Fairbanks, Alaska: “Northern Perspectives on Global Challenges”
ICRPS 2016 Summer Institute: Fairbanks, Alaska The thirteenth International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) Summer Institute was held in Fairbanks, Alaska, from the 14-26 July 2016. The institute convened for thirteen days and involved 24 graduate students and numerous faculty members from universities around the world. Sessions on a variety of policy topics were supplemented with field trips, Read More ...
The 2016 ICRPS Summer Institute in Fairbanks, Alaska, is limited to 30-35 graduate students, equally distributed among applying institutions. A few spots are still available. If you are interested in attending, please contact your ICRPS faculty and / or Alysa Loring as soon as possible.
2016 Summer Institute Dates The Institute will begin on the evening of the 14th of July, and will close on the evening of the 26th of July 2016. Participants should plan to arrive before 4pm (16:00) on the 14th, and leave either late on the 26th, or in the morning of the 27th. Registration Registration Read More ...
The thirteenth International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) Summer Institute was held in Fairbanks, Alaska, from the 14-26 July 2016. The institute convened for thirteen days and involved 24 graduate students and numerous faculty members from universities around the world. Sessions on a variety of policy topics were supplemented with field trips, group work, and student presentations.
ICRPS Summer Institutes are held in North America and Europe in alternating years. Since 2004, over 300 graduate students from North America and Europe have benefited from the innovative blend of classroom instruction, rural visits, and research meetings.
The first ICRPS Summer Institute was held at the University of Guelph in 2004. Since then, it has been convened in Leuven, Belgium (2005); Brandon, Manitoba (2006); Barcelona, Spain (2007); Missouri, USA (2008); Inverness, Scotland (2009); Oregon, USA (2010); Songdal, Norway (2011); Rimouski, Québec (2012); Bertinoro, Italy (2013); Toluca, Mexico (2014); and Dublin and Galway, Ireland (2015). The 2016 Summer Institute will be held in Fairbanks, Alaska, hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and Sustainable Futures North.
Each institute connects faculty and international students in a dedicated learning environment. In addition, each institute is a combination of new and returning students, which enhances the mutual learning experience of both years. The program includes advanced topics and is an opportunity to develop Masters and PhD research programs as well as share research results with faculty and other students interested in rural policy. For more information, please visit the ICRPS website.
Fairbanks, the “Golden Heart City,” is located in interior Alaska, only 200 miles from the Arctic Circle. Summer Institute participants will be exposed to the challenges of the rural North, and will have the opportunity to experience Alaska’s diverse interior and nearly 24 hours of daylight. For more information about Fairbanks and the Summer Institute, Read More ...
Sustainable Futures North (SFN) is a three-year, NSF-funded project based on developing a better understanding of the interactions among food, water, energy security, and natural resource development in Arctic and Subarctic rural communities. SFN is comprised of researchers and professionals in Canada and the United States who have experience in fields from documentary filmmaking to Read More ...
The International Comparative Rural Policy Studies (ICRPS) program brings together an international, multi-disciplinary group of faculty, students, and professionals to study the many facets of rural policy. The ICRPS Consortium is comprised of core faculty from eleven universities in Canada, Europe, and the USA. It is the first program of its kind that enables students to Read More ...