctic and Nordic Governance, Ageing and Gender in the Arctic.
Project partners: UiT (Lead), University of Copenhagen and University of Iceland.
This project aims to develop and disseminate a transformative interdisciplinary approach to studying Extreme Marine Environments in the Arctic region (including cold seeps and hydrothermal vents). Not only are such extreme marine environments sources of interest to current oil and gas industries, but they are also places of potential exposure to future practices of deep sea mining. Through interdisciplinary cooperation, the project will develop new ways to sense, understand and imagine the significance of these extreme marine environments in the Arctic region. Extreme marine environments are markers of the future climate of the Earth and should be understood and cared for as such. This new approach will be developed and shared with a wider public. To reach this goal we propose to develop a network, run a workshop at the University of Iceland Research Centre in Þingeyjarsveit involving researchers, local community, and indigenous scholars, and develop an art exhibition in collaboration on Iceland.
Course Development: Advanced methods for characterization and mitigation of Chemicals of Emerging Arctic concern (CEAC) - Acronym: AMO-CEAC.
The project is linked to the UArctic Thematic Networks POPs and Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern in the Asian Arctic, Health and Well-being in the Arctic and Arctic Plastic Pollution.
Project partners: NMBU (Lead), Nord University, Aarhus University, University of Oulu, Memorial University and Ôrebro University.
Associated with the current the Nordic Master programme in Arctic Environmental forensics (NMP-ArcticEnforce) between Nordic Universities from Norway, Sweden and Denmark and the contribution from the EU-project: Arctic Pollution in a One Health perspective – from complex challenges to sustainable solutions (ArcSolution), the AMO-CEAC project team aims at developing an advanced UArctic postgraduate course (10 ECTS) on new advanced methods for identification and sustainable mitigation of chemicals of emerging concern in the Arctic. The focus will be on the anticipated major pollution sources in representative Arctic settlements. A 6-week specialized course will be developed at NMBU combining laboratory experiments, field work and accompanying lectures on organic pollutant characterization, source elucidation and sustainable mitigation strategies. In addition to present already available scientific knowledge, the course will also be used as platform for conveying new findings and strategies developed by ArcSolution to students and non-academic experts interested in further specialisation. The expert teachers will be recruited from the ArcSolution and NM-ArcticEnForce project teams.
Thematic Network on Social Work, University of The Arctic (TNSWUA).
The project is linked to the UArctic Thematic Network Social work.
Project partners: Nord University (Lead), University of Lapland, UiT, University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Iceland, University of Umeå, McGill University, Humboldt State University, University of Stavanger/Dept. of social Work and Aalborg University.
Continue the production of our anthology on Social Work in the Arctic.
Student Barents Rescue Exercise: Wildland Fire.
The project is linked to the UArctic Thematic Network Arctic Safety and Security.
Project partners: Nord University (Lead), UiT, Lulea University of Applied Sciences and Mid Sweden University.
The project aims to further enhance the collaboration in the field of emergency preparedness education within the Barents region. Four partner universities from Norway, Sweden and Finland have so far conducted three successful hybrid joint university exercises. Increasingly complex regional challenges demand more effective collaboration and interoperability in a wide range of fields. The Norwegian chairship of the Arctic council underlines the need for circumpolar collaboration in light of the record breaking severity and frequency of wildland fires in the Arctic. The purpose of the project is to further develop of the Student Barents Rescue exercise and network activities conducted by the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Safety and Security. At the current stage, networking through physical visits to partner universities and organizing seminars and side-events is the next step in the mission to strengthen the cooperative abilities of the partner universities – in particular a visit to the simulator lab of Mid Sweden University in Östersund.
Arctic-space sustainability.
Will establish a new UArctic Thematic network.
Project partners: NMBU (Lead), Stockholm University, University of Akueyri, University of Roskilde, Laval University, University of Oslo, University of St. Andrews, University of British Columbia and Outer Space Institute.
The goal of this project is to map and assess Earth-space sustainability problems and its governance challenges in the Arctic by establishing a long-term collaborative network of scholars interested in the impact of space activities and space infrastructure development for the Northern Circumpolar region. By establishing knowledge exchange across different Arctic countries, an interdisciplinary team of social science researchers will tackle questions of Earth-space sustainability in the Arctic, challenges for local communities, concerns of Indigenous Peoples in the Circumpolar world, and its governance implications. The team will bundle expertise to create a key knowledge network on Arctic-space sustainability. Through online meetings and in-person workshops, the network will create expertise and capacity on outer space and Arctic sustainability building on their specific Northern experience. A symposium on Arctic-space sustainability will communicate our findings to the public and policymakers, and the network will integrate its research activities into teaching activities.
Indigenizing education for sustainability (in ECE and ECTE).
Will establish a new UArctic Thematic network.
Project partners: UiT (Lead), Sami University of Applied Sciences, University of Oulu, University of Alaska Southeast, Nord University, HVL, South Dakota State University and Södertörn University.
