Aktuality

The Arctic Winter School 2020 is co-organized by the North-Eastern Federal University and the University of Hokkaido together with The Northern Forum, an international organization. The two-week study program takes place in Yakutsk, Russia and lasts from February 25 to March 7, 2020. The course costs 350 euros and includes tuition, accommodation, classes with field trips, tours and cultural activities.

The school program includes lectures on the following thematic modules:

• Permafrost Ecosystems

• Ecological and Sociological Systems in the Arctic,

• Development of the Arctic Regions,

• Arctic Traffic Infrastructure, Northern Sea Route,

• Yakut Ethnography and Indigenous Cultures, History of Sakha, and other

The participants will have a chance to visit local attractions such as Ice Road on Lena River (Zimnik), Yakutsk Fish Market, Zhatai Shipyard, and others.

More information on the course is available on the webpages of the North-Easten Federal University in Yakutsk.