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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.

On June 7, 2025, in Inari (Finland), during the UArctic Annual Assembly, Université Laval, the Institut nordique du Québec (INQ), and UArctic (University of the Arctic) formalized the creation of this new Center through the signing of a memorandum of understanding.

Institut nordique du Québec is pleased to announce the names of the five young researchers who will proudly represent Quebec at the international finals of the My Northern Project competition, to be held in October 2025 in Reykjavik as part of the Arctic Circle Assembly.

Congratulations to 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 who won the people's choice award in the My Northern Project science popularisation competition at Institut nordique du Québec's annual Symposium.

We are pleased to announce that five candidates have been selected to represent Quebec in the international final of the “My Northern Project” competition. This final event will take place in Iceland during the Arctic Circle Assembly in October 2024.

On May 7, 2024, as part of Institut nordique du Québec's annual Symposium, the provincial finals of the “Mon projet nordique / My Northern Project” science popularisation contest were held. Fourteen talented students were selected to take part in the final.

On January 18, Quebec City's Ambassadors' Club and its partners honored 12 members, including INQ's Executive Director, Brigitte Bigué.

Two INQ-affiliated scientists featured in Québec Science magazine's top 10 discoveries of the year.

On Thursday April 13, 2023, Institut nordique du Québec (INQ), Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) and Université Laval signed a memorandum of understanding...