Nordic Council President: Nordic cooperation relevant for everyone

Mon, Jun 29, 2015

Nordic cooperation must be made even more visible than it is today, says Höskuldur Þórhallsson, the new President of the Nordic Council, in an interview in the 2015 issue of the UArctic Magazine Shared Voices.

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Taimyr college and the Arctic - students and teachers’ activities

Fri, Jun 26, 2015

Director Vera Cherkasova tells of actual and interesting events of the College.

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Conference "Natural Resource Management in the Arctic: Current State and Prospects for Development", Sept 22-25, 2015, Yakutsk

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

The 1st International Research-to-Practice Conference on Natural Resource Management in the Arctic, organized in Yakutsk, Russia on September 22-25, 2015, brings together scientists in geography, geology, biology, and related sciences and practitioners to disseminate and produce advanced scientific and practical experience.

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Arctic comes to the fore

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

VIII All-Russian Festival "PR Days in Yakutia" was held In Yakutsk, Russia, June 18. Development of the Arctic became its main focus as it is one of the key regions in the global geopolitics

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Student and researcher mobility in the European Arctic: Towards growth in the North

Thu, Jun 25, 2015

In their article for the 2015 Shared Voices magazine, CEO of Finland Chamber of Commerce Risto E. J. Penttilä and his Arctic Advisor Eero Hokkanen discuss how student, teacher and researcher mobility between the Nordic countries can help to achieve sustainable growth in the North.

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University without professors 2.0 - summer school of European university in Saint-Petersburg

Wed, Jun 24, 2015

20-25 June 2015 PhD students  of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology at the European University in St. Petersburg in collaboration with the Center for Social and Political Research and Technologies (Tomsk) organize the summer school "University without professors 2.0"

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UiT The Arctic University of Norway seeks PhD student in arctic sea ice ecology

Wed, Jun 24, 2015

UiT The Arctic University of Norway seeks applications for a PhD student position in Arctic sea ice ecology. This full-time position is for a fixed term of four years, and will be based in Tromsø and Longyearbyen, Norway. Application deadline: 28 July 2015.

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UNIS seeks PhD candidates in meteorology

Tue, Jun 23, 2015

The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) seeks candidates for a PhD student position in meteorology to study air-cryosphere-sea interaction processes around Svalbard and in the Arctic. This is a four-year position and will be based in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. Application deadline: 15 July 2015.

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Letter from the President: Maintaining the Arctic as a zone of peace

Mon, Jun 22, 2015

In his opening letter of the 2015 issue of Shared Voices, UArctic's annual magazine, UArctic's President Lars Kullerud talks about the importance of cooperation and open dialogue in maintaining the Arctic as a zone of peace.

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges Explorations Grants

Mon, Jun 22, 2015

The Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) fosters innovation in global health research. Next round of accepting applications will be starting September 2015.

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Gargia-Oktemtsy-2015 Conference on Sustainable Development of the Northern Territories

Mon, Jun 22, 2015

From June 11 to 13, 2015, Oktemtsy village of Khangalassky region of Sakha Republic, Yakutia, Russia, held the second Gargia-Oktemtsy-2015 conference with the title “Sustainable Development of the Northern Territories: small production technology as the basis for the development of tourism infrastructure."

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Council of UArctic meets in Buryatia

Wed, Jun 17, 2015

The Council of UArctic has concluded its 18th meeting held June 14-17, 2015 at the Buryat State University in Ulan Ude, Russian Federation. About one hundred Council members and other participants attended the meetings and enjoyed a diverse cultural program and excursions in the beautiful region of Buryatia.

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New MA Program in Arctic Social Sciences (European University at St. Petersburg)

Wed, Jun 17, 2015

European University at St. Petersburg (Russia) introduces a new Master-level program focusing on Arctic and Siberian cultural/social anthropology. The program is carried out in Russian and taught by a group of researchers. Application deadline: August 1, 2015.

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Positions at new Arctic Research Centre, Hokkaido University

Tue, Jun 16, 2015

The recently established Arctic Research Centre at Hokkaido University has issued an international open call for three tenure-track positions. The center seeks young researchers in social science and humanities such as Arctic policy, development of the Arctic, consequent social change and risk management, etc.

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Overseas field study of the Norilsk Industrial Institute students

Tue, Jun 16, 2015

Every year Norilsk State Industrial Institute leads a joint project with the Finnish company “Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy”. The project is undertaken to develop and enhance professional competences of students to adapt foreign educational and production systems

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