2014

New Arctic Studies specialization in the CCG programme at Aalborg University, Denmark

Wed, Apr 02, 2014

Aalborg University, Denmark offers a new Arctic Studies specialization under the Culture, Communication and Globalization (CCG) programme with a focus on Arctic communities and globalization.

The Natural Hazards workshop in Arkhangelsk: outcomes and follow-ups

Fri, Mar 28, 2014

On the 22 of March, the Natural Hazards workshop ended in NarFU, Arkhangelsk. More than 40 scientists and students from universities of the U.S., Canada, Finland, Germany, Norway and the leading Russian universities - members of the consortium of the University of the Arctic - took part in this event. The workshop was the fir...

UArctic and The Northern Forum renew Partnership Agreement

Fri, Mar 28, 2014

UArctic - Northern Forum MOU signing 2014

An agreement of mutual cooperation between the University of the Arctic and The Northern Forum was signed during a UArctic delegation visit to Yakutsk, Russia on March 21st, 2014.

Seminar on Sustainable Fishing in the Arctic

Fri, Mar 28, 2014

A seminar on “Sustainable Fishing in the Arctic” will be held in Brussels on the 7th of May, 2014 at the Norway House, in Brussels. The event is organised by North Norway European Office, in collaboration with the Mission of Norway to the European Union and the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, and in partn...

A new website available on the traditional knowledge of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic and the Far North of Russia

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

UNESCO Northern Peoples Climate Change Site

"The UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education, with the support of the UNESCO Intersectoral Platform "UNESCO's Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation", has developed a web site and open-access informational and educational resources based on the traditional knowledge of the indigenous peopl...

NEFU workshop on education in Norway

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

The eighth session of the international interdisciplinary workshop “Cold Lands” organized by NEFU Department of Northern Studies has begun. Tor Gjertsen, a professor at the University of Tromsø - the Arctic University of Norway, met with students of the international distance courses of the Bachelor of N...

CBU-BCBU 2014 Multidisciplinary Summer School

Thu, Mar 27, 2014

The University of Eastern Finland invites you to attend the second Multidisciplinary CBU-BCBU Summer School in August 25-29, 2014 in Kuopio, Finland. Registration opens on April 5 and closes on April 30.

Succesful transfer of network leadership and conference from Alta to Yakutsk

Wed, Mar 26, 2014

News from Yakutia, Russia by Tor Gjertsen In the photo on the left; Michail Prisyaznyy, pro-rector and head of the department for Northern Studies,Tor Gjertsen, Evgenia Mikhailova, Rector of NEFU, Alexandr Kugaevskiy, Director of the Institute of Fnance and Economics/NEFU, and Oxana Romanova, Vice-Director and Head of Researc...

Report from 2013 Students' Forum, Arkhangelsk

Wed, Mar 26, 2014

In June 2013 students from several UArctic institutions met at the Students' Forum organized in conjuction with the Rectors' Forum in Arkhangelsk, Russia. Below is a report from one of the students, sharing their experiences and conclusions. Students' Forum 2014 will take place at the University of Akureyri, Iceland on May 27...

Early bird registration for Northern Regions Mining Summit ends March 31

Tue, Mar 25, 2014

Register now to participate in the Northern Regions Mining Summit, which will be held May 28-30 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the Pinnacle Marriott Hotel. The Summit will address the social, cultural and economic impact and opportunity of mineral resource development for Northern peoples in Alaska, Canada and Gre...

Seminar on Arctic/Northern Research at University of Helsinki, April 11, 2014

Mon, Mar 24, 2014

This seminar is intended for those engaged in research into the Arctic or northern issues and/or those who are interested in research collaboration in Arctic research. The research areas covered range from the humanities to the sciences. The seminar is organized by the University of the Arctic thematic networks in conjunc...

MobilityDK report: Visit to UiT and Arctic Frontiers

Fri, Mar 21, 2014

Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen is one of the several applicants who received travel support from MobilityDK, UArctic's pilot model for providing financial support for teacher, researcher and student exchange. The Assistant Professor from Aalborg University, Denmark used his travel support to visit University of Tromsø and participa...

Arctic Studies - A specialization of the Culture, Communication and Globalization (CCG) programme, Aalborg University (DK)

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

Aalborg University offers a new specialization under the CCG with a focus on Arctic communities and globalization. The region of interest in “Arctic Studies” (AS) is the Circumpolar North, including Greenland, the northern parts of Scandinavia, Canada, Alaska and Russia, the North Atlantic and the Polar Sea. This specializati...

CBU/BCBU Summer School webpages open

Thu, Mar 20, 2014

CBU-BCBU 2014 Multidisciplinary summer school, Kuopio, Finland The University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, invites you to attend the second Multidisciplinary CBU-BCBU Summer School in August 25-29, 2014 in Kuopio, Finland. The webpages are now open at http://www.uef.fi/summerschool2014

NEFU and University of Versailles to conduct sociological research on climate change

Fri, Mar 14, 2014

North-Eastern Federal University's Department of Northern Studies announced the recruitment of researchers-interviewers for participation in the international project of the federal university and the University of Versailles (France). The project will focus on the sociological study of the views of the republic residents...