High North Center

The High North Center for Business and Governance​ is an international center for research, education and communication, connected to societal and business development in the Arctic. 

Established in 2007, the High North Center works closely together with companies, government bodies and other stakeholders to develop knowledge, competence and awareness about the potential for innovation and sustainable value creation in the Arctic.​

In 2021, the Norwegian Parliament defined that the High North Center will be an internationally leading ​professional environment for the development of and distribution of knowledge about the High North and the business opportunities in the region. The High North Center has a wide cooperation with businesses and institutions in the public sector. 

The High North Center receives basic funding ​via the state budget, in addition to financing via a variety of large projects.

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Master program:

• Sustainable Leadership and Arctic Perspectives

Semester package:

• Business and Governance in the Arctic

Master Courses:

• Energy Transition

• Smart Management for Sustainable Cities and Communities

• Circular Economy

• International Governance and Business in the High North

PhD-courses:

• Governance in the High North: Implications for Arctic Private and Public Sector

• Contemporary streams of institutional theory in management and accounting

Courses under development:

• Online bachelor course "Smart Societies in the High North" (SmartNorth)

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​The High North Dialogue conference is an annual conference that brings together major stakeholders concerned with Arctic development. The purpose of the event is to encourage and facilitate dialogue between stakeholders to promote sustainable development in the Arctic, as well as information sharing and discussion of best practices.

Since 2007, the High North Dialogue conference series have brought together Arctic leaders – present and future – to discuss the opportunities for value creation in the High North in an international context. Set in Bodø – the second largest community in Northern Norway and European capital of culture 2024– the High North Dialogue conference will provide you with a different perspective on the future of the Arctic.​

More information:
http://www.highnorthdialogue.no/

Contact:
Benedikte Kosmo Underland
benedikte.k.underland@nord.no
Tel: +47 906 74 447

High North News is an independent online newspaper published by the High North Center. The newspaper covers news in business, politics, research and development of the Arctic. The newspaper is published in both Norwegian and English and follows the Norwegian Press Association's ethical guidelines and is edited in accordance with Association of Norwegian Editors – Rights and Duties of the Editor.

Trine Jonassen
Editor-in-Chief, High North News
Tel: +47 75 51 77 97
E-mail: trine.jonassen@nord.no 

Arne O. Holm
Editor/Commentator, High North News
Tel: +47 75 51 71 84
E-mail: Arne.O.Holm@nord.no

For questions about the High North Center and our activities, please contact:

Benedikte Kosmo Underland
Adviser
benedikte.k.underland@nord.no
Tel: +47 906 74 447

Markus Johnsen Thonhaugen
Senior Communication Adviser​
E-mail: markus.j.thonhaugen@nord.no
Tel: +47 917 27 085