Model Arctic Council

The Model Arctic Council is an experiential learning exercise in which graduate and undergraduate students from institutions across the Arctic and world convene to represent and simulate the work of Member States, Permanent Participants, and Observers of the Arctic Council (AC).

Goals

  • Maximize the educational benefit from each country’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council
  • Enhance collaboration and student mobility among Arctic and non-Arctic educational institutions
  • Expand students' awareness of the Arctic Council, Arctic issues, and international politics
  • Prepare students to assume leadership roles in the Arctic
  • Develop students' public speaking, diplomacy, negotiation, and deliberation skills

Contacts

Thematic Network Lead: Brandon Boylan 
Thematic Network Vice-Lead: Melody Brown Burkins
Model Arctic Council

To learn more, visit the Model Arctic Council webpage.

Video interview: Brandon Boylan, Lead, and Tyler Kirk, former Lead of the UArctic Thematic Network on Model Arctic Council