In January 2019, Finland’s second largest higher education community started operations in Tampere. The University of Tampere (UTA) and Tampere University of Technology (TUT) merged in order to become the foundation-based Tampere University.

The University Centre of the Westfjords in Ísafjörður, Iceland offers two programs in Coastal Studies open to students with diverse academic and professional backgrounds.

Aalborg University professor visits Ilisimatusarfik (University of Greenland) to network with key players on Arctic connectivity through the north2north staff mobility program.

Marjanah Sadiq from University of Helsinki completed her international internship on November 2018 at Ukhta State Technical University in Russia. Intership was part of Finnish National Agency for Education´s program Traineeship for Finnish students in Russian Higher Education Institutions.

The summer school at Hokkaido University is for advanced level undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Lapland, University of Oulu and University of Helsinki. Approximately 15 students will be selected for the scholarship. Application deadline is February 28, 2019.

Heidrun Knorr, an assistant professor from Aalborg University, visited Ilisimatursarfik/the University of Greenland in Nuuk to enhance her competencies in teaching in multicultural contexts with the north2north staff mobility program.

The United Nations declared 2019 The International Year of Indigenous Languages in order to raise awareness of them, not only to benefit the people who speak these languages, but also for others to appreciate the important contribution they make to our world´s rich cultural diversity. 

The third and final intern from Labrador Institute’s International Indigenous Intern program has joined the UArctic International Secretariat.  Michelle Saunders has started her internship at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland which will continue for the next 2 months.

The International PhD School will take place at the Centre for Northern Studies research station in Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik on July 2-12 2019. Applications are accepted until February 15, 2019.

Christmas Experience Academy Summer School, August 11-16  2019, offers a unique opportunity to explore the production and consumption of tourism experiences. The application period ends February 28. 

Arctic Interactions (ArcI) is now looking for highly talented scientists from various research fields to join the Arctic Interactions Research Community at the University of Oulu.

Northern Arctic Federal University and UArctic Thematic Network on Working in the Arctic are pleased to announce the Scientific Symposium "Work in the Arctic" and the 4th Psychological Scientific and Practical School "Working shifts in the Arctic - success and health" to be held as side events of the Arctic Science Summit Wee...

The international conference will take place from June 27-29, 2019 in Yakutsk, Russia. The program includes a symposium, exhibitions and presentations of new publications and projects, and covers topics related to learning, development and preservation of indigenous languages and cultures. Deadline: March 1, 2019.

UArctic´s north2north mobility programme provides students with opportunities to experience another north. Read David Broome´s follow-up story on how his exchange led him to participate in one of the most defining communities of his youth.

The summer school at Hokkaido University is for advanced level undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at the University of Lapland, University of Oulu and University of Helsinki. Approximately 15 students will be selected for the scholarship. Application deadline is February 28, 2019.