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IMPORTANT Ilisimatusarfik follows the recommendations of the Greenlandic authorities regarding Covid-19. In this connection, Ilisimatusarfik has issued some guidelines. Read more

Ilisimatusarfik - Shaping the Arctic

Ilisimatusarfik is an Arctic university that creates knowledge and innovation in a region developing rapidly. Broadly, deeply and across: Through research, education and cooperation - Ilisimatusarfik is Shaping the Arctic.

International Guest students at Ilisimatusarfik
Here you can read information about how to become a guest student at Ilisimatusarfik.

International Cooperation & agreements
Read about Ilisimatusarfik's international cooperation and agreements.

International PhD school
Since 2001, Ilisimatusarfik has had the possibility to offer the 3 year PhD programme.

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Present research Greenland Science Week
Greenland Science Week – a Greenlandic Arctic Science conference surrounded by research-related workshops and public outreach.

Present research NorValue
The NorValue project investigates how people in Nordic Atlantic local communities are involved in connections and linkages crucial to their livelihoods and survival as a part of the Nordic Atlantic societies of Greenland, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Northern Norway.

Present research Greenland Center for Health Research
Greenland Center for Health Research (GCHR) at the Institute of Nursing & Health Science.

Present research Homelessness in Nuuk
Homelessness is an increasing problem in the Arctic - and the same is the case for the capital Nuuk, where Greenland's homelessness is most apparent.

Present research Forgotten Friends
An interdisciplinary research project about the so-called 'Old Friends' in a Greenlandic context.

Present research Management in Greenland
Research project aimed at strengthening the management practice in Greenland, by developing empirical descriptions that analytically come close to the collective practices leaders are involved in.

Present research Mapping the media in Greenland
Mapping the media in Greenland - Ilisimatusarfik.

Present research Centre for Children, Youth & Family Research
Centre for Children, Youth & Family Research - Ilisimatusarfik.

Present research Qimmeq - a hunt for the soul of the Greenland sled dog
QIMMEQ is a research project about the sled dog culture and the origin and genetic history of the sled dog.

Present research Social policy - Massakkut
Social policy is discussed through the production of popular articles, teaching materials and research articles.

Present research Ageing in the Arctic
Well-being, quality of life, and health promotion among older people in Greenland.

Present research ArcticChallenge
Arctic petroleum development as a challenge to societies: A comparative look at Norwegian, Greenlandic and US case sites.

Present research MARPART
Maritime Preparedness and International Partnership in the High North.

Present research Greenland-EU relations
Greenland-EU relations - Ilisimatusarfik.

Present research Population Dynamics
Population Dynamics in Greenland - A Multi-Component, Mixed-Methods Study of Demographic Change in the Arctic.

Present research Climate and Society
Climate and Society - Ilisimatusarfik.

Present research Hunting - household economic importance
The importance of hunting and small-scale fishing in Greenland.

Present research Arctic Living Conditions
Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic (SLiCA).

Present research Institute of Learning
Please refer to the Greenlandic or Danish site.

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Cooperation American Corner
American Corner is kindly sponsored by the Embassy of the United States of America in Denmark.

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Research presentation The journal Ilisimatusaat

The journal is free and contains easy-to-read articles on some of our current research and development projects within four main areas: Culture, Society, School and Health.

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Profile magazine Shaping the Arctic

Welcome to Ilisimatusarfik’s profile magazine Shaping the Arctic.

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Ilisimatusarfik's winter graduation 2021

We are looking forward to celebrating all the new graduates

Online PhD defense: Naja Carina Steenholdt

Online Career Fair

Last year, unfortunately we had to cancel our annual Career Fair at Ilisimatusarfik due to Covid-19 .. but this year, we are arranging Online Career Fair 2021, and we therefore have the pleasure of inviting you

Nordkurs - summer courses in the Nordic countries

Online Career Fair

Last year, unfortunately we had to cancel our annual Career Fair at Ilisimatusarfik due to Covid-19 .. but this year, we are arranging Online Career Fair 2021, and we therefore have the pleasure of inviting you

This February, we present the second research video - and here you can see and hear PhD student Louise Andersen talk about her PhD project about "The school designs for the pupils so they can continue in upper secondary education" (in Danish)

Four book projects

The Publications Fund at Ilisimatusarfik has just provided funding for the publication of 4 exciting book projects in very different areas

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Important information regarding Covid-19

In order for Ilisimatusarfik to also do our part in terms of minimising the Covid-19 risk in the Greenlandic society - Ilisimatusarfik’s management has decided that the following further measures be taken with immediate effect

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