Our overall goal is to build a collaborative network of scholars that aims to develop and strengthen an Indigenous-based pedagogy and courses for sustainability within the fields of Early Childhood Education (ECE) and Early Childhood Teacher Education (ECTE). The idea of Indigenous-based education is to share and develop knowledge across the circumpolar north based on Indigenous values, knowledge, practices, and ways of being in the world. This network aims to serve as a think tank and a driving force for developing explorative education and research on Indigenous-based pedagogy for sustainability in the formative years of children. This implies deepening our insights into Indigenous values and knowledge systems that values reciprocity and care and exploring ways to implement them in ECE and ECTE. We will exchange teaching approaches and online guest lectures on topics that have relevance for ECTE programs on Indigenous-based pedagogy. The aim is that our collaborative work will influence policy makers to include the voices of children, ECTE students and our mutual Indigenous ancestors to build a sustainable future.
Micro Arctic Climate Simulation (MACS). Will establish a new UArctic Thematic Network.
Project partners: UiT (Lead), University of Cambridge, McGill University, University of Eastern Finland and British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
We aim to establish a new thematic network within UArctic dedicated to simulating climatic systems in the Arctic. The thematic network will be named ´Micro Arctic Climate Simulation´ (MACS). Arctic site-specific research is enhanced when associated with simulation for producing a digital twin and considering future developments. Simulation relates to a wide range of research aspects, many of which are interrelated. Among the topics we hope to tackle are climatic change predictions, virtual prototyping for new and innovative technologies and climate adaptation for Arctic communities. For this project the main goal will be to establish a thematic network founded in association with northern peoples and connected with relevant research groups and institutions. A liaison will be used to create partnerships and build working relations between researchers and map the fields that will be part of MACS.
Sharing and strengthening Indigenous knowledges on land through searvelatnja principle.
The project is linked to the UArctic Thematic Network Verdde Project.
Project partners: Sami University of Applied Sciences (Lead), Memorial University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Alaska Southeast and Nunavut Arctic College.
This project Sharing and strengthening the Indigenous knowledge on land through searvelatnja principle is about Indigenous education. It supports and strengthens Verdde TN through collaborating education on-line activities and related workshops. The project aims to organize education activities focusing on Indigenous knowledge on land. The project leans on holistic Indigenous understanding of human-land relatedness. Searvelatnja is a principle referring to learning in an informal way in places and along activities where everyone is welcome and valued. It also emphasizes the importance of learning outdoors with land. This type of learning takes place in settings where working and experiencing together is made possible. The goal of the project is twofold. First goal is to organize pre- and post on-line sharing circles for Verdde TN related scholars. The second goal is to gather young and elders, local and global circumpolar participants to educational workshops to share and learn about local Indigenous knowledge on land. Participants meet in Guovdageaidnu to have several workshops connecting them to local land with traditional practices, sharing circle and art. These workshops are following the searvelatnja principle. Local Indigenous knowledge holders will partly be leading these workshops.
Collaborative Summer School "Sustainable Blue Growth in the High North".
The project is linked to the UArctic Thematic Network Blue Economy and the Arctic.
Projects partners: Nord University (Lead), University of Alaska Anchorage, University Centre of the Westfiords, University of Umeå, Institute of the North, The Arctic Institute- Center for Circumpolar Security Studies, Innovation Norway and University of Split.
The project objective is to strengthen collaboration between the members of the UArctic Thematic Network Blue Economy in the Arctic through the joint development of an interdisciplinary Summer School titled Sustainable Blue Growth in the High North. The Summer School’s objectives will be threefold: 1) to look at the blue economy from a practical perspective, 2) to critically discuss the current challenges and opportunities associated with the sustainable blue economy, and 3) to enhance understanding of Northern Norway as an Arctic context. The Summer School will be held at Nord University in Bodø, Norway in July 2025 and 2026, respectively, as a one-week intensive course with guest lectures, student workshops, company visits, and field trips. Based on the cooperation between UArctic Members, the Summer School will further promote Northern perspectives among young people and experts in the blue economy from outside of the Arctic region.
Developing a new toolkit for assessing Arctic herbivore diet.
The project is linked to the UArctic Thematic Network Herbivory.
Project partners: University of Oslo (Lead), University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Oulu, Agricultural University of Iceland, NMBU and University of California, Davis.
Understanding trophic interactions, or who is eating what, is essential for predicting the dynamics and the resilience of the Arctic tundra ecosystem. With accelerated climate change already disrupting species interactions, it is crucial to incorporate direct assessments of animal diets into current monitoring efforts. As part of the UArctic Thematic Network on Herbivory, our collaborative research aims to provide a comprehensive evaluation of two primary methods for analysing herbivore diets - DNA metabarcoding and stable isotopes. Using reindeer as a model system, we will leverage existing sample sets from across the Arctic and generate DNA metabarcoding and stable isotope data from the same samples to assess method comparability, as well as their respective strengths and limitations. Engaging researchers at all career stages from Norway, Finland, Iceland, and the USA, our collaborative effort will produce a much-needed toolkit for non-invasively monitoring plant-herbivore interactions in the Arctic. Furthermore, this project will lay the groundwork for establishing a permanent working group on diet analysis within the Herbivory Network.
