During its Second Meeting, the Assembly of UArctic elected new board members for the three-year term 2021-2024.

The incoming new Board members are Tore Furevik from the University of Bergen, Norway, Johanna Ikäheimo from Lappset Oy, Finland and Pat Pitney from the University of Alaska, USA. They become members of the Board of UArctic for a three-year term (2021-2024).

UArctic congratulates the newly elected board members and is pleased about the added competence that they bring to the Board of UArctic.

The Assembly also elected Juho Kähkönen from the University of Lapland as Student Representative on the Board for a fixed three-year term 2021-2024.

The full composition of the Board in 2021:

Peter Sköld (Chair), 2019-2022

Elena Kudryashova (Vice-Chair), 2021-2024

Jouko Niinimäki (Vice-Chair), 2019-2022

Mikhail Pogodaev (Member), 2020-2023

Ross A. Virginia (Member), 2021-2024

Gary Kachanoski (Member), 2020-2023

Sergey Aplonov (Member), 2021-2024

Anne Husebekk (Member), 2021-2024

Tore Furevik (Member), 2021-2024

Magnús Gudmundsson (Member), 2019-2022

Robert Sauvé (Member), 2020-2023

Frederik Paulsen (Member), 2020-2023

Pat K. Pitney (Member), 2021-2024

Johanna Ikäheimo (Member), 2021-2024

Laurie-Ann Lines (Student Representative), 2019-2022

Juho Kähkönen (Student Representative), 2021-2024

Giuseppe Amatulli (Student Representative), 2020-2023

Outi Snellman (Secretary)

The Assembly also acknowledged the contributions made by Karen Barnes from Yukon University and Evon Peter from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks as they concluded their term (2018-2021)on the Board, and thanks them for having helped to guide UArctic through an exciting period of transition and development. In addition, Assembly acknowledged and wishes to thank Kamila Faizieva from Industrial University of Tyumen, Russia for her contributions and time as Student Representative on the Board of UArctic (2018-2021).

UArctic welcomed 13 new members to the network, bringing UArctic's total membership to 226:

  1. Finlandia University
  2. Fudan University
  3. Gubkin University - National University of Oil and Gas
  4. HSE University - National Research University Higher School of
    Economics
  5. Karelia University of Applied Sciences
  6. Lomonosov Moscow State University
  7. Molde University College
  8. Robert Gordon University
  9. Saskatchewan Polytechnic
  10. University of Edinburgh
  11. University of Prince Edward Island
  12. University of St Andrews
  13. University of Strathclyde

The Assembly also welcomed seven new Thematic Networks to UArctic:

  1. Thematic Network on Arctic Indigenous Film, hosted by International Sámi Film Institute ISFI, Norway
  2. Thematic Network on Arctic Space Hub, hosted by Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, University of Oulu, Finland
  3. Thematic Network on Arctic Urban Planning and Design, hosted by UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
  4. Thematic Network on Bioregional Planning for Resilient Rural Communities, hosted by University of New England, United States of America
  5. Thematic Network on Circular Economy, hosted by Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Finland
  6. Thematic Network on Children in the Arctic, hosted by Ilisimatusarfik / University of Greenland, Greenland
  7. Thematic Network on Critical Arctic Studies, hosted by Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Finland