The University of the Arctic (UArctic) is a network of universities, colleges, research institutes, and other organizations concerned with education and research in and about the North.
UArctic builds and strengthens collective resources and infrastructures that enable member institutions to better serve their constituents and their regions.
The University of the Faroe Islands was founded in 1965 under the Latin name Academia Færoensis.
The institution is the primary higher education and research institution in the Faroe Islands, the nation’s only university and its foremost knowledge centre. It undertakes research and research-based teaching, providing for synergy between research and teaching, to serve the evolving needs and priorities of the Faroes and their wider region.
Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto is Canada’s top university with a long history of challenging the impossible and transforming society through the ingenuity and resolve of its faculty, students, alumni and supporters.
University of Turku is an active international research university and a vibrant academic community of 25,000 students and employees from over 100 different countries.
Excellence in teaching, innovative research and an inclusive community at Vancouver Island University prepare students for success in every aspect of life.
VIU is a public university on the west coast of Canada with campuses on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw, Quw’utsun, Tla’amin, Snaw-naw-as and Qualicum First Nations.
For more than 50 years, it has been committed to providing solutions to the challenges of tomorrow. They achieve this through high-quality research, customised education and a strong social drive. It anchor itself in Brussels and Europe and work according to the principles of the Enlightenment: critical thinking, free enquiry, and humanism.
VU Amsterdam is a unique university with faculties in the humanities, STEM, social sciences and medical sciences. Its education and research are closely linked. It combines its top positions in research with a strong social orientation, which has resulted in an excellent international reputation. Its education and research are distinctly multidisciplinary. This is reinforced by the fact that its faculties are all located on one campus. It is a true campus university in the heart of the Zuidas Knowledge District, sharing its excellent national and international position and accessibility.
The Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’a Institute is a community driven, student focused aboriginal post-secondary institute located in the picturesque Nass Valley of Northern BC. It is the university-college in the Nass Valley. The WWNI incorporated in 1993 in an initiative from the Nisga’a Tribal Council (now referred to as Nisga’a Lisims Government) to provide quality post-secondary education and training to people within the Nisga’a community, and to ensure the survival of Nisga’a language and culture.
The World Maritime University (WMU) was founded in 1983 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, as its premier centre of excellence for maritime postgraduate education, research, and capacity building. The University offers unique postgraduate programmes, undertakes wide-ranging research in maritime and ocean-related studies, and continues maritime capacity building in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, while promoting the role of women in the maritime and ocean sectors worldwide.
YukonU, Canada’s first university North of 60°, offers education, training and research that will equip you to seize opportunities, think boldly and lead positive change in your community, and beyond.
Yukon University does arctic related courses on the Virtual Learning Tools platform that Arctic Portal manages
