GRID-Arendal Director gets prestigious award

Thu, May 31, 2018

Peter Harris is GRID-Arendal’s Managing Director and he recently became the first Australian to be awarded the Francis P. Shepard Medal for Marine Geology.

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Postdoc position on UAA in Health Sciences and Circumpolar Health Studies

Wed, May 30, 2018

The University of Alaska Anchorage invites applications for the position of Multicultural Postdoctoral Fellow that can provide multicultural perspective to teaching and research within the Department of Health Sciences (DHS) and the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies (ICHS). This position will begin in August 2018 and w...

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Conference 25 years of Barents Cooperation was held in Luleå, Sweden

Wed, May 30, 2018

Stakeholders from the Barents region met in Luleå to invigorate the youth perspective in the development of our societies and the future of the Barents region.

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The UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education organizes a webinar on inclusive education in Finnish education system

Tue, May 29, 2018

Next webinar of the UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education will be organized June 7, 2018 at 5 pm (UTC +3). The topic of the webinar is Finnish basic education and teacher education – perspectives on inclusive education.

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New publication on Food Security Governance in the Arctic-Barents Region

Tue, May 29, 2018

The recently published book on food security and its governance in the Arctic-Barents region is written by Kamrul Hossain, Dele Raheem and Shaun Cormier, from University of Lapland. Kamrul Hossain is also leading UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law.

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Shanghai Forum focuses on Arctic issues and development of the Arctic on theme session

Mon, May 28, 2018

Shanghai Forum is held on 26-28 May 2018. For the first time Shanghai Forum has a special session for Arctic issues.

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Apply for Internship at UArctic or at AEC by May 31

Mon, May 28, 2018

Two internship positions available for students at the UArctic's member institutions in Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland. Apply by May 31, 2018.

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Arctic Indigenous Youth wrote the Best Cookbook in the World

Mon, May 28, 2018

An international group of young indigenous peoples, with their food book entitled: “EALLU – Food, Knowledge and How We Have Thrived on the Margins” has won the overall Gourmand International Cookbook Award.

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North2North Information Meeting takes place in Arkhangelsk

Wed, May 23, 2018

The Russian north2north Mobility Partner Institution Contact Meeting is organized by the International Cooperation Office and UArctic Research Office teams at the Northern (Arctic) Federal University on May 22– 23, 2018.

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UArctic Congress 2018: Deadline for early-bird fee extended

Wed, May 23, 2018

The deadline for early-bird registration has been extended by a week and it is available until June 8.

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Side event "Indigenous Languages in Urbanized Area" to be organized in UArctic Congress 2018

Fri, May 18, 2018

UArctic Thematic Network on Teacher Education and UNESCO/UNITWIN network on teacher education will organize a side event as a part of the UArctic Congress in Oulu, Finland on September 3rd, 2018.

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Core Fulbright Scholar Program to visit Finland - deadline August, 1, 2018

Fri, May 18, 2018

The Core Fulbright Scholar Program offers American scholars an opportunity to visit Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences. The application period for the academic year 2019-20 begins on March 1, 2018, and ends on August 1, 2018. Apply for the award through the CIES/IIE. The Core Fulbright Program...

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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships (MSCA IF) 2018, deadline 12.9.2018

Fri, May 18, 2018

The goal of the Individual Fellowships is to enhance the creative and innovative potential of experienced researchers, wishing to diversify their individual competence in terms of skill acquisition Eligible countries: described in Annex A of the Work Programme.A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatic...

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Interreg Europe call is open from 7 May until 22 June 2018

Fri, May 18, 2018

Interreg Europe call for project proposals opens on 7 May and closes on 22 June, at 12:00 p.m. CET (Paris time). During the call, you can submit your application via our online system iOLF. Have a look also at the iOLF guide. Find all details at the funder website.  

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Survey for international organizations about job market needs

Thu, May 17, 2018

The Higher School of Economics University is preparing to open a new International Educational Program in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. To clarify the job market needs for their alumni, they have prepared a survey.

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