Academic Collaboration for Zero Carbon Energy Technologies in the Arctic (ZeroET).
The project is linked to the UArctic Thematic Network Renewable Energy
Project partners: UiT (Lead), University of Oulu, Nord University and TECO 2030 Innovation Center.
The Academic Collaboration for Zero Carbon Energy Technologies in the Arctic (ZeroET) project aims to promote collaboration between the University of Oulu, Nord University, Norway and UiT, the Arctic University of Norway, focused on the development of renewable energy relevant for subarctic and arctic conditions; and that addresses stakeholders’ desired outcomes for better and more sustainable energy efficiency. The project has the following defined objectives: To enhance long term university partnerships between Finland and Norway; to enhance mutual academic understanding through student and staff exchanges; to develop joint course content and modules particularly focused at MSc and PhD levels; including web based/online teaching material for distance learning; and to ensure that the project outcome will foster the discussion of sustainability issues related to the renewable energy, outreach material will be prepared in local languages (Norwegian, Finnish and Northern Sami). The long-term aim is to contribute to research-driven teaching and learning in renewable energy development for 2 of 7 northern climate conditions. ZeroET has two academic components: an engineering component and a human dimension component. The activities will be postgraduate student-driven and will have research and training elements.
Project title: DART (Digital ARktisk Tvilling).
The project is linked to the UArctic Thematic Network Climate Justice (in the Arctic).
Project partners: UiO (Lead), UiT, University of Aberdeen, Glasgow Caledonian University, Aarhus University, Luleå Technological University, Durham University, University of Washington and IT University (DK).
Our DART (Digital ARktisk Tvilling) project will develop digital twins to study just transitions to net zero under the aegis of the UArctic ‘Climate Justice’ thematic network. Objectives: 1. A cross-disciplinary circumpolar network (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, UK, USA) for future grant applications 2. Digital twins of arctic systems (environmental, legislative, economic, health) for data-collection optimization, simulation 3. Uncertainty quantification (Monte Carlo & symbolic-execution-based simulations with Bayesian perspective) 4. Assessment of how Arctic digital twins can help implement Paris Agreement. Milestones: 1. Partner workshops (Oslo yr 1; Durham yr 2) 2. Submissions to COP30, 31. Target Audience: Academics; policymakers (regional to transnational: UNFCCC), northern communities. Deliverables: 1. ‘Proof of concept’ digital twin platform 2. Generative machine learning methods for digital twin semantic enrichment (arctic systems under climate change) 3. Grant applications (Horizon Europe UKRI-RCN).
Heritage Making in the Arctic
Project partners: UiT The Arctic University of Norway (Lead), University of Aberdeen, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and University of Oulu
This is a research-led networking project which strengthens the Thematic Network CAFÉ (Circumpolar Archives, Folklore and Ethnography). The project sponsors meetings to elaborate the idea of “deep emplacement” in Arctic heritage making. Building on insights from indigenous philosophical traditions, and social theory, our network project brings together Arctic scholars and local indigenous practitioners to elaborate methods of self-reliance and to ground cultural heritage work by consulting with audio archives. This two-year project will sponsor a set of face-to-face meetings – the first since the pandemic – to revive the network. We will meet to examine field recordings, to elaborate articles for publication, and to draft applications for research funding. The meetings will build on the considerable archival and ethnographic expertise within the network. In particular, the meetings will present, in a workshop format, sets of digitized audio recordings which were made by members of the network during the pandemic, as well as incorporating recent pandemic-inspired field research on self-reliance and food sovereignty. The project is built around the six UArctic values and will develop a theoretical and practical model of working with heritage products in order to evoke a deep attachment to place which are neither nostalgic nor a strategy for bringing in extra cash from tourism.
The Ocean Incubator Network
Project partners: UiT the Arctic University of Norway (Lead), University of Lapland, University of Edinburgh, James Hutton Institute (Scotland), Dalhousie University and Kiel University
The Ocean Incubator Network (OIN) brings together experts, local authorities and education institutions, from across UArctic to develop integrated research and education programs with the primary objective of accelerating Ocean Literacy (OL) to advance the attainment of SDG 4 (quality education and lifelong learning for all), SDG 5 (gender equality), and SDG 14 (protecting life below water) throughout Arctic communities. OIN involves academic staff, students, teachers, pupils of all ages and Arctic indigenous communities (target audience) in learning about OL topics including marine ecology, blue sustainability, ocean rights and governance. The project's secondary objectives are: To keep partners informed on progress made and milestones reached; to share the project’s activities, results and added value to research and education institutions within UArctic and beyond. The primary activity is the OIN interactive workshop where a pilot ocean education program and a curriculum on Ocean Literacy will be developed by participants (month 6). Follow up activities and milestones include: a co-authored cross-disciplinary publication on OL; footage for a digital library and podcast series on different partners approaches to OL (month 6-24). Main deliverables: a dissemination plan (months 1-24); the OIN interactive workshop report (month 7); a final report (month 24).
