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Applications are now open for the UArctic north2north mobility program, which offers the opportunity to study in different regions of the North. A north2north exchange allows you to acquire skills in Arctic-related fields and discover another North, which will be useful in your future professional career and academic projects.

INQ invites master’s and doctoral students working on a northern or Arctic-related topic to submit their application to take part in the provincial final of the science communication competition My Northern Project (MNP).

Registration is now closed. The course will run from January 30 to April 24, 2026, and will include 12 sessions.

Check out the December 2025 newsletter! The INQ team would also like to wish you a joyful holiday season. Take time to rest, have fun, and come back refreshed in 2026 for exciting new projects!

Since its launch in 2017, nearly 15,000 people have taken the MOOC “Northern Quebec: Issues, Spaces, and Cultures,” a free online course that explores the realities of northern Quebec. Good news: it's coming back in February 2026! (French version)

(All places have been filled.) On January 30, 2026, Institut nordique du Québec invites you to participate in an online training and awareness workshop entitled Myths and Prejudices Against Indigenous Peoples. This activity will be conducted in French.

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Two researchers affiliated with INQ, Michelle Garneau (UdeM) and Mélanie Lemire (ULaval), are among this year's Acfas award winners. Professor Marianne Falardeau (TÉLUQ) is one of five scientists to watch in 2025 worldwide, according to Science News Magazine. The INQ extends its sincere congratulations to these three inspiring individuals.

Between November 9 and 13 , the ‘Introduction to Research and Northern Issues’ (Initiation à la recherche et aux enjeux nordiques, IREN) training course was held at the traditional Innu site of Kanapeut, near Pessamit. Held every two years, this in-depth training course for graduate students took place on Indigenous territory for the very first time. Over three days, some twenty students learned about best practices in northern research.

The recording of Louis-Jacques Dorais' presentation (anthropologist and linguist) is now available. The original broadcast (in French) took place on November 7, 2025 at UQTR. Enjoy listening!

From 16 to 18 October 2025, Institut nordique du Québec (INQ) and its partners took part in the Arctic Circle Assembly (ACA) in Reykjavík, the largest international forum dedicated to the future of the Arctic regions. As it does every year, the INQ offered the finalists of the Mon projet nordique science communication competition an exceptional experience by including them in the Quebec delegation.

Institut nordique du Québec (INQ) will once again be participating in one of the largest international gatherings dedicated to northern and Arctic regions: the Arctic Circle Assembly, to be held in Reykjavik, Iceland. 1. International final of the My Northern Project competition - 2. A session on Indigenous economic governance.