The “Summer in Siberia” Russian language and Culture course is a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in the multicultural society of Yakutia in North East Siberia. Witness the historic social and economic changes occurring in Russia as you develop language skills in a Russian speaking environment.

The Executive of the Board of the University of the Arctic’s new Research Office held their first meeting last week in Oslo. Known as Mimir, the Board assist the Research Office in its work to build research capacity in Northern post-secondary institutions and to link researchers in these institutions with new research...

The college is having a success in its cooperation on the international bachelor program; Bachelor of Northern Studies. By a recent visit to its partner institutions an increasing interest for the program was documented.

The recent decision by the Government of Canada to dramatically cut funding to the University of the Arctic will have a impact on not only the ability of Canadian students to participate in UArctic programs, but also thousands of other students around the circumpolar world who benefited from them. UArctic has already ta...

The Chair of SCPAR Mr. Morten Høglund has written a letter to Canadian authorities in support of continued strong Canadian funding of the University of the Arctic.

November 20-25, Kazan will host International Scientific Seminar “Russian-German Collaboration in the field of Ecology of Arctic ecosystems: Results and Perspectives”.

Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2012 will be held 19-22 April, 2012, in conjunction with the International Polar Year (IPY) 2012 Conference (22-27 April, 2012). For more information, see: http://www.assw2012.org