Sámi National Day 2018

Tue, Feb 06, 2018
Today, 6 February 2018, is the Sámi National day. Sámi National day has been celebrated since 1993 across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The date was chosen to commemorate the first Sámi congress, which took place on 6 February, 1917.



A number of educational activities will take place in concjunction with the International Congress of Circumpolar Health-17. If you wish to learn about human health in Arctic areas, join the international summer school and PhD course in Arctic Health.  


North-Eastern Federal University is offering a two-week summer field school from 5-19 August, 2018. Throughout the duration of the Summer School, students will study the culture of Indigir Evens in Kabergena community located in the Yakutian Arctic. The two-week field trip includes lectures and workshops on applied culture, t...

Are you planning a new Thematic Network? Now is time to act! The next deadline for submitting proposal is 1st of May 2018 for the Council meeting to be held in September in conjunction with the UArctic Congress 2018. However is it strongly advised to be in contact with Thematic Networks Office as early as possible for guidanc...

Youth Atlantic Treaty Association (YATA) Denmark is proud to announce the 31st edition of the annual Danish Atlantic Youth Seminar (DAYS). This year’s seminar will be carried out in Copenhagen from March 13th – March 18th and will explore the topic of Security and Resilience in the Arctic. The seminar is aimed at students and...


SCAR, in cooperation with APECS and IASC, is pleased to announce the availability of travel support for POLAR2018. Travel support via this process is currently available for early career researchers up to 5 years past PhD with an Arctic and / or Antarctic and / or Cryospheric research focus (an allowance will be made for care...

The deadline to submit your application to the second Sentinel North International Ph.D School is extended to February 6, 2018. Taking place on board the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen deployed in Baffin Bay and the Fjords of Baffin Island, Nunavut (Canada), the Sentinel North International Ph.D School is a unique...