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UPDATE Ilisimatusarfik follows the recommendations of the Greenlandic authorities regarding Covid-19. In this connection, Ilisimatusarfik has prepared 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 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 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 Arctic Oil & Gas Research Centre
Arctic Oil & Gas Research Centre - 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 Rockwell Kent
The project, entitled Rockwell Kent and Early 1930s Greenland: A Comparative View of Environmental, Social and Cultural Change in Contemporary Greenland, brings together an international research team with Ilisimatusarfik, Jette Rygaard, and two from the US, Denis Defibaugh and Susan Vanek.

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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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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Courses in literature search, publishing strategy & biblo software

Economic Council

Ilisimatusarfik's annual celebration

The annual celebration is the traditional, annual celebration of the university, where we also award the country’s highest academic degrees

Public lecture with Bo Lidegaard

PhD course: Building on community-based perspectives on health research and well-being

We anticipate making lectures available online for PhD students and researchers, who are unable to travel

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

Our Department of Journalism starts a new programme: Master in Journalism

Shaping the Arctic, September 2020

Welcome to this September edition of our newsletter Shaping the Arctic

Today, 01 September 2020 was a day of celebration at Ilisimatusarfik - a new semester began, and we had really looked forward to welcoming all our many new students

Listen to Ilisimatusarfik

Before the summer holidays, you could eavesdrop to the very-first episodes about "Homelessness" and "Distance learning in Greenland" .. and now we are excited to present this month's podcast: "The Greenlandic sled dog" (episodes are in Danish)

Monday 24 August, Rosannguaq Rossen defended her PhD project titled: "Branding through fashion - the West Greenlandic women's dress as symbol"

Ilisimatusarfik's board

On 25 August 2020, Ilisimatusarfik's new board was established - and Suzanne Møller was appointed chairman, and Karsten Høy deputy chairman

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