The purpose of the north2north programme is to support mutual research and understanding of the northern regions and promote high-quality education in North America, the Nordic countries, and Russia. The north2north programme is the University of the Arctic’s internal student mobility programme. As a speciality of the programme, the studies of the participating students must be related to the northern or Arctic region.
University of the Arctic (UArctic) offers student mobility within the north2north programme, as well as the online study module Circumpolar Studies.
NB! Students must be registered as “present” in a degree programme at UEF throughout the exchange period. It is not permitted to graduate before or during the exchange and studies completed during the exchange must be included into degree studies at UEF.
Next call for applications for north2north exchange: 1-17 Nov 2025. Students may apply for exchanges during AY 2026/2027. Call for applications has been posted in Kamu.
North2north exchange
For whom
Bachelor’s and Master’s level students.
NB! Students from outside the EU/EEA are advised to discuss with their study programme coordinator if exchange studies would extend their studies and/or affect their tuition fee.
Should be considered:
- Students cannot have a contract of employment with UEF at any point during an exchange period. Any employment contracts must end well before the exchange begins. Employment contracts cannot start during the exchange period. This concerns all forms of employment at the University (traineeships, research/conference/teaching assistants, researcher etc.).
- Students must remain registered as present in a degree program at UEF throughout the entire exchange period. Students cannot graduate before or during the exchange. All studies completed during the exchange must be included into the degree at UEF.
- Studies taken during a north2north exchange must be related to the north or arctic in some way, i.e., studies related to northern regions/nature/cultures/peoples/languages.
Where can I go?
North America and Nordics. The programme also includes a limited number of placements in the UK and Australia.
Applying
November application period, 1-15 Nov annually. Possible second call for applications in February, 1-15 Feb.
Please always check the Calls for Applications on Kamu for updated information.
International Mobility Services will post a call for applications prior to the application period, where more information about possible host institutions will be specified.
NB! Not all UArctic partners are involved with the north2north mobility programme. Host universities for each exchange application round will be announced separately in the call for applications (see link above).
Applying to North American, Australian and Scottish institutions
Host institutions North America, Australia, Denmark and UK charge tuition fees from exchange students. The north2north programme is allocated some placements with tuition fee waivers to North America, Australia and UK on an annual basis, and these placements will be opened for applications during our application periods. Students at the University of Eastern Finland will be able to apply for waiver placements during the application period.
Students who are applying for north2north exchanges in North American, Australian or UK institutions must compile a TOP 3 list of their preferred host institutions.
How to select the host options in SoleMOVE:
- In the Exchange information tab, select as your institution the north2north country where your 1st priority host university is in, for example north2north CA if your 1st priority institution is in Canada.
- North2north universities have not been separately listed in SoleMOVE, so it is only possible to select a north2north country as the host institution.
- The second option in the application may either be left blank (when applying to only north2north exchange) or it can be another north2north country, or another exchange program, i.e., a bilateral exchange host university, or ISEP program.
- Write your TOP 3 list in the additional data field on the Enclosures tab, or in your motivation letter.
The student must be committed to accepting a placement in any of the institutions they have listed.
NB! Due to the limited number of placements in the UK and Australia, a student’s TOP 3 list should include at least one host institution in North America. UEF cannot guarantee placements.
The University of Eastern Finland will make a preliminary selection of candidates and submit the information to the north2north coordinators at the Finnish National Agency for Education. The final selection of candidates and their exchange placements will be made by the north2north programme.
Due to the limited number of available waiver exchange placements, it is possible that not all applicants from the UEF will be selected. In case a candidate from UEF is not awarded a placement to one of their 3 choices, we will contact the student separately regarding the available options.
The list of institutions offering waivers will be updated annually.
The finalized list of institutions UEF students may apply to and more instructions on how to compile a list of host institutions will always be given in the calls for applications!
Applying to Nordic partner universities
Host universities in the Nordics (Sweden, Norway, Iceland) do not charge tuition fees from exchange students. Danish host institutions (Denmark, Greenland, Faroe Islands) charge tuition fees from n2n exchange students unless there is a bilateral agreement between home and host institution.
Students interested in applying to the Nordics will not need to submit a Top 3 list. Students who are interested in applying to a Nordic institution for north2north exchange may submit an application and specify which institution they wish to apply to in their application.
Funding
The students are responsible for their travel costs, accommodation and other expenses. The north2north programme provides participants with a mobility grant, the amount of which varies annually. For exchanges during the academic year 2025-2026, the grant for North American host institutions for one semester is 2000 euros, and the grant for Nordic host institutions for one semester is 1500 euros.
Further information
North2north programme at UArctic: University of the Arctic (new tab).
North2north member institutions (please note the restrictions above): north2north partners (new tab).