Arctic Forum in Bado

On April 3-7, 2017, the University of Nord (Norway) hosted an Arctic Forum in Bado, Norway. Emphasizing “innovation” as its prime focus, the Forum attracted many scholars, government officials, and businessperson interested in Arctic studies. In addition, the Forum offers postgraduate courses as well as a sub-forum for PhD students. Participants from the SAIAS in the Forum included Professor Pan Xingming, director of the Center for European Studies at East China Normal niversity; Chen Jing, chief of staff at SAIAS; one doctoral and three Master’s students at SAIAS. During the Forum, the representatives of China, Norway, and Russia also held a meeting to discuss the prospects of setting up a joint Master’s degree program.