Director Vera Cherkasova tells of actual and interesting events of the College.

The 1st International Research-to-Practice Conference on Natural Resource Management in the Arctic, organized in Yakutsk, Russia on September 22-25, 2015, brings together scientists in geography, geology, biology, and related sciences and practitioners to disseminate and produce advanced scientific and practical experience.

VIII All-Russian Festival "PR Days in Yakutia" was held In Yakutsk, Russia, June 18. Development of the Arctic became its main focus as it is one of the key regions in the global geopolitics

20-25 June 2015 PhD students  of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology at the European University in St. Petersburg in collaboration with the Center for Social and Political Research and Technologies (Tomsk) organize the summer school "University without professors 2.0"

UiT The Arctic University of Norway seeks applications for a PhD student position in Arctic sea ice ecology. This full-time position is for a fixed term of four years, and will be based in Tromsø and Longyearbyen, Norway. Application deadline: 28 July 2015.

The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) seeks candidates for a PhD student position in meteorology to study air-cryosphere-sea interaction processes around Svalbard and in the Arctic. This is a four-year position and will be based in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway. Application deadline: 15 July 2015.

European University at St. Petersburg (Russia) introduces a new Master-level program focusing on Arctic and Siberian cultural/social anthropology. The program is carried out in Russian and taught by a group of researchers. Application deadline: August 1, 2015.

Every year Norilsk State Industrial Institute leads a joint project with the Finnish company “Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy”. The project is undertaken to develop and enhance professional competences of students to adapt foreign educational and production systems

The Jean Monnet Summer School on European Union and the Law of the Sea will be held in Imperia, Italy on 31 August - 11 September 2015. The summer school is a joint initiative of the University of Genoa and ISRIM. Application deadline: 30 June 2015.

The ArcticNet Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada and its partners are pleased to welcome the Arctic research community to Vancouver for the 11th ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM2015) to be held from 7 to 11 December 2015 at The Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Three specialised study tracks (land, sea, space) give you a unique understanding of working as an engineer in the Arctic. The Nordic Master in Cold Climate Engineering welcomes the first students in September 2016. Application deadline: January 15, 2016.

Starting in spring 2016 the Arctic Technology Centre of the Technical University of Denmark offers the Arctic Semester in Extreme Engineering, an opportunity for master-level engineering students to experience the unique environment and the challenges of engineering north of the Arctic Circle. Apply by November 1, 2015.

The 2015 edition of UArctic's annual magazine Shared Voices has been released and is now available for download. This year's theme focuses on our Russian members and partners, interregional cooperation, and higher education and science in the North from a Russian perspective.