The Calotte Academy is an annual traveling symposium and an international scientific forum in the North Calotte region of Europe.
The Calotte Academy 2025 will take place with the theme “The Future of Europe – A Northern Point of View” from 10 to 15 November 2025.
The registration to the whole traveling symposium is closed but the first day’s program taking place at the University of Lapland is open for all.
Calotte Academy 2025 – Open sessions at the University of Lapland (Room A141)
Monday, 10 November
9.00–12.00 Session: Europe vis-à-vis Neighboring Areas from Eurasia to the Arctic
• Opening words by Lassi Heininen
• Matti Nojonen, “Sino-Russian relations – Ukraine war the stress test of ‘no-limits friendship’ and the last frontier – the Arctic”
• Martina Timmermann, “Democratic steering capacity for the 21st century – Exploring Arctic resonance”
• Laura Junka-Aikio, “New geographies of Arctic militarization: On military land use and Indigenous rights in Sápmi”
12.00– 13.30 Lunch break
13.30–14.45 Session: Energy Policy and Green Transition
• Jillian Rebecca Archer, “Colonial legacies of Ontario energy policy: Historical influences and contemporary impacts”
• Ekaterina Kundele Sofroneeva, “Greenland: Actors’ engagement towards the renewable energy ecosystem”
15.00–16.00 1st Round of the Role Play Game: “The Future of Europe between Green Transition and Militarization - Learned Lessons from Arctic Cooperation”
Introduction & short presentations (max 2 min.) by each actor on its main interests and aims.
The full program of the travelling symposium: Calotte Academy 2025 Program (pdf)
More information: Calotte Academy website