Arctic Winter School 2020

When: 25 February 2020 - 7 March 2020

Where: Yakutsk, Russia

organized by the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk and Hokkaido University, Japan.

Undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in Arctic issues, permafrost studies as well as in Yakut and indigenous cultures and ethnography are invited to apply. The school programme includes lectures on subjects such as

  • Permafrost ecosystems
  • Ecological and sociological systems in the Arctic
  • Development of the Arctic region
  • Arctic traffic infrastructure, Northern Sea route
  • Yakut ethnography and indigenous cultures, history of Sakha etc.

For more information see the booklet or check out the homepage! Students from UArctic member universities will get a partner discount.