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Preparatory meeting on Finnish-Japanese Summer School on Arctic Studies held at Sapporo on 4-6 February 2019

On 04-06 February 2019, Finnish delegates representing the Universities of Helsinki, Lapland and Oulu joined their counterpart – representatives from Hokkaid...

Tue, Feb 12, 2019

Reminder: Summer School on Arctic Studies at Hokkaido University

The summer school at Hokkaido University is for advanced level undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Lapland, Universit...

Fri, Jan 18, 2019

Call for application: Hokkaido University hosts Summer School on Arctic Studies 2019

The summer school at Hokkaido University is for advanced level undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Lapland, Universit...

Tue, Dec 18, 2018

Apply for Hokkaido Summer Institute 2019

The season for the Hokkaido Summer Institute (HSI) is approaching once again! More than 160 world-leading researchers from overseas will gather at Hokkaido U...

Fri, Dec 14, 2018

New programme to support Arctic research cooperation between Finland and Japan

Finnish and Japanese universities will tighten cooperation in Arctic research and education by establishing Finnish-Japanese Arctic Studies Program. The proj...

Wed, Sep 19, 2018

3rd Top of the World Arctic Broadband Summit Wrapped up in Sapporo

On June 27-28, policy leaders, researchers, tech industry experts and other executives met in Sapporo, Japan to discuss the need and potential for broadband...

Mon, Jul 02, 2018

3rd Top of the World Arctic Broadband Summit in Sapporo on June 27-28

The 3rd Top of the World Arctic Broadband Summit (TOW Summit) will be organized on June 27-28, 2018 in Sapporo, Japan in collaboration with the Hokkaido Gove...

Mon, Jun 11, 2018

PHOTO: Naomi Takeshima, Hokkaido University

UArctic’s VP Organization Appointed as Hokkaido University Ambassador

Outi Snellman, UArctic Vice-President Organization and Director of International Relations of the University of Lapland, has been appointed as Hokkaido Unive...

Mon, Jun 11, 2018

A winter Arctic school for Japanese students opened at the North-Eastern Federal University

An international winter school for students and sustainable development professionals from Japan opened at the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk.

Mon, Mar 05, 2018

Save The Date: 3rd AEC Top of the World Arctic Broadband Summit

The Arctic Economic Council (AEC) is happy to announce that the 3rd Top of the World Arctic Broadband Summit will be held on June 27-28, 2018. This year’s Su...

Wed, Feb 14, 2018