JPI Urban Europe’s fourth call – the ERA-NET Cofund Smart Urban Futures (ENSUF) – supported by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme, is open until 15 March 2015.


International exchange students of the University of Lapland's Faculty of Art and Design have created gift concepts for UArctic Student Ambassadors as part of their Finnish Design course. The designs from the past two courses are displayed February 23 - March 10, 2016 in Gallery Kajo in connection with the Arctic Design Week.

The Swedish Research Council invites applications for its project grants for artistic research. The deadline for applications is 15 March 2016.


Reminder: Calotte Academy 2016

Wed, Feb 10, 2016
The Calotte Academy 2016 ‘Resilience related to Sustainable Development in Globalization’ will be organized from 30 May to 5 June, 2016 in Rovaniemi and Inari, Finland; Apatity and Murmansk, Russia; Kirkenes and Neiden, Norway. Abstract submission and PhD candidate funding application deadline is March 14, 2016.


Are there alternative solutions for the management of reindeer husbandry in Finnmark, Norway? On February 9, 2016 a seminar is held Kautokeino, Norway in connection with the launch of a new textbook on Sami reindeer husbandry in Finnmark.



During the 15-day course (1-15 June 2016) by University of Alaska Fairbanks, students will learn about Arctic vegetation, soils, landforms, permafrost, geology, wildlife and land-use along the incredible research transect from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, traversing boreal forest, alpine, and Arctic biomes. Apply by March 15, 2016.



The University of Iceland offers a world-class, intensive multidisciplinary two-year Master of Science program on Arctic and Sub-Arctic Marine Science and Fisheries, with an emphasis on marine ecology and fisheries. The application period opens March 1, 2016, and studies begin in January 2017.