Strengthening Cooperation for a Resilient Arctic
Projects partners: UiT the Arctic University of Norway (Lead), Umeå University, University of Oulu, University of Lapland and Luleå University of Technology
The fundamental aim of the project broadly defined is to provide a basis for long-term research cooperation within an extended Thematic Network on Arctic Economic Science (TNAES) on sustainable development in the Nordic Arctic. To facilitate this take-off for the Nordic re-orientation of TNAES, the project plans to organize four hybrid workshops during the coming two academic years in Finland, Norway and Sweden. From the thematic network point of view, this will be an opportunity to gather economists across A5 to discuss the way forward, as well as developing a basis for research proposals on economic issues considered of prime importance for the Arctic. One concrete and immediate mission discussed is developing pilots as a preparatory step for developing ambitious high-quality research proposals. The research group will collaborate closely with stakeholders to achieve the objectives of the project. Stakeholder interaction in the early stage of the research process will benefit both the network and the stakeholders.
Networking for increasing sustainability in snow crab fisheries in the Arctic
Project partners: UiT the Arctic University of Norway (Lead), Memorial University of Newfoundland, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources and Technical University of Denmark
The objective of this project is to increase collaboration and networking to address sustainability in Arctic resource exploitation and problems caused by lost fishing gear due to plastic materials used in snow crab pot fisheries in the Arctic. This will be addressed by collaboration of four UArctic member institutions which have conducted research regarding sustainability of fisheries in the Arctic, including the snow crab fishery. Snow crab is commercially exploited species over cold-water areas in the Arctic Hemisphere. Several challenges are common in the Arctic such as unintended capture and mortality of undersized crab, continuous capture of animals by lost snow crab pots creating unintended mortality and Arctic marine plastic pollution. The aim of this networking project is to share the knowledge for developing technical modifications to improve fisheries sustainability by reducing unintentional snow crab mortality and potential handling related injuries of undersized individuals and reduce negative environmental impacts caused by lost pots.
Arctic outdoor occupational health and safety in the changing climate
Projects partners: UiT the Arctic University of Norway (Lead), Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (Oulu/Helsinki) and Umeå University
Climate change affects occupational health and safety (OHS) of Arctic outdoor occupations. It calls for adaptation at all sectors and organizational levels, to support sustainable development. However, little is known about current preparedness and awareness of climate change impacts on workplaces. The project will strengthen an Arctic OHS network with experts in climate, health, and safety. It will initiate a cross-border research project on climate change preparedness and develop an online training course regarding Arctic outdoor OHS. The planned activities help increase awareness and preparedness, as well as building models and tools for managing climate-related exposures and effects. The obtained information can be used for improving health, wellbeing, and safety of Arctic outdoor workers in the changing climate. Project activities build on an already existing Nordic OHS network with UArctic institution members and linked to the UArctic Thematic Network Working in the Arctic.
Collaboration for advancing crisis management research and education in the Arctic – CCArctic
Project partners: Nord University (Lead), UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, York University (CAN), Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences and University of South-Eastern Norway
Networking is one of the main ingredients for strengthening collaboration and consequently the preparedness in the Arctic. Threats to human safety and the environment, as well as the challenging context, necessitate strengthening of the collaboration for advancing crisis management research and education in the Arctic. The current lack of robust research on crisis management programs and courses in higher education leaves a gap that educators must bridge, seeking out ways to provide and assess the essential abilities for student success. This project aims to contribute to crisis management research and education by emphasizing knowledge transfer, sharing experiences, identifying educational gaps and best practices to further develop the academic cooperation and formalize institutional-level cooperation between Norwegian partners and international ones. The primary target group of the CCArctic will be educator (faculty members), students within crisis/emergency management; and professionals. Main deliverables will be two workshops on curriculum development, project initiatives, students and staff mobility.
