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5th China Polar Youth Forum Successfully Held in Hulunbuir
The 5th China Polar Youth Forum concluded successfully in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Hosted by the China Polar Youth Scientists Association, the forum took place in Hailar District from June 27 to 29, 2025, gathering numerous young talents and renowned experts in China’s polar and cold-region scientific fields.
Above: Group photo of the 5th China Polar Youth Forum participants
Read more ...You are not applying for the IASC Fellowship Program this year? We need you to review!
The APECS International Directorate organizes the application review process and invites anyone who will not apply for the IASC Fellowships this year to help.
The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), in cooperation with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (FPA2) and the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), is launching its IASC Fellowships Program 2026.
The IASC Fellowship Program is meant to engage early career researchers in the work of the five IASC Working Groups (WGs):
Indigenous Fellows will also be invited to join the IASC Standing Committee on Indigenous Involvement (SCII) throughout their Fellowship period.
Read more ...Antartica en tu ciudad: un recorrido visual por la aventura científica
Constanza Barrientos - Millenium Institute BASE
Read more ...Workshop for Early-Career Polar Scientists
We are thrilled to announce the release of the Polar Early Career World Summit (PECWS) Synthesis Report, a comprehensive summary of conversations that happened before, during, and after PECWS. This document captures the collective voice of 238 early career polar researchers from around the world and their priorities for long-term research planning.
Youth Together for Arctic Futures is a project that aims to connect Arctic youth to their European peers. By fostering collaboration and mutual learning between Arctic and European youth, the project aims to provide these youth with the necessary knowledge, skills, and opportunities to advocate for policy promoting a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous Arctic future.
A key part of the project are activities integrated with the EU Arctic Forum, Indigenous Peoples’ Dialogue and Arctic Youth Dialogue, which took place 26-27 June 2025 in Kittilä, Finland. This year’s Arctic Youth Dialogue (AYD) program was six days (22-27 June 2025) and had the overarching theme: “Youth Needs-Based Suggested Actions for a Just and Sustainable Transition”.
Read more ...📖 🏖️🧊 To help us stay cool during the summer holidays, APECS Netherlands, APECS Luxembourg and the UK Polar Network are joining forces to organise another edition of our APECS Polar Book Club!
