In December 2014 at Petrozavodsk State University the new Institute of High Biomedical Technologies was opened.

The European Commission Horizon 2020: Societal Challenges invites proposals for its H2020-DRS-2015 disaster resilience: safeguarding and securing society, including adapting to climate change call. The closing date for this call is 27th August 2015. 

The University of Aberdeen, Scotland, is currently offering an Elphinstone Scholarship fee-waiver for a PhD student to be affiliated with the 'Narrative Objects: The Sakha Summer Festival and Cultural Revitalization' project. The start date would be September 2015 and home, EU and overseas students are welcome to apply.

University of the Arctic invites you to make input in the survey to identify research priorities relevant for the Northern regions citizens.

Members of the north2north+ reference group meet March 26, 2015 in Copenhagen to plan the future of circumpolar academic mobility. The reference group, made up of mobility experts and representatives from the Arctic states will look how the current north2north program can be transformed into a comprehensive structural mobilit...

UArctic Research Area aims to increase the research cooperation between the UArctic member universities and organizations by improving their opportunities for research funding and facilitating cooperation with international science organizations.

Hosted by the University of Umeå, Sweden, the 9th UArctic Rectors' Forum will be held August 19 to 22, 2015. The theme will be "The Challenges of Arctic Research."

The book is devoted to Norway and Scotland, two countries at the North of Europe. The authors write about the economic, social and political development of both countries since 1800, making interesting comparisons and conclusions.

UArctic Thematic Networks leaders gathered together in Bodø, Norway, for their annual program team meeting. This year the aim was to brainstorm potential topical Arctic issues and gaps in knowledge for joint research projects.

Siberian Federal University invites students in Economics and Management who speak English and can use the basic methodology of economic analysis to participate in the International Summer School 2015 “Modern Challenges in Economic Science and Practice” to be held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on July 6-19, 2015. Apply by June 1.

23 March at Northern (Arctic) Federal University 11 BCS students got diplomas of the University of the Arctic. The BCS program is offered by several UArctic members, among which is the University of Nordland (Norway). Its representatives Eivind Karlsen and Hakan Sandersen attended the graduation ceremony.

In August 2015, the University of the Faroe Islands, University of Greenland, University of Akureyri in Iceland, University of Iceland and University of Nordland, coastal Norway, will launch a new international and interdisciplinary master’s program in West Nordic Studies, Governance and Sustainable Management.

The start of the project is March 24. The competition is held by the Surgut State University to develop mobile devices and to enhance creative potential of young programmers. Leading mobile business companies will estimate the work of young programmers.

The summer school for young scientists will focus on environmental stressors in the High North and the challenges involved in studying human health effects of such external factors. Deadline for applications: 1 May 2015.

In 2015 Ilisagvik College celebrates its 20th anniversary and 20 successful years of providing post-secondary education in the North Slope, Alaska. (original article on The Arctic Sounder website)