Developing joint deeper inter-university educational innovative collaboration bridging the Fram Strait
Project partners: UNIS (Lead), Aarhus University, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR), University of Copenhagen, Technical University of Denmark and UiT
The project’s goals are to develop deeper institutional transnational higher educational collaboration across the Fram Strait aiming to develop a joint Erasmus application, funding an interdisciplinary master degree bridging the Fram Strait using this largest high-Arctic gradient with its unique infrastructure. This is based on extensive use of the large national and international investments made in Svalbard and Greenland within SIOS and GIOS. Together they provide unique access to research infrastructure, observations and data covering the Fram Strait region. All SIOS and GIOS members will be involved in this higher educational ambition. The potential is large for developing a very attractive unique, innovative joint interdisciplinary degree including minimum 2-3 institutions on both sides of the gradient open to all master students. This is because of the uniqueness of this Nordic high Arctic region, containing the largest climatic gradient in the high Arctic, and at the same time the absolute hotspot for ongoing climatic changes. Finally, the project also aims for acting to initiate discussions on how future closer, deeper and more committing inter-university collaboration can be developed in the Arctic, based on the development going on in the new EU university ambition.
UArctic Research Network for Microtomography of Arctic Marine Organisms
UArctic partners: UiT the Arctic University of Norway (Lead), Luleå University of Technology, University of Copenhagen, Greenland Climate Research Center (GCRC) and Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR)
Natural history museum collections provide historical records of species in place and time. This is especially relevant for the Arctic, where climate change is affecting the ecosystem at an alarming rate. A vastly unknown part of the Arctic ecosystem could be lost forever as species go extinct, and some specimens can be difficult to store in museum collections due to their small size and fragility. To document animals of the Arctic Ocean for future generations, the project proposes to scan specimens and reconstruct them digitally through X-ray microtomography. This will enable a ‘digital collection’ of the Arctic fauna, to describe new species, discover new anatomical and morphological characters, facilitate open science, and to make museum exhibitions for the public based on digital or 3D-printed reconstructions of individual animals. The digital specimens will be openly accessible for everyone to use in research and education.
Arctic Conference on Educational Sciences (ACCESS)
UArctic partners: UiT the Arctic University of Norway, University of Lapland (Lead), Memorial University of Newfoundland, Sámi University of Applied Sciences, University of Manitoba, University of Alaska Anchorage, Leeds Beckett University, University of Aberdeen, University of the Faroe Islands, Ilisimatusarfik/University of Greenland, University of Akureyri, University of Iceland, Umeå University, University of Prince Edward Island, University of Strathclyde and Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius
The overall goal of the project is to strengthen the wide network of educational researchers in the circumpolar north, and to concentrate researcher community perspectives on UArctic, the Thematic Network on Teacher Education and Arctic educational issues. This will be implemented by organizing an Arctic conference on educational sciences and publishing series of video interviews, as the main activities of the project. The project milestones include 1) setting up a local organization committee and scientific board, 2) publishing the conference website and call for abstracts, 3) the conference event and 4) publishing the video interviews. The project has three key target audiences – network contact persons, network member universities and Arctic educational science community –who will benefit of the stronger connections, platforms of sharing knowledge, and engagement to UArctic and the Thematic Network on Teacher Education.
Digital North: GENI Growth Networking Initiative
Project partners: UiT the Arctic University of Norway (Lead), University of Saskatchewan, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Umeå University
This project is designed to broaden collaboration and mobility relevant to the joint master’s program in Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas (GENI), a partnership between UiT The Arctic University of Norway and the University of Saskatchewan. Through this Growth Networking Initiative, they are taking the first steps toward expanding cooperation network to include Memorial University (Canada) and Umeå University (Sweden). Scholars at these universities have agreed to cooperate with the GENI partners in building an innovative pedagogical approach to our joint study program through the creation and incorporation of case studies from their respective regions. This project will also foster collaboration between our faculty and scholars associated with the Læra Institute for Circumpolar Education.
Deep-time Arctic Climate archives: High-resolution coring of Svalbard's sedimentary record (SVALCLIME)
Project partners: UNIS (Lead), University of Oslo, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, University of South Bohemia, Université de Sherbrooke, University of Kiel, Uppsala University, University of Hamburg, RWTH Aachen University, Khalifa University, University College Dublin and Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS)
The proposed ‘Deep-time Arctic climate archives: High-resolution coring of Svalbard’s sedimentary record (SVALCLIME-UArctic)’ project is firmly rooted in the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Geology. Svalbard has an outstanding sedimentary record from the Neoproterozoic to the Cenozoic, which includes a high number of key paleoclimate events. The main aim here is to bring together an ambitious and cross-disciplinary international group of scientists to submit a full proposal for an International Continental Scientific Drilling Programme (ICDP) project focusing on deep-time paleoclimate dynamics in Svalbard. During the next two years, the project group will not only submit the ICDP proposal but also publish a review article on deep-time paleoclimate (covering hundreds of millions of years of geologic time), compile an online based popular science article (as ArcGIS StoryMaps) on the project website, generate and share a data package of existing paleoclimate-related data and organize outreach events (both digital and in-person). As a research project, SVALCLIME primarily targets paleoclimate researchers, many of whom have limited experience with Svalbard or Arctic geology. Students and faculty at UNIS and partner institutions are the main beneficiaries for the generated data package and teaching material, though data and outreach products will also be open to public access.
