UArctic member bulletin for the month of February 2024 has just been released.
Lead story
Save the Date: UArctic Assembly meeting 2024
Together with the hosts Nord University and Nordland Research Institute, we are pleased to invite you to attend the 5th annual UArctic Assembly meeting, held in Bodø, Norway, on 2-3 June 2024. The meeting will be held as part of the Arctic Congress, held on 29 May – 3 June 2024 in Bodø, Norway.
News:
- Open Call for Nominations – Assembly Vice-Chair
- Call for nominations: 2024 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award
- Arctic Indigenous Witness short films featured at Skábmagovat film festival
- Introducing the first winners of the UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund
Highlights from Thematic Networks and Chairs:
- UArctic Chair Professor Kamrul Hossain lectured at the summer school on "Indigenous Rights, Responsibilities and Ethics"
- COIL@UArctic event: Collaborative Online International Learning in the Arctic
- UArctic Thematic Network leads and project featured in New York Times article
Student Highlight
New intern Valeriia Makeionok has joined the UArctic International Secretariat
Valeriia Makeionok is a second-year Master's Degree student from the University of Lapland, pursuing the Northern Tourism programme. Valeriia holds the position of Events Coordinator intern. The main tasks will be associated with supporting and planning various UArctic events, such as UArctic Congress 2024 and UArctic Assembly Meeting 2024.