Call for student applications: The 9th Korea Arctic Academy Online Course (7 - 14 July); the deadline to apply is 30 June 2023 (best three students will be invited to visit South Korea)

The Korea Arctic Academy, hosted by the Korean Ministry of Oceans & Fisheries and co-organized by the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) and University of the Arctic (UArctic), is an initiative to facilitate exchanges between students from both the Arctic region and Korea in order to develop and share a common Arctic vision. It aims to spread knowledge on sustainable Arctic development and ocean management and promote understanding of the Arctic indigenous peoples.

The Korea Maritime Institute serves as a Secretariat of the Academy. The program of the Korea Arctic Academy usually consists of lectures on Arctic issues, given by international or Korean experts, and field trips to Arctic-related organizations, research institutions, and industrial sites in Korea.

About the online course (7 - 14 July 2023)

The course will include online lectures (and real-time conferences) on Arctic issues, given by international and Korean experts from Arctic-related organisations and research institutions in Korea.

• Price: Free for students of Tampere University
• Language: English
• Level of the online course: Intoductory
• When: 7 - 14 July 2023
• Main organisers: Korea Maritime Institute and UArctic
• Course content and main topics: Arctic Policy, International Arctic Governance, Korea Arctic Policy, Climate Change in the Arctic, Arctic Society and Indigenous Peoples, Innovations in the Arctic, Arctic Sustainable Economy
• Course type: Self-paced on your time
• Course format: Combination of online lectures, real-time conferences and a student workshop
• Course completion requirements: Attending over the 80 % of online lectures, participating online conference at least once, completing student workshop, submitting a final paper
• A reward: Travel grant to Korea for attending 2023 Arctic Partnership Week in December 2023 (3 outstanding students)
• Additional note: All students who complete the course will receive a KAA Welcome Kit and a Certificate of Completion. Admitted students will receive further information on lectures and other practicalities later
• Questions: Please contact isabelle.guissard [at] uit.no

Eligibility criteria

• Accepted study levels: bachelor's / master's / doctoral (PhD) level students of Tampere University, however, the student should have finished or is finishing right now their third year of the bachelor's degree
• The programme is open to students of all academic backgrounds
• The student is motivated to actively participate and to enhance understanding of the Arctic and Korea
• The student must have sufficient knowledge of English, both oral and written

How to apply by 30 June 2023

Please submit as one PDF file:

• a CV in English
  • Should include your email address, your degree programme at Tampere University and the name of the university (Tampere University), your mailing address (to receive Welcome kits and Certificate of Completion), your phone number
  • A Europass template is recommended
• a motivation letter in English (approx. 600 words/1 page)

Your application documents should be submitted as one PDF file to isabelle.guissard [at] uit.no or jwyoo21 [at] kmi.re.kr by 30 June 2023. UArctic and KMI will make the final selection of the admitted students and selected students will be informed immediately afterwards.

The programme for the course

OT	7th July	Realtime Online	Opening Address (KMI) Congratulatory Address (UArctic) Introduction (KMI) Introduction (Korea Arctic Academy) Close
Lectures	10th~12th July	Realtime Online Recorded video	Arctic Policy&Governance Arctic Economy&Industry Arctic Indigenous people Arctic Science Climate Change in the Arctic
Workshop	13th July	Realtime Online Recorded video	Presentations(students)
Arctic Connect	14th July	Realtime Online Recorded video	Lecture1: Arctic Movie Lecture2: Arctic Documentation Lecture3: Arctic Food
Dialogue with UArctic Professors	14th July	Realtime Online Recorded video	Introduction Introduction (UArctic) Lecture1 (UArctic Professor) Lecture2 (UArctic Professor) Q&A Close
Completion Ceremony	14th July	Realtime Online Recorded video	Congratulatory Address (KMI) Congratulatory Address (UArctic) Announcement of outstanding students Awarding of Certificate

Lectures and lecturers for the course

Date	Section	Subject	Speaker
10th	Introduction	Korea Arctic Academy	Min Su Kim, Deputy President of Ocean Economy Strategy Department, Korea Maritime Institute
10th	Arctic Policy	Canada’s Arctic Policy	Rouslan Kats, Counsellor of Head of Political, Economic and Public Affairs, Embassy of Canada to the Republic of Korea
10th	Arctic Policy	Iceland’s Arctic Policy	Pétur Ásgeirsson, Senior Arctic Official, Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Iceland
10th	Arctic Policy	Norway’s Arctic Policy	Frode Solberg, Ambassador of Embassy of Norway to Korea
10th	Arctic Policy	Korea’s Arctic Policy	Hong Young-ki, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Korea
11th	Arctic Policy	Finland’s Arctic Policy	Mika Ruotsalainen, Deputy Head of Mission of Embassy of Finland to Korea
11th	Arctic Policy	U.S. Arctic Policy	Evan Bloom, Senior Fellow, Wilson Center
11th	Future of the Arctic	Facilitating Sustainable Economic Development in the Arctic	Mads Qvist Frederiksen, Director of the Arctic Economic Council
11th	Future of the Arctic	International Arctic Scientific Cooperation	Hyung Chul Shin, Vice President, KOPRI
12th	Arctic Policy	Denmark’s Arctic Policy	Einar Jensen, Ambassador of Embassy of Denmark to Korea
12th	Arctic Policy	Sweden’s Arctic Policy	Jakob Hallgren, (Former) Ambassador of Embassy of Sweden to Korea
12th	Sustainable Arctic	Climate Change in the Arctic	Specialist of KoNAC(Korean Network for the Arctic Cooperation)
12th	Sustainable Arctic	Indigenous People	Dale Sambo, ICC

Interested more in Arctic matters? There are even more courses available and you can also apply for an exchange period in Canada in spring 2024!

• Read more about available online courses on Arctic matters in the Circumpolar Studies programme
• Completing online courses in the Circumpolar Studies programme or in the 9th Korea Arctic Academy gives you a chance to include (possible) credits to the internationalisation module of your degree and yield extra points when applying for a north2north student exchange
• Still looking for an exchange destination in spring 2024 and you are interested to go to North America? In the autumn's suppelmentary application round, in September 2023, you have a chance to apply to two North American universities for the spring semester 2024 (Yukon University and University of Saskatchewan). Make your dream of studying abroad true!