Rethinking Arctic collaboration
Projects partners: University of Bergen (Lead), Alfred Wegener Institut, Nord University, International Center of Reindeer Husbandry, Dartmouth College (USA) and the Macdonald-Laurier Institute
The tight connection between science and diplomacy in the Arctic has traditionally helped reduce geopolitical tensions and facilitated international resource management. However, after Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, the Russo-western relationship has entered an ice-cold face. Due to the war and international sanctions, science, science-informed decisions, and science diplomacy suffers severely. Reduced international Arctic science collaboration may have severe consequences for climate research and other important scientific topics like social science and ocean ecosystems. The objective of the project is to understand what the effects of war are on scientific collaborations and the volume and value of arctic science in the north. And, in the light of various discussions in the scientific community, to elevate a discussion on what principles should be the foundation for political decisions on science collaboration across borders in turbulent times. And finally, what may become the characteristics of the future Arctic science collaboration architecture.
Project title: Graduate field course in Arctic (geo)politics and Indigenous governance led by University of Bergen and linked to the UArctic Thematic Network Arctic and Northern Governance.
Project partners: University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
The University of Bergen (UiB), University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC),
University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and UiT The Arctic University of Norway will develop, deliver, and institutionalize a biennial graduate field course in Arctic (geo)politics and Indigenous governance. Involving 16 M.A. and Ph.D. students from the partner institutions, the course will commence with preparatory readings and assignments, followed by travel to Arctic Norway for 10 days of immersive learning in and around Tromsoe. Teaching by course leaders will complement field visits, guest lectures, and discussions with Sarni leaders and culture-bearers, Norwegian authorities, climate and wildlife researchers, mining and tourism officials, and polar historians.
After returning home, students will complete a final project involving circumpolar collaboration. The course will launch January 2024 and recur every two years thereafter, alternating between the partner-institution countries.
Project title: The Governance Challenge of Arctic Regions led by UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Project partners: University of Bergen, Nord University, University of Lapland, Luleå University of Technology, and University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Over the last four decades, processes of decentralization and democratization have established and strengthened representative institutions at the local and regional levels as well as for Indigenous people. Social sciences have been marked with "methodological nationalism". Hence more focus has been on the eight countries in the Arctic, leaving a knowledge gap about the political development of the twenty regions and local and indigenous institutions. This network wants to assemble researchers interested in studying the local and regional political development in the Arctic research drawing on the vast, but understudied quantitative data available on the lower level (i.e. demographic, economic and territorial data).
Project title: UArctic Læra Institute for Circumpolar Education led by UArctic Læra Institute for Circumpolar Education.
Project partners: Nord University, Trent University, University of Northern British Columbia, Lakehead University, University of Alaska Anchorage, and Yukon University.
This project will support the development of the UArctic Circumpolar Studies (CS) program, a longstanding and critical component of UArctic's mission to promote education across the Circumpolar North, as well as the development of the UArctic Læra Institute for Circumpolar Education (Læra Institute), which supports the CS program. The funding will primarily be used for workshops and conferences open to all UArctic faculty and students involved in CS, the promotion and development of CS as a discipline of study, and other activities and initiatives designed to encourage collaboration and engagement in education and pedagogy among UArctic member institutions. Part of the funding will also be used to supplement the contributions made by UArctic member institutions to administering the CS program, as well as the day-to-day operations of the Læra Institute, including expansion of its website (laerainstitute.org) to include a database of CS resources, and efforts to diversify its funding.
Project title: Establishment of an UArctic Research Network for Microtomography of Arctic Marine Organisms led by UiT The Arctic University of Norway and The Arctic University Museum of Norway (UMAK).
Project partners: Luleå University of Technology, and University of Copenhagen.
Natural history museum collections provide historical records of species in place and time. This is especially relevant for the Arctic, where climate change is affecting the ecosystem at an alarming rate. A vastly unknown part of the Arctic ecosystem could be lost forever as species go extinct, and some specimens can be difficult to store in museum collections due to their small size and fragility. To document animals of the Arctic Ocean for future generations, we want to scan specimens and reconstruct them digitally through X-ray microtomography. This will allow us to make a 'digital collection' of the Arctic fauna, to describe new species, discover new anatomical and morphological characters, facilitate open science, and to make museum exhibitions for the public based on digital or 3D-printed reconstructions of individual animals. The digital specimens will be openly accessible for everyone to use in research and education.
Project title: Living in the Landscape Summer School 2023-2024: Hybrid Development Project led by Nord University and linked to Arctic Sustainable Arts and Design (ASAD).
Project partners: University of Lapland, University of the Highlands and Islands, Umeå University, Yukon University, University of Alaska Anchorage, and University of the West of Scotland.
