The UArctic Assembly has elected Viljo Vuorimäki to the UArctic Board.

Viljo Vuorimäki is a 21-year-old student of political science and sociology at the University of Lapland. Vuorimäki has been the Chair of the Executive Board of the Student Union of the University of Lapland (LYY) since January 2023. In addition, he is Vice Chair of the Arctic Five students' team, Executive Board Member of the Arctic Five and First deputy of the faculty council of the Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Lapland.

"It was a pleasure and an honor to be elected to the UArctic board as a student representative. I'm looking forward to what kind of international opportunities and challenges this position will bring," Vuorimäki says.

UArctic's annual Assembly meeting was held on 22–26 May 2023 in Québec City, Canada. UArctic Assembly brought together approximately 120 participants from 15 different countries both in the Circumpolar North and from outside of the region. The local host of the meeting was Université Laval. UArctic welcomed 17 new members institutions, elected two new board members and approved five new Thematic Networks. The next UArctic Assembly will be held on 2–3 June 2024 as part of the Arctic Congress on May 29 – June 3, 2024 in Bodø, Norway.

UArctic International Secretariat is hosted by the University of Lapland.

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