Artic Winter School

Arctic Winter School is an introductory course for students from different academic fields and from all UniversEH partner universities that gives insight into the interdisciplinary fields of Arctic space, environment and culture:

• Environment and society in the changing Arctic. The Arctic Five collaboration.
• Polar atmosphere and its significance for solar-terrestrial interactions, space weather.
• Auroral physics and observations.
• Optical phenomena in the polar regions.
• Snow and ice in different perspectives.
• Arctic climate systems and climate change.
•  Nano satellites and balloons for polar research.
• Product innovation for Arctic space.
• Terminology for New Space and polar research, linguistic aspect of intercultural communication.
• Survival in the cold environment. 

The 1st week of the School is taking place at Luleå University of Technology, Kiruna Space Campus and includes lectures and workshops. During the week in Kiruna there will be study visits to Esrange Space Center, the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) and EISCAT Scientific Association. The week will also include study visits to Abisko Scientific Research Station, LKAB iron ore mine, ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi. There will be both cultural and social activities.

The learning outcomes are assessed through assignments, workshops and project.