Living in the Landscape Summer School 2023-2024: Hybrid Development Project (LiLa) is a two year project that seeks to develop and establish a hybrid realization model of international Summer School of education for sustainability for Ma and PhD students of 7 universities (Norway, Finland, Sweden, UK/ Scotland, US/Alaska and Canada/Yukon). Long-term transdisciplinary partnerships between arts, natural sciences and humanities within the partner universities of UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Sustainable Art and Design (ASAD) is designed to meet the emerging challenges of environmental, social, cultural and economic changes in the North and the Arctic caused by megatrends such as globalization and climate change. The collaboration produces an art-based academic course to support new understanding and creative capacity, research methods, pedagogical processes and aesthetic products to support people's sustainable living in the North and the Arctic. Each annual realization of the Summer School is evaluated and further developed using Art-Based Action Research and Design Research methodologies.
Project title: Optimal arctic ship routing from energy-emission-economy perspective within AI and data analytic framework: alternative fuels and lifecycle (costing) analysis considerations led by UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Project partners: Technical University of Denmark, Lund University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and Concordia University.
The project aims at reaching an optimal tradeoff model between energy efficiency and emission out from maritime fleet in the arctic ship routes by applying a well-established AI method and using a realistic operational situations of the vessel. The optimization algorithm is then applied to reduce the fuel cost as well as emission, while simultaneously maximizing the energy efficiency. The environmental factors, engine performance, vessel position in time series format are considered as input variables, while energy efficiency operational indicator (EEOI), global worming potential (GWP), and net present value (NPV) are three KPis for decision making on choosing the optimal ship routing in the arctic settings. The target groups are ship industry and maritime navigation, energy segment and fuel market, and environmental communities. The optimized smart ship navigation path according to fuel type based on data-driven soft modeling approach is the main deliverable that has an online adaptability feature in the arctic context. The educational program involves dissemination of knowledge by workshops as well as the online instruction of the outlines in virtual medium to postgrad students within the selected UArctic institutes to empower and expedite the progress of green shipping.
Project title: Joint education and research in Arctic environmental forensics and pollutant remediation (JAF) led by Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and linked to UArctic Thematic Network POPs and Chemicals of Emerging Concern in the Asian Arctic.
Project partners: Harbin Institute of Technology, Aarhus University, University of Iceland, and Yukon University.
The JAF team intends to extend the existing educational and research network on Arctic environmental pollution science towards sustainable remediation and mitigation strategies for local pollution sources including mining and domestic wastes. The here gathered expertise will be actively implemented in the UArctic educational curricula. The scientific and complementary educational profile of our partner universities will compound into a joint Arctic environmental forensics educational plan addressing urgent scientific issues in environmental pollutant characterization, source elucidation and mitigation. With the JAF program we will implement under-graduate and graduate UArctic registered courses at the hosting Universities into a joint comprehensive academic educational UArctic package within Arctic environmental forensics. Consequently, we will expand and strengthen already existing long term co-operation program on environmental pollution research within UArctic.
Project title: Thematic Network of Social Work, University of the Arctic (TNSWUA) led by Nord University and linked to UArctic network on Social Work.
Project partners: University of Lapland, Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU), University of Alaska Anchorage, UiT University of Iceland, Umeå University, University of Regina, Aalborg University, Humboldt State University and University of Stavanger.
Our aim is to develop UArctic education and research in social work, by focusing on social work topics relevant to our part of the world. This also includes social effects of climate change, the resources and challenges to and among indigenous peoples and questions on rurality and urbanism in the high North. This year we edit two issues of"Journal of Comparative Social Work" on Covid 19 and its effects on different aspects of social work. We also give webinar and publish lectures on our website. Our audience are teachers and students of social work in the Arctic. The network has eight universities as partners. By newsletters and other information/invitations we serve approx. 27 academic institutions.
Project title: Arctic Conference on Educational Sciences (ACCESS) led by the University of Lapland.
Project partners: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Nord University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Sámi University of Applied Sciences, University of Manitoba, University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Mongolian National University of Education, Leeds Beckett University, University of Faroe Islands, University of Greenland, University of Akureyri, University of Iceland, Murmansk Arctic State University, Umeå University, Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Luleå University, University of Aberdeen, University of Prince Edward Island and Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius.
The overall goal of the project is to strengthen the wide network of educational researchers in the circumpolar north, and to concentrate researcher community perspectives on UArctic, the Thematic Network on Teacher Education and Arctic educational issues. This will be implemented by organizing an Arctic conference on educational sciences and publishing series of video interviews, as the main activities of the project. The project milestones include 1) setting up a local organization committee and scientific board, 2) publishing the conference website and call for abstracts, 3) the conference event and 4) publishing the video interviews. The project has three key target audiences – network contact persons, network member universities and Arctic educational science community – who will benefit of the stronger connections, platforms of sharing knowledge, and engagement to UArctic and the Thematic Network on Teacher Education
Project title: Herbivory Network Meeting (newly established Thematic Network on Herbivory - 2020) lead by UIT The Arctic University of Norway.
Project partners: Agricultural University of Iceland, Lund University, University of Helsinki, University of Oulu, Umeå University and Boise State University (US).
