On behalf of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Norwegian Centre of International Cooperation in Education (SIU) invites Nordic higher education institutions to apply for funding of Nordic-Russian cooperation projects in the field of higher education. The Nordic-Russian Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Research...

The Arctic Yearbook, which was launched in November 2012 [www.arcticyearbook.com] is calling for abstracts for submissions to the 2013 edition. Call for Abstracts (deadline): 15 February 2013 (250-400 words)Draft papers (deadline): 15 June 2013 (4000-6000 words)

EUSP opens the position of Associate Professor in Arctic Social Studies.

UArctic wishes you all a very happy holidays and best wishes for the New Year. UArctic offices will be closed from Dec 21, 2013 to Jan 6, 2014.

The Barents Cross-Border University (BCBU) initiative has published the Multidisciplinary Dialogue Summer School Extended Abstract Book (92 Pages, 16 Extended Abstracts) online at Doria, a multi-institutional repository maintained by National Library of Finland. Doria collection of the University of Lapland. The BCBU inclu...

Please find attached the call for Oulanka research station director’s post. Deadline for applications is 7th January, 2013. Feel free to distribute the call in your networks.

The Calotte Academy 2013 will be organized in May 16-23, 2013 in Rovaniemi and Inari, Finland; in Tromsø, Norway; and in Kiruna, Sweden. The Calotte Academy is organized by the Northern Research Forum, together with the UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security.

The Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai International Discussion Club (valdaiclub.com) has awarded a grant for the international research group consisted of the members of the NRF-UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security, Docent Lassi Heininen from University of Lapland, Finland, Professor...

Season's Greetings from the University of the Arctic. Wishing you peaceful holidays and all the best for the New Year. UArctic offices will be closed from Dec 22, 2012 - Jan 2, 2013.

Please find attached the December Newsletter from our Thematic Network on Social Work in the Arctic.

Call for applications for the Master's Programme in Health and Wellbeing in the Circumpolar Area (MCH) at the University of Oulu is open until the deadline of January 31, 2013 (16.00 GMT +2) via University Admissions Finland (UAF). MCH is an international two-year programme of 120 ECTS focusing on the specific features, q...

The call for applications for the Master's degree in Comparative Social Work at the University of Lapland is open until the deadline of January 31, 2013. Comparative Social Work is an international two-year master's degree programme of 120 ECTS. It has been developed within the frameworks of the Barents Cross Border Univers...

On 12 December, Umeå University inaugurated the Arctic Research Centre “Arcum”. Now all Arctic countries have such a research centre. World-famous scientists such as Robert W. Corell, who was a climate adviser to Al Gore, are involved in the opening ceremony. [Source: Umeå University]

Call for Submissions for the 2nd International Indigenous Voices in Social Work Conference, " Indigenous Knowledges: Resurgence, Implementation and Collaboration," which takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada July 8-11, 2013.

A wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in a multicultural society of Yakutia in the North-Eastern Siberia. Witness the historic, social, economic and cultural changes which occur in Yakutia at present.