The ARTEK International Conference 2018 (May 1-3, 2018 in Sisimiut, Greenland) offers an opportunity to present, discuss and exchange ideas and experiences on how to plan, design, construct, operate and maintain transportation infrastructure in cold regions. Deadline for abstracts has been extended to January 15, 2018.

The 15th International Summer School in Karelia (ISSK) will take place in Petrozavodsk, Russia on 14–19 May 2018. The main theme of the Summer School is "Discourses and political dimensions on the Arctic and the Barents Region – disciplinary theories and methods of Arctic studies".

The Calotte Academy 2018 ‘Discourses on the Arctic – (inter)disciplinary theories and methods of Arctic research’ will be organized in June 4-10, 2018 (tbc) in Rovaniemi, Salla and Inari, Finland; Kirkenes and Neiden, Norway; Apatity, Lovozero and Murmansk, Russia. Abstract submission deadline: February 15, 2018.

From October 13 to October 19, 2017, the Uarctic Thematic Network on Arctic Extractive Industries held a masters/Phd course on the topic of Security, Governance and Geopolitics in relation to Arctic Extractive Industries. 

Staff and Faculty north2north exchange funding available from and to Danish, Greenlandic and Faroese to other north2north members of UArctic. Apply by February 15, 2018.  

This will be the fifth book published in the Relate North series of Arctic Sustainable Arts & Design (ASAD) Thematic Network of University of Arctic. 

CAFF and IASC, in partnership with APECS, are looking for two CAFF-IASC Fellows in this inaugural year. Fellows will identify a joint area of interest and expertise, participate in and contribute to CAFF’s work, and produce some culminating output. Application deadline: 15 Dec 2017 at 23:59 GMT.

The Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland is taking part in a new two-year project (2017–2018) with the objective of enhancing better and suitable employment for immigrant women. The project will produce practical approaches that employers and companies can implement, and identify possibilities for networking between imm...

On February 8-9, 2018 the University of Bergen organizes the conference "Knowledge for our Common Future" on the role of Norwegian universities in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) at the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, in cooperation with the University of Akureyri and the UArctic Thematic Network on Arctic Law, was pleased to organize the 10th Polar Law Symposium. The symposium, which was integrated with the biennial Rovaniem...

If you are a student a participating UArctic institution, you can apply for a north2north student exchange at another member institution. The application deadline is Feb 15, 2018. Apply today!

The new portal at congress.uarctic.org will be continuously updated with new information as we get closer to the second UArctic Congress, organized in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland on September 3-7, 2018.

The International Summer School (ISS) offers 14 Bachelor's courses focusing mainly on Norwegian language, culture and society, and 7 Master's courses on topics of broad international interest, including a course called "A Changing Arctic". The ISS is organized at the University of Oslo (Norway), June 23 - August 3, 2018.

The application period for international master's degree programmes at the University of Lapland starts on December 1, 2017. Four programmes with altogether 45 study places are available this application round in the fields of tourism, media education, and art and design. Apply by January 15!

The primary purpose of the ForestValue Joint Call 2017 is to contribute to transforming the global economy from a dependence on fossil and non-renewable raw materials to a sustainable “bio-based economy”. The call contributes to the overall objectives of ERA-NETs – including the mobility of researchers and practitioners betwe...