Herbivory is a key ecological process modifying arctic ecosystems response to climate change, and herbivores are extremely important for the livelihoods of many northern communities. The UArctic Thematic Network on Herbivory (http://herbivory.lbhi.is) is an international collaborative initiative that brings together researchers to investigate the role of herbivory in Arctic and alpine ecosystems worldwide. The Herbivory Network meeting in 2021 in Tromsø, Norway, will define new initiatives, finalize existing projects and foster cohesion in the group that consists of researchers from different countries and different career stages. During the meeting, we will also present first results of collaborative field experiment pilot studies and expand the scope of these studies by involving more field sites.
Project title: Establishment of UArctic Thematic Network Blue Economy and the Arctic (TN Blue Economy) led by Nord University.
Project partners: Copenhagen Business School, Institute of the North, Korea Maritime Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Murmans State Technical University, Northern (Arctic) Federal University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University Centre of the Westfjords, The Arctic Institute, ANCHORS, Arctic Economic Council, CBE, ENCU, Innovation Norway and RANEPA.
The Thematic Network on the Blue Economy and the Arctic (TN BlueArctic) aims to uncover the conceptual and practical application of the ‘blue economy’, in particular its regional sidekick: the circumpolar ‘blue economy’. Thus, the Thematic Network provides impetus to global blue economy discussions and related efforts to develop the blue economy as a novel concept for the sustainable governance and management of the world’s oceans. As such, the Thematic Network aims to provide for a better understanding of what the Arctic blue economy actually is, and how the blue Arctic could serve as a potential blueprint for the sustainable development of our global oceans. To promote the Thematic Network outside the Arctic region, it intends to include an international group of researchers in the broad field of ocean economy to contribute to the development of the Thematic Network. In the long run, the Thematic Network BlueArctic is to develop, promote and disseminate knowledge on both the conceptual and practical application of the blue economy in the circumpolar north.
Project title: One Health in Northern Communities and Ecosystems led by UIT The Arctic University of Norway.
Project partners: University of the Faroe Islands, University of Calgary, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Oulu, INN and USN.
The Circumpolar North is severely challenged by climate change and other threats to the lives and livelihood of their human and nonhuman inhabitants. One Health (OH) is a transdisciplinary approach to improved health, recognizing the interconnection between humans, animals, plants, and their environment. In this project, we aim to create an online based OH in Northern Communities and Ecosystems Master course (15 ECTS). Online teaching will be supported by physical gatherings of students and staff. At the same time, we will develop a student network that may become a crucial platform for developing their professional careers. Such a network will also help building relationships with peers, thus improving our research capacity and ability to create funding opportunities to promote health in Northern communities in a long perspective. This OH course and student network will be linked to other initiatives and expanded to other institutions that are not directly involved in this application.
Project title: School of Arctic Dialogue at Calotte Academy led by the University of Lapland.
Project partners: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Luzin Institute for Economic Studies of Russian Academy of Sciences at Kola Science Center, Sami Education Institute, International Sámi Film Institute, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Arctic Space Centre, Sør-Varanger Utvikling and Finnmark Hospital
The School of Arctic Dialogue will be transdisciplinary and build dialogue across Social Sciences, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Technology; academia, civil society, indigenous peoples, government, business; across borders (Finnish/Norwegian/Russian/Sapmi). It will educate Master students, PhD candidates and post-docs (early-career scientists) to analyze early-21st century Arctic as a geographical region within global cultural, environmental, social and technological systems. 2021 sessions, as part of Calotte Academy taking place November 15-21 (pandemic allowing), in Rovaniemi, Enontekiö and Inari, Finland (and Sapmi), and in Kautokeino and Kirkenes, Norway (and Sapmi). Russia is not feasible in 2021. 2022 sessions as part of the Calotte Academy, planned for June in Finland, Norway and Northwest Russia. There will be an open, international call for MA students, PhD candidates and post-docs. The School draws on the Calotte Academy, an annual travelling symposium in the European Arctic.
Project title: Students Barents Rescue: Enhanced Education Capabilities Through Cooperation (SBR) led by Nord University.
Project partners: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Laurea University of Applied Sciences and Mid Sweden University.
The project’s goal is: To strengthen collaboration for high-quality education within emergency preparedness and response in the Arctic region through joint international crisis management exercise for students using flexible collaborative learning approaches. We will further develop and run the joint Student Barents Rescue Exercise in cooperation between UIT, Nord University (both Norway), Northern Arctic Federal University (Russia), and expand this network including Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Finland) and Mid Sweden University (Sweden). Such joint education activity is of relevance at bachelor’s, master’s and PHD level programs. The main target group includes universities, running study programs within emergency preparedness, prevention and response and students at such programs. Additional important focus group includes governmental agencies, volunteer groups and local community representatives, working with emergency prevention, preparedness, and response in the Arctic.
