2015

Nenets Autonomous District (Russia) has developed a concept for the Nenets indigenous peoples development up to 2025

Wed, Sep 30, 2015

Stammler - Children from camp 2 playing on a pasture close to an oil rig on the Toravei deposit Nenets AO Barents Region Russia

The administration of the Nenets Autonomous District finalized the concept of the Nenets indigenous peoples sustainable development for the period up to 2025

Apply for international Russian studies at European University at St Petersburg

Tue, Sep 29, 2015

The European University at Saint-Petersburg (EUSP) is calling out to open minds interested in the three international Master's degree programs in Russian Studies, Energy Politics or Russian Cultural History. Apply by October 30, 2015 (for the spring 2016 semester) or April 30, 2016 (for the fall 2016 semester).

Eighth Polar Law Symposium Concludes in Alaska

Tue, Sep 29, 2015

Arctic-Law-Ships-at-the-roadstead-off-Longyearbyen-Svalbard

An activity of the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law, The Eighth Polar Law Symposium was held September 23-26 at both the University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Alaska Anchorage. The next symposium will be held 5–10 October, 2016 at the University of Akureyri, Iceland.

The first issue of the "Arctic art and culture" magazine

Tue, Sep 29, 2015

The international magazine "Arctic art and culture" will be published twice a year in Russian and English. This publication consists of two interconnected parts: the traditional scientific magazine with scientific articles, surveys, reviews, and journalistic section that contains topical materials of more broad and popular ch...

Project Cycle Management (PCM) Workshops

Tue, Sep 29, 2015

The Kolarctic team is pleased to announce that in anticipation of the upcoming Kolarctic CBC Programme 2014 – 2020, the Project Cycle Management (PCM) Workshops will be organized in November 2015 in the Programme countries.

Far Eastern Federal University signs UArctic Charter

Mon, Sep 28, 2015

Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) based in the Russian city of Vladivostok is one of UArctic's newest members. Following their participation in the recent Rectors' Forum in Umeå, FEFU has now officially signed the UArctic Charter, endorsing all our higher education principles.

Funding awarded to Arctic Tourism Project

Fri, Sep 25, 2015

Dr. Pat Maher from the Cape Breton University, Canada, has been awarded approximately $215,000 by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU) for a project he is co-leading with Dr. Outi Rantala, UiT the Arctic University of Norway.

Staff and Faculty north2north exchange funding available from and to Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese to other north2north members of UArctic

Fri, Sep 25, 2015

Staff and Faculty north2north exchange funding available from and to Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese to other north2north members of UArctic. Apply by October 30.

Scholarships for students available under Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese north2north program

Fri, Sep 25, 2015

UArctic’s north2north program launches a third call for remaining scholarships for students at all levels of higher education (Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD). The scholarships can be used for student exchanges for spring 2016 or short time exchanges, conference participation and field schools with northern and arctic focus. Ap...

Russian Arctic prospects for development discussed at NEFU

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

Participants of the conference «Natural Resource Management in the Arctic: Current State and Prospects for Development» noted environmental pollution, industrial waste, degradation of traditional forms of economy have become a challenge for the Russian Arctic region.

North2north mobility report on the visit to Aarhus University, Denmark

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

Nafisa Yeasmin from the University of Lapland was one of the applicants who received financial support for mobility to and from the Kingdom of Denmark under north2north, UArctic mobility and exchange program.

Upcoming Circumpolar Innovation Workshop in Canada

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

The workshop "Circumpolar Innovation: Making Science and Technology Work for the North" will take place in Yukon College, Canada, November 26-28. This event is organized by the members of UArctic Thematic Network Commercialization of Science and Technology for the North.

The Post-graduate summer school held in Aalborg, 12-15 August 2015

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

POST-GRADUATE SUMMER SCHOOL Aalborg University

The Post-graduate summer school "Change and Continuation in the Arctic" - An interdisciplinary summer school of the humanities and social sciences was held in Aalborg 12-15 August, 2015 at Aalborg University.

The Seventh Barents Regional Road Directors Meeting in Syktyvkar, Russia

Thu, Sep 24, 2015

September 23, the Forum on road safety in the Barents region started in Syktyvkar. In the frame of the Forum, a meeting of the road administrations directors from Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia (Komi, Karelia, Arkhangelsk region) was held. Representatives of Russian federal agencies also participated in the Forum....

Major events in the FEFU campus got prizes of the Russian Event Awards

Wed, Sep 23, 2015

Five events held in the Far Eastern Federal University in 2015 became winners of the regional stage of Russian Event Awards.