After a long travel in both distance and mind, I am now back in Tromsø, Norway. Our destination was Kolymskoe North East of Sakha Republic Yakutia, and the purpose was the UArctic EALAT Institute Workshop dealing with global challenges and perspectives of reindeer herders in the region.

Good morning everyone. This is a room full, I would say. I’m very pleased to be here to welcome you on behalf of the Government of Canada and all Canadians to IPY 2012 and to the great city of Montreal.

A PhD student is required to assist with research and activities associated with a conference on Northern Governance and Economy scheduled to take place during October 2012.

I went on an exchange to the University Centre on Svalbard through the north2north mobility program from July, 2010 to May, 2011. There I studied Arctic Biology in the most amazing and unique location I have ever lived: an island archipelago at 78oN in the European Arctic.

The combination of social trust and individual entrepreneurship is at the core of sustainable development. That was the message of Secretary General Halldór Ásgrímsson at the Stockholm+40 conference on April 24.

UArctic scholars and experts in the area of the role of indigenous knowledge systems in higher education and research today presented in a panel discussion at the International Polar Year conference in Montreal. Council Chair Jim McDonald and UArctic Vice-President Indigenous Affairs Jan Henry-Keskitalo were joined by Sami Ed...

UArctic's Vice-President Indigenous, Jan Henry Keskitalo, together with Council Chair Jim McDonald, Wilp Wilxo'oskwhl Nisga'a Institute's Deanna Nyce and Sami Education Institute's Liisa Holmberg will present in the session Indigenous Knowledge: From Understanding other ways of Knowing to Indigenous Participation in Research...

In his opening speech to the International Polar Year Conference in Montreal, John Duncan, Canada's Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, spoke in support of the University of the Arctic as one of the important partners in the country's work in circumpolar cooperation.

The NSVC is an international student-led initiative, working in conjunction with the Centre for Nordic Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) in Scotland.

The Nordic Master Programme aims to stimulate cooperation between Nordic higher education institutions on the development of joint Master’s programmes of high international quality that will attract both Nordic and non-Nordic students.

Despite of drastic funding cuts in the north2north mobility program in Canada in 2011, the Canadian institutions members of UArctic are still very active. The funding cuts approved by the Canadian government last year, which lead to the closure of the north2north National Agency in Saskatoon, haven’t stopped the dynamism of t...

The University of the Arctic is once again well represented at the upcoming conference of the International Polar Year, taking place April 22-27, 2012 in Montreal, Canada. This year's IPY conference is being organized back-to-back with the Arctic Science Summit Week from April 19-22. UArctic's Mimir group and Research Office...

Univeristy of Lapland's delegation is visiting Murmansk for Nordic Days.

The International Centre for Northern Governance and Development is pleased to provide you with the March 2012 edition (Vol. 2, Issue 3) of ICNGD News. Please see attached in PDF format.

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Iceland and Norway signed a three year Memorandum of Understanding in Akureyri on September 29, 2011, concerning co-operation in the field of Arctic scientific research. Exchange scholarships for Icelandic and Norwegian Students in Arctic Studies are one of the key activities in this co-ope...