News & Press Releases
18 July 2014
The 26th Annual European Association for International Education (EAIE) Conference will take place 16 – 18 September 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic. The theme of the event is: "Stepping into the new era", marking the significant transformations of the international education field.
17 July 2014
This year, students from Russia, United States, Norway, Germany, Italy, China and United Kingdom, have been spending part of July, researching and studying the effects of permafrost thaw on Russian cities.
15 July 2014
Last month, June 2014, the launch of "UNEP Year eBook 2014 update: Rapid Change in the Arctic" took place at the United Nations Environment Assembly that gathered in Nairobi, Kenya.
14 July 2014
The Final Report from Arctic Energy Summit is now available through the Arctic Portal website.
11 July 2014
1st International Conference Endogenous activity of the Earth and bio-social processes (GeoBio2014) will take place 5 – 7 November 2014 in Moscow, the capital city of Russia.
10 July 2014
The Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna invites all interested individuals to participate in photography competition "Through the Lens".
9 July 2014
The Arctic Council Working Group CAFF has recently announced a major milestone in scientific cooperation in the Arctic – a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to guide national mapping organizations from the Arctic states toward production of a harmonized map, covering the entire Arctic region, with data on climate, biodiversity and other themes.
8 July 2014
The Russian largest oil company, Rosneft, conducted seismic surveys at the Fedynsky and Central Barents license areas where Italian Eni energy corporation is having their operations.
7 July 2014
"Illegal fishing has to be eradicated from the high seas, and this is why the EU uses its diplomatic weight to push for rules like the UNCLOS or the United Nations Fish Stock Agreement to be enforced worldwide," EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki said during "Re-energising the Oceans" conference in Brussels, on June 30th.
4 July 2014
Joyful celebration of Nordic folk music and dance will take place in Akureyri, northern Iceland 20 – 23 of August 2014.
2 July 2014
Yesterday, 1st of July 2014, the state´s Duma approved the new – old law "On computation of time" to switch the clock on October 26th 2014 to permanent winter time. This regulation will grant northerners with two hours earlier daylight during the dark season mid - winter compared with last winter.
1 July 2014
The conference Gender Equality in the Arctic: Current Realities, Future Challenges, will be held in Akureyri, 30 – 31 October 2014.
30 June 2014
The hunting season in Iceland has officially begun with a fin whale to be the first catch. Once again Icelandic whalers have resumed the activity despite of the condemnation of whaling practices that was introduced in moratorium from 1982.
27 June 2014
International students are welcome to apply for Northern (Arctic) Federal University quota scholarship program funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
25 June 2014
The Transatlantic Science Week will take place in Toronto, 27 – 28 October 2014.
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