UArctic IPY activities will focus on five of its core programs: Circumpolar Studies; north2north, GoNorth, Field School and NorthTrex.

The ‘Circumpolar Studies’ program is a new way for students attending University of the Arctic member institutions to learn about the North, with courses held in the classroom, online, outdoors, and around the world. The Circumpolar Studies program gives the opportunity to learn about the lands, peoples, and issues of the circumpolar world and prepares students for advanced study or professional employment in fields as diverse as sustainable resource management, self-government, Arctic engineering, and northern tourism. Special emphasis is given to matters concerning indigenous people of the circumpolar North.

The ‘north2north’ student exchange program provides opportunities for students to experience different northern regions firsthand, and to share experiences face-to-face by allowing students to study at other UArctic institutions. The program operates in close collaboration with the faculty exchange program (northTREX) to build mutual cooperation that can sustain and support student exchange.

Northern Teaching Resources Exchange program, ‘northTREX’, provides opportunities for northern teachers to gain circumpolar experiences and perspectives, and strengthens northern institutions' abilities to share faculty resources. The program allows institutions to draw on a circumpolar pool of academic faculty, enabling UArctic partner institutions to enrich their curriculum.

The UArctic ‘Field School’ incorporates a selection of short, thematically focussed courses that provide training for young researchers at member institutions in relevant fields. The Field School provides specialized study in authentic northern locations organized by northern institutions.

The best way for those outside the Arctic to learn about the north is to ‘GoNorth’. The GoNorth program acts as a 'window' for UArctic member institutions to promote the unique educational opportunities available in the Arctic, and to interest future global leaders in learning about the North, from the North, and in the North.

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