{"id":12701,"date":"2024-08-06T18:21:56","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/?page_id=12701"},"modified":"2025-12-15T22:34:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T22:34:44","slug":"arctic-study-abroad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Arctic Study Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>North2North Mobility Program<\/h2>\n<p>As a member institution of University of the Arctic, UW students may also participate in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uarctic.org\/activities\/north2north\/\">UArctic north2north mobility program<\/a><\/strong>, which provides opportunities to learn about the Arctic and northern issues through a direct exchange with a university in another northern country.<\/p>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:canada@uw.edu\">canada@uw.edu<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n<h3>UArctic north2north participants<\/h3>\n<div class=\"square-people\">\n<div class=\"people-template mb-20 detailsbelow\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"post-13278\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/people\/yad-bakhtyar\/\" class=\"portrait\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Yad-Photo-scaled-e1762300708685-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-large size-thumbnail-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Yad-Photo-scaled-e1762300708685-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Yad-Photo-scaled-e1762300708685-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Yad-Photo-scaled-e1762300708685-50x50.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"people-deet\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/people\/yad-bakhtyar\/\">Yad Bakhtyar<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"job-title\">University of Akureyri to UW, Fall 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"post-12365\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/people\/haukur-brynjarsson\/\" class=\"portrait\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/0B218C58-7698-4A86-9FC4-558B5FE27672-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-large size-thumbnail-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of Haukur Brynjarsson in a mossy glen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/0B218C58-7698-4A86-9FC4-558B5FE27672-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/0B218C58-7698-4A86-9FC4-558B5FE27672-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/10\/0B218C58-7698-4A86-9FC4-558B5FE27672-1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"people-deet\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/people\/haukur-brynjarsson\/\">Haukur Brynjarsson<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"job-title\">University of Akureyri to UW, Fall Quarter 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"post-12877\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/people\/pirkko-viljakainen\/\" class=\"portrait\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/IMG_0548_2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail-large size-thumbnail-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Pirkko Viljakainen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/IMG_0548_2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/IMG_0548_2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/IMG_0548_2-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<div class=\"people-deet\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/people\/pirkko-viljakainen\/\">Pirkko Viljakainen<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"job-title\">University of Lapland to UW, Fall Quarter 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-sep\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North2North Mobility Program As a member institution of University of the Arctic, UW students may also participate in the UArctic north2north mobility program, which provides opportunities to learn about the Arctic and northern issues through a direct exchange with a university in another northern country. Contact canada@uw.edu to learn more. UArctic north2north participants<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/people\/pirkko-viljakainen\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":537,"featured_media":7974,"parent":7991,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12701","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Arctic Study Abroad - Canadian Studies Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arctic Study Abroad - Canadian Studies Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"North2North Mobility Program As a member institution of University of the Arctic, UW students may also participate in the UArctic north2north mobility program, which provides opportunities to learn about the Arctic and northern issues through a direct exchange with a university in another northern country. Contact canada@uw.edu to learn more. UArctic north2north participants\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Canadian Studies Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-15T22:34:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Polarlicht_2-1024x667.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/\",\"name\":\"Arctic Study Abroad - Canadian Studies Center\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Polarlicht_2-750x489.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-06T18:21:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-15T22:34:44+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Polarlicht_2-750x489.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Polarlicht_2-750x489.jpg\",\"width\":3008,\"height\":1960,\"caption\":\"EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, shines above Bear Lake here Jan. 18. The lights are the result of solar particles colliding with gases in Earth's atmosphere. Early Eskimos and Indians believed different legends about the Northern Lights, such as they were the souls of animals dancing in the sky or the souls of fallen enemies trying to rise again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Study Abroad\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Arctic Study Abroad\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/\",\"name\":\"Canadian Studies Center\",\"description\":\"Resource Center within the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Arctic Study Abroad - Canadian Studies Center","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Arctic Study Abroad - Canadian Studies Center","og_description":"North2North Mobility Program As a member institution of University of the Arctic, UW students may also participate in the UArctic north2north mobility program, which provides opportunities to learn about the Arctic and northern issues through a direct exchange with a university in another northern country. Contact canada@uw.edu to learn more. UArctic north2north participants","og_url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/","og_site_name":"Canadian Studies Center","article_modified_time":"2025-12-15T22:34:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":667,"url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Polarlicht_2-1024x667.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/","url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/","name":"Arctic Study Abroad - Canadian Studies Center","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Polarlicht_2-750x489.jpg","datePublished":"2024-08-06T18:21:56+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-15T22:34:44+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Polarlicht_2-750x489.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2019\/03\/Polarlicht_2-750x489.jpg","width":3008,"height":1960,"caption":"EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, shines above Bear Lake here Jan. 18. The lights are the result of solar particles colliding with gases in Earth's atmosphere. Early Eskimos and Indians believed different legends about the Northern Lights, such as they were the souls of animals dancing in the sky or the souls of fallen enemies trying to rise again. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/arctic-study-abroad\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Study Abroad","item":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/funding\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Arctic Study Abroad"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/#website","url":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/","name":"Canadian Studies Center","description":"Resource Center within the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/537"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12701"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13383,"href":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12701\/revisions\/13383"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7991"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}