Lake in Khanty Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

SM Nikolaev

 

«We must do everything for people to like living in their cities. [...] If we don’t listen to people, they will move to where the authorities do listen to them».

 

Aisen Nikolaev,

Head, Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

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Education and Research Working Group

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Education and Science

 

The Northern Forum supports several educational projects:

  • "Children of the Arctic" – SDWG project
  • School Partnership
  • Youth Eco-Forum
  • Juniors of the Arctic

The NF Secretariat hosts interns from different regions.

The Northern Forum is a partner in large-scale international research projects as Arctic Passion, Arctic Resilience Project, Digitalization of Cultural and Language Heritage of the Arctic Native Peoples, and more.

Working Group Members

 
12
Total Members
7
Regions
11
Organizations
№RegionFull NamePosition
1 Sakha Republic Feodosiya Gabysheva Head of the Center for the Study, Preservation and Development of Native Languages of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Chair of the Working Group
2 Krasnoyarsk Krai Vera Cherkasova Director of Taimyr College
Deputy chair of the working group
3 Sakha Republic Natalia Sitnikova Head of the Nomadic Education Department of the Federal Institute of Native Languages of the Peoples of the Russian Federation
4 Krasnoyarsk Krai Denis Gergilev Deputy Minister of Education of Krasnoyarsk Krai
5 Primorsky Krai Olga Barabash Rector of Primorsky Krai Institute of Education Development
6 Nenets Autonomous Okrug Liana Khrapova Deputy Head of the Department of Education, Culture and Sport of Nenets Autonomous Okrug; Head of the Education Department
7 Magadan Oblast Viktoria Karanova Vice-Rector for Scientific and Methodical Work of the Institute for the Development of Education and Training of Teachers
8 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Grigoriy Lymar Leading Specialist of the Department of Social Policy, Traditional Lifestyle and Traditional Economic Activities
9 Primorsky Krai Yuri Romanko Director of Far Eastern Technical College, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SSHAs of Primorsky Krai
10 Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Andrey Bolenkov Deputy Governor - Chairman of the Government of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Head of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
11 Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Igor Purtov Deputy Head of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Head of the Department of State Policy in the sphere of education
12 St. Petersburg Sofia Urun Director of the Institute of the Peoples of the North, A.I. Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Educational Mission of the Norther...
16 Apr 2026
Educational Mission of the Northern Forum: Zvezda All-Terrain Vehicle Turns into a Mobile North-Arctic Lecture Hall for Schoolchildren for 2 Hours

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Mobile North-Arctic Lecture Hall A...
15 Apr 2026

Today, April 15, 2026, the mobile expedition of the North-Arctic Lecture Hall (PESAL), organized by ZVEZDA LLC, arrived in Yakutsk. An official meeting of the expedition participants with representatives [ ... ]

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The Northern Forum held a meeting ...
15 Apr 2026

On April 14, a meeting took place between the Secretariat of the Northern Forum and representatives of Heilongjiang Transportation Investment International Supply Chain Co. Ltd.

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Lecture Event in Saskylakh
08 Apr 2026
Lecture Event in Saskylakh

On April 7, a lecture event organised by the PESAL expedition team took place in Saskylakh.

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PESAL Expedition — The Great Cross...
07 Apr 2026

On April 6, the PESAL expedition completed a major leg of its journey, reaching Yuryung-Khaya in the Anabar District. The team was warmly welcomed by the local administration — yet another meaningful [ ... ]

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PESAL Expedition in Taimyr
07 Apr 2026
PESAL Expedition in Taimyr

The journey to Taimyr began on March 28 in Norilsk, where the team held a four-day lecture series. Over the course of four days, expedition members met with local residents, shared their experience of [ ... ]

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Members of the Northern Forum

7th Northern Sustainable Development Forum

II half of 2026
Yakutsk, Russia

COP31 ARCTIC PAVILION

II half of 2026
Antalya, Turkey

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The Northern Forum Schools Association

The Northern Forum Schools Association an interregional association of secondary general education organizations of the Northern Forum member regions, as well as the regions interested in cooperation with the northern and Arctic regions, and is a structural subdivision of the International Organization of Northern Regions "The Northern Forum".

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