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Vår 2023

SVF-8602 Changing Arctic - 2 stp


The course is administrated by

Norges fiskerihøgskole

Type of course

The course can be taken as a singular course. Priority will be given to PhD students enrolled in the Changing Arctic Research School.

Course contents

Involve students in cutting edge Arctic sustainability and resilience issues. To understand and discuss societal challenges within food security, sustainable energy, health and wellbeing upon the students' PhD plans and theses. Provide framework to improve student´s communication and writing skills including discussing research and publications plans.

Application deadline

PhD students at UiT apply for a seat by registering for classes in StudentWeb before 2. February.

Admission requirements

Accepted at a PhD program at UiT. Priority will be given to PhD students enrolled in the Changing Arctic Research School.

Objective of the course

Upon completion of the course, participants will have developed

Knowledge:

Skills:

General competence:


Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

The seminars will be conducted every second week:

1) Every four weeks the seminar is common with Universities in Umeå and Rovaniemi. The topics of the seminars, names of lecturers, and any pre reading will announced a month before the event. After lecture/s students will work in international groups in break out rooms responding on seminar questions and assignments.

2) Every second week UiT students only will attend the seminar. A speaker (sometimes a student who present their project) will challenge the students to oppose and then jointly address a challenge in the Arctic.

As some of the students are not on Campus Tromsø we will provide a Teams connection for students at other Campuses.