The Russian language summer school program at North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) is open for international students interested in Russian language and culture. Background in Russian studies and Russian language is not a prerequisite. Application deadline: 30 April 2015.

A survey of 10,000 respondents in countries with Arctic territory reveals major differences of opinion on issues ranging from Arctic co-operation with Russia, to the threat of military conflict north of the 60th parallel, to whether the Northwest Passage is a Canadian or international waterway.

The European Commission is pleased to invite you to the first of a series of workshops on the further development of the EU's Arctic policy. The first one will take place at the Rantasipi Pohjanhovi Hotel in Rovaniemi (Finland) on 29 April 2015 and will bring together key stakeholders from business, academia and the public se...


The UArctic Institute for Arctic Policy at Dartmouth College and the University of Alaska Faribanks has been direclty involved in developing the recommendations of the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace on the future of Arctic Cooperation. Read the full report, Arctic Council Initiatives to Sustain Arctic Cooperation.




The Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network / IACN launches new Network of Arctic Research and Projects online search engine during their 2015 annual meeting. In the online database is information about experts, researchers and commentators in Iceland and the work that they do in connection with Arctic issues.



UArctic’s Board of Governors meet in Longyearbyen, Svalbard on April 15-17, 2015. Chaired by Brian Rogers, the Board made some key decisions on UArctic’s future organizational structure.


 The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (Emercom of Russia) is pleased to invite you to participate in the International conference “Security issues in implementation of economic and infrastructural projects in the Arctic” to be held on 18-20...

The UArctic is pleased to announce that registration is now open for 9th UArctic Rectors' Forum hosted by the University of Umeå, Sweden. Rectors' Forum will be held August 19 to 22, 2015.