On October 15th and 16th October members from northern universities dealing with marine and fisheries related education held a meeting in Tromsø on cooperation on education. The name of the project is “NORDMARINE - Network to enhance education on marine resources and skills in utilizing them in the Arctic”. The project was s...

The World Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE) and the University of Lapland host a global gathering of arts educators at the most northerly university in the European Union from 7.11.2012–9.11.2012. The event will be organized in association with the Institute for Northern Culture and the University of the Arctic Th...

Sámi allaskuvla/Sámi University College hosted an international conference entitled Duodji 2012 - International Conference on Indigenous Arts, Crafts and Design, October the 24.and 25.2012 at Diehtosiida in Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino, Norway. The conference was sponsored by Nordisk Ministerråd (Nordic Council of Minister...

The University of Washington announces a new Canada-U.S. Fulbright Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. The Arctic Chair is jointly sponsored by the Office of Global Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, and College of the Environment as part of the Future of Ice initiative. The fi...

Northern (Arctic) Federal University invites exchange students to take part in the spring semester programme “Diverse Arctic: Local Challenges – Global Changes” starting from February 2013. This interdisciplinary English-taught programme is constituted of three compulsory courses which give insights into societies, poli...