From February 4-6, 2008, the Jokkmokk Winter Conference held its inaugral three day conference in Jokkmokk, Northern Sweden. The three day event was a resounding success, which drew 70 participants from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Russia and Canada, 60 of whom were students. The Conference was also attended and contributed by a...

The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) in Longyearbyen, Norway, invites applications for a faculty position in Arctic Environmental Technology.

The Alaska Native Language Center (ANLC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is hosting "Climate, Language and Indigenous Perspectives (CLIP)," an informal workshop on how linguistic knowledge can form a link between scientific inquiry and indigenous perspectives of climate. The workshop will be held at UAF on 13-15 A...

What are the trends in European Institutions' adoption of the Bologna Process and what do these trends mean for study abroad, transatlantic student flows, admissions and research? Hear answers to these questions and ask the experts for advice regarding your own concerns. Participate in NAFSA's seminar on February 27, 2008 (12...

The Northern Dimension Partnership in Public Health and Social Well-being (NDPHS) is pleased to announce funding available through the NDPHS Project Pipeline for projects aiming to improve health and social well-being in the Northern Dimension area. Moreover, they are pleased to inform that their Database has been extended to...

You are invited to participate in the ARCUS 20th Annual Meeting and Arctic Forum in Washington, DC, on 14-15 May 2008. The theme of this year's meeting is "Tipping Points - The Arctic and Global Change."

The UArctic International Secretariat and the organizing crew from the University of Alberta are pleased to announce that invitations have been sent and that registration is now open for  2008 Council Meeting. The Meeting will take place in Edmonton, Alberta Canada, from June 2-5, 2008. Members should note that the registrati...

IPY EALAT would like to invite interested persons to their seminar in Guovdageaidnu, Finnmark Norway, about traditional knowledge featuring Professor, Dr Fikret Berkes Nautral Resource Institute University of Manitoba as the mainlecturer.

University of Alaska Fairbanks and Hokkaido University announce a sea-ice field course that is open to graduate-level students and post-graduate professionals from relevant fields; openings may also exist for a small number of advanced undergraduate students with appropriate background with permission from the instructors.

The Organisation for Ecomomic Co-operation and Development Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (OECD/ImHE) is currently organizing two conferences: 'Higher education: Spaces and places for learning, innovation and knowledge transfer' which is hosted by Helsinki University of Technology  from May 21-23, F...

Climate and energy issues are the focus of a newly established working party consisting of MPs from all of the countries in the Baltic Sea Region, which held its first meeting in Estonia on Tuesday, chaired by the Estonian MP Mart Jüssi. The aim of the group is to strengthen regional co-operation on energy and climate change.

In celebration of the International Polar Year, the popular Inuit tribal funk band, Pamyua, gave two performances for K-12 students in Fairbanks, Alaska, on  February 1. In addition, Jenny Baeseman, director of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), introduced the students to IPY through her experiences wor...

The University of Alberta will host the Canadian Arctic Summit  at the University of Alberta between the 28 – 30 May 2008. The Summit will take place at the Myer Horowitz Theatre, at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

European research teams are offered free access (including travel) to the Ny-Ålesund Research Infrastructure in Svalbard, Norway. This is part of the Transnational Access Programme of the European Community FP6.

Twenty-seven Saami students form reindeer husbandry started on the IPY EALAT bachelor course (30 ETCS Points) this week, also called Learning by Herding offered by Saami University College. The course trains students to include traditional knoweledge in biological understanding, insights and analyses.