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Hokkaido University-Finnish Universities Joint Symposium

The Hokkaido University-Finnish Universities Joint Symposium was held at Hokkaido University campus on October 30, 2013 as part of the Hokkaido University...

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

The world’s northernmost design week given a new name: Arctic Design Week 2014

The world’s northernmost design week is will be arranged in Rovaniemi for the sixth time on 17 – 23 February 2014. The new name for the Rovaniemi Design...

Thu, Oct 31, 2013

Fulbright Starts Efforts to Help Arctic Alumni Keep Ties

The U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which oversees the Fulbright Program has started holding conferences for alumni in sp...

Wed, Oct 30, 2013

The Olympic Flame visited the North Pole

The Olympic Flame visited the North Pole story by Lassi Heininen, a leader of Thematic Networks on Geopolitics and Security and Professor of Arctic Politics...

Wed, Oct 30, 2013

Focus on ecological sustainable development in rural Yakutia

In November 2012, UArctic Thematic Network on Local and Regional Development and the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) organized a regional development...

Wed, Oct 30, 2013

Register now: ESIL/ASIL Joint Conference

The International Environmental Law Interest Groups of the American Society of International Law and the European Society of International Law are delighted...

Wed, Oct 30, 2013

II Arctic Educational Forum rescheduled

The second Arctic Educational Forum that was to be held in Salekhard, Russia on November 14–17, 2013 has been rescheduled. The new date will be announced...

Mon, Oct 28, 2013

Sochi Olympic Torch Run to the North Pole – A symbol of Arctic Cooperation

Sochi Olympic North Pole Torch Run, by Pat Pitney, UArctic Vice President Finance, Vice Chancellor, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Oct 25, 2013The Olympic t...

Mon, Oct 28, 2013

"Art of Arctic. Sakha-Yakutia" exhibition at Arktikum, Rovaniemi

The Arctic State Institute of Arts and Culture present student art works at the Valo Gallery at the Arctic Centre (University of Lapland) in Rovaniemi, in co...

Mon, Oct 28, 2013

Student follow-up: From studying in the North to working for the North

Ekaterina Evseeva did her north2north exchange at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2002. The former UArctic Board of Governors student representative no...

Fri, Oct 25, 2013

Natural Hazards Workshop: To develop an e-course for UArctic

The UArctic Natural Hazards Thematic Network is organizing a workshop to develop an e-course for the University of the Arctic at the Northern (Arctic) Federa...

Fri, Oct 25, 2013

Call for Papers: Association for Borderlands Studies - 1st World Conference

The Association for Borderlands Studies (ABS) invites proposals for individual papers and posters as well as complete panels and roundtables related to multi...

Fri, Oct 25, 2013

"Humans in the Arctic" seminar, Brussels, November 26, 2013

Increased economic activity has led to growth and optimism in the Arctic. This seminar sets out to address the opportunities and challenges arising f...

Wed, Oct 23, 2013

UArctic delegation at Arctic Council - Senior Arctic Officials (SAO) meeting in Whitehorse

The first SAO meeting of the Canadian Chairmanship is being held in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, from October 22nd to 23rd, 2013, and the UArctic delegation is...

Tue, Oct 22, 2013

Learn Norwegian – in Murmansk

UiT The Arctic University of Norway and the Murmansk State Humanities University (MSHU) have signed an agreement to establish a programme entitled “Norwegia...

Tue, Oct 22, 2013