International Governance and Business in the High North

Rapid climate change, business development, and international cooperation in the High North mean that more knowledge is needed. Also, the High North is a region where new opportunities to exploit natural resources, new trade routes and increasing human activities may have major consequences for the environment and society, and there is a great responsibility to ensure sustainable management of region's business and societal development. Different debates include issues of governance, discovery, access and use of mineral and hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic, sustainable urban and rural development, possibilities for new maritime routes, cross-border cooperation, fisheries, opportunities for Arctic tourism development, as well as the support of indigenous communities and human resources in High North.

The scenario workshop is an important part of the course. During this workshop, students will learn about different methodologies for scenario building and use one of them to produce scenarios on a predefined topic, working in multidisciplinary groups. In advance, students will be given a specific scenario topic developed by relevant stakeholders in the Arctic and relevant for the High North Dialogue conference.

As the part of course activities, Master students will take part in the High North Dialogue Conference organized by High North Center of Business and Governance at Business School. The focus of the conference is dialogue: the dialogue between young people and the Arctic regions' representatives from industry - ranging from maritime to land-based industry, authorities and academics to share information and discuss the best practices to tackle challenges in the region. For an updated version of the conference program, please visit www.highnorthdialogue.no.