Research and exchange of knowledge are priority investment areas in all the Nordic countries. Taken as a whole our investments in research are well above the European average, headed by Sweden and Finland who are already exceeding the EU goal of spending three per cent of GNP for research and development before 2010.

The Arctic Research Infrastructure Fund was officially announced on February 20, by Canada's Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC).

Grande Prairie Regional College today celebrated the launch of a new Drama Diploma. In September of 2009, the first students will begin studies in one of two diploma specializations: Drama andPerformance, or Technical Theatre.

UArctic Russian-Norwegian Barents partners cooperate in the Bologna implementation.

The two countries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pursue collaboration on polar research activities.

Climate Action Network Canada Canada seeks an enthusiastic individual to assist with efforts to raise awareness about the impacts of climate change in Canada's North and the steps that need to be taken to avoid dangerous climate change and address ongoing impacts.

The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) is pleased to announce the International and Interdisciplinary IPY Polar Field School.

North2North student Valentina Mikhaylova, from Yakutsk State University tells us about her travel and study experiences in Canada:

Igloolike Expedition is a small group of individuals planning a year-long polar bear observation and data recording project in the Arctic.

Ilulissat Icefjord is the first site in Greenland and one of the first in the Arctic to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List among numerous other world famous localities.

Athabasca University’s (AU) Digitization Portal is the gateway for staff and students, as well as for the public, to access and explore Athabasca University Library’s unique digital collections.

The Association of World Reindeer Herders, in cooperation with the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry, announces the 4th World Reindeer Herders Congress, to be held 30 March through 4 April 2009, in Kautokeino, Norway.

During the last three years, the Secretariat of the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) was hosted by the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat in Stockholm (Sweden) with the support of the Swedish Research Council. Starting in 2009, the Secretariat moved to Potsdam (Germany).