2010

Arctic Frontiers 2011 “Arctic Tipping Points”

Wed, Jun 23, 2010

Science section – Call for papers Arctic Frontiers (AFT) holds its 5th annual conference in Tromsø from 23-29 January 2011, Norway, with the title “Arctic Tipping Points”. AFT comprises a policy section and a scientific section. This call for papers addresses the scientific section.

Summer Study Opportunity for UArctic Students in Bodø, Norway

Mon, Jun 21, 2010

Bodø University College (Bodø, Norway) is opening up its course, “Energy Management in the High North,” for UArctic Students. The course introduces several relevant topics in business administration of energy management and will include site visits to several Norwegian enterprises. The course will be delivered August 8-13th,...

Fourth UArctic Rectors' Forum in Fairbanks - August 2010; Registration is extended until June 30, 2010

Wed, Jun 16, 2010

The fourth UArctic Rectors’ Forum will be held in Fairbanks, Alaska, from August 13-15, 2010. The forum will be hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks under Chancellor Brian Rogers.The central theme of this year's Forum will be "Sustainability, Resilience and Community Adaptation to Climate Change in the North: Postseco...

Bachelor of Northern Studies at Finnmark University College

Tue, Jun 15, 2010

The use of UArctic’s Circumpolar Studies courses for an international bachelor degree is gaining ground. Finnmark University College has recently established a bachelor degree programme, making use of the core Circumpolar Studies courses and their already established Advanced Emphasis courses on “Management of Local and Regio...

MoU signed between the UArctic and Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

On the occasion of a trip of H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince to Oslo for the International Polar Year Oslo Science Conference, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, within the framework of its actions in the Polar Regions, has signed on June 8th a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of the Arctic, a cooperative...

UArctic releases its 2010 Shared Voices Magazine

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

An electronic version of the 2010 magazine is available for download and viewing from here. The print publication has become a yearly signature for UArctic and its members. Featuring articles on UArctic’s programs, stories from its students, as well as contributions from outside of UArctic, the magazine covers a broad spectr...

Jan Henry Keskitalo named as UArctic’s Vice-President Indigenous Affairs

Thu, Jun 10, 2010

Jan Henry Keskitalo was introduced as UArctic’s first Vice President Indigenous Affairs during the recent Council of UArctic meeting in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, on June 4. Keskitalo recently completed his second term on the University of the Arctic’s Board of Governors, where he had served since 2002.

Arctic and Antarctic Partners Sign Agreement to Further Cooperation in Polar Education

Wed, Jun 09, 2010

Representatives of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), the International Antarctic Institute (IAI), and the University of the Arctic have come together at the IPY Oslo Science Conference 2010 to sign a memorandum of understanding to advance the academic and professional development of early career polar...

Council of UArctic Returns to Yakutsk

Tue, Jun 08, 2010

The Council of the University of the Arctic (UArctic) returned once again to Yakutsk in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), where they were very warmly welcomed by the hosts the Northeastern Federal University (formerly the Sakha State University) and the Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts. This was the Council’s second vis...

An International Polar Decade?

Tue, Jun 08, 2010

At the IPY Oslo Science Conference, Artur Chingarov, who served two terms on the UArctic Board and is now a Friend of UArctic, has suggested the idea of an International Polar Decade as a follow-up to the International Polar Year. For more information and news from the conference, see www.ipy-osc.no.