Arctic Winter School 2020 at North-Eastern Federal Uni versity, Yakutsk, Russia is going to be held from February 25 – March 7, 2020

Study about the Arctic in Yakutsk! As of May 13th, 2019, 8 additional regions of Yakutia have been included in the Arcti c zone of the Russian Federation. In total, all 13 Arctic regions of Yakuti a are included in the Russian Arctic, which makes 49% of Yakutia’s territor y belong to the Arctic zone.

Through the le ctures, field trips, excursions, and other events, participants will have a n opportunity to immerse themselves in the multicultural society of Yakutia in the North-Eastern Siberia. Witness the historic, social, economic and c ultural changes, which occur in Yakutia at present!

The school is co- organized by Japan Arctic Research Network Center (J-ARC NET), Hokkaido University, HU-NEFU-IBPC Joint Research Lab, Instit ute for Biological Problems of Cryolithozone (IBPC), Northern Forum international organization.

Application deadline: 1 February 2020 using the NEFU onlin e applications system http://oas.s-vfu.ru/

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Participation fee:

450 Euro – Standard

350 Eu ro – Partner rate

Accommodation:

S hared rooms with shower and restroom at the NEFU dormitory with Wi-Fi, gym, dining room, kitchen, reading room, washing machines.

Target group:

Undergraduate and graduate students interested in the Arctiс Issues, Permafrost Studies, Yakut and Indigenous Cultures an d Ethnography

(issues of international cooperation, geography, biology, ecology, tourism, history, ethnography, anthropology, etc.) < /p>

Language: English

Lectures and seminars are in English or in Russian with English interpretation

For more informati on visit the Arctic Winter School webpages