For an intense week in June 2008, the UArctic Office of Undergraduate Studies in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, hosted a Core Courses Module Authors’ Curriculum Workshop. The purpose of the workshop was to revise and peer review the modules for two Circumpolar Studies Core courses: BCS 311 and 312 Land and Environment of the Circum...

On 8-13 June 2008, two projects from the UArctic IPY Higher Education and Outreach cluster held a joint workshop at International Arctic Research Center (IARC) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. At the workshop, K-12 teachers received training in the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded IPY GLOBE Seasons and Biom...


The International Institute for Sustainable Development is currently recruiting northern Canadian youth to take part in a six-month internship program. Placements are with leading organizations working on northern issues in other circumpolar countries and in southern Canada.



Driven by the need to protect the cultures and livelihoods of countries and regions most affected by climate change, representatives of Arctic communities and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have joined in calling for action before it is too late.

The European Union has granted a maximum of four million Euros for the cooperation project Integration, Interaction and Institutions –Triple I that is coordinated by the University of Turku. The project aims to enhance cooperation between the Russian universities and the higher education institutions in the EU member states.





UArctic continues this month to showcase a variety of student profiles from one of its most active members, Sakha State University. In Part 2, meet two more exceptional BCS students, Anastasia Ivanova and Natasha Bochkareva.


The University of Alaska Fairbanks invites applications for a research technician 2 position at the Institute of Arctic Biology. The successful candidate will be responsible for the collection and maintenance of environmental data associated with the Alaska Peatland Experiment (APEX; see http://apex.msu.edu/), located near th...