Nunavut Arctic College

Location: online in all communities across Nunavut through Nunavut Arctic College

Dates: January 28 - April 26, 2026

Starting in January, Nunavut Arctic College will be offering Introduction to the Circumpolar World (BCS 100), an online university course affiliated with the University of the Arctic. It will be offered in English with the option of submitting discussion questions and assignments in English or Inuktitut. There are no prerequisites for this course except the ability to read and write at the college level.

Introduction to the Circumpolar World covers topics such as: The Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World, Environment and Global Climate Change, and the Well-Being of Northern Peoples and Communities.

All course material is available online at no extra cost and a bilingual course instructor is available for support and tutoring. This course will also focus on building skills in critical thinking, essay writing and online learning. This course can be taken in any community and offers flexible scheduling. This course is avaliable to Nunavut Arctic College students for free, and is available to Nunavut residents at a cost of $375.

For more information about how to apply, contact Lindsay at

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Application Deadline is January 21, 2026

Nunavut Arctic College is a member of The University of the Arctic, which is a cooperative network of universities, colleges, and other organizations committed to higher education and research in the North. Our members share resources, facilities, and expertise to build post-secondary education programs that are relevant and accesisble to northern students. Our overall goal is to create a strong, sustainable circumpolar region by empowering northerners and northern communities through education and shared knowledge.

This report is designed to open the dialogue for students, instructors and Arctic College managers to lead and manage the institutional change that will be required in order for us to succeed in making effective use of information and learning technologies. Globally the appropriate use of ILT’s has increased student engagement and enhanced the learning environment for adult students.

How can we use technology to do the same for Nunavut students?

This report was commissioned to look at ILT use specifically within Adult Basic Education; however, feedback from all consultations made it clear that any initiatives taken in ABE should be made within the context of the entire College. Lessons learned and initiatives taken can benefit everyone within the College’s learning environment.

The investigator, Lorraine Thomas, Imaituq Inc., focused on research in four areas:

• Investigating current use of ILT at the college
• Identifying barriers to use
• researching ILT best practices in adult education
• Developing recommendations for implementing ILT and making the most effective use of our expanding cyberinfrastructure.

While the use of learning technologies is simply another tool in the educator’s tool kit, a good e-learning strategy can help ensure a wider number of students will be able to meet their learning goals when and where it works for them.

With improved online connectivity in Campuses and Community Learning Centres, and more ubiquitous access and familiarity with computers and peripherals in many learners’ homes and the wider community, it is an exciting time to look at what is possible in developing and implementing an e-learning strategy at the college.

We see this report as a useful tool in helping us develop a vision for ILT and one that will contribute to our implementation planning. As a strategy, this report is designed to be debated - to be changed, improved, developed, and discussed. We need your comments and ideas.

View the whole report here

Congratulations to CARS Observer Communicator Program graduates Marino Sanguya from Clyde River, Leonard Sweetland from Baker Lake, and Kelvin Kalai from Coral Harbour.

Are you interested in learning about Inuit Heritage and Culture? Are you over 18 years old and reside in one of Nunavut’s communities? Be one of the first students of Nunavut’s own Piqqusilirivvik Cultural Learning Facility!

Piqqusilirivvik is now accepting applications for the Fall 2012 Program starting August 20^th and running through November 30^th, 2012. Applications are due Friday, July 27. You can download an application form here.

For those who are interested you can download an application from: www.piqqusilirivvik.ca or contact:

Director Jonathan Palluq
Piqqusilirivvik
P.O. Box 270
Clyde River, NU X0A 0E0
Telephone: (867) 924‐6044
Fax: (867) 924‐6072
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Website: www.piqqusilirivvik.ca

Nunatta Campus celebrated graduation day with their families, friends and community in Iqaluit last week.

EXPLORE THE ARCTIC WITH YOUR MIND AND EARN UNIVERSITY CREDITS!

Nunavut Arctic College is offering the University of the Arctic course BCS100: Introduction to Circumpolar Studies. Find out how you can start a university education today!

(November 28, 2025 -- Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Cathy Towtongie, the Honourable Eva Aariak, Premier of Nunavut and the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health today announced the release of the Nunavut Community Wellness Planning (NCWP) pilot projects. The project was undertaken in partnership between NTI, Government of Nunavut, Health Canada and six Nunavut communities. Health Canada provided $2.4 million in funding for the project through the Aboriginal Health Transition Fund.

To shoot their educational film on Inuit fatherhood, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada has been working with Arviat youth actors from John Arnalukjuak High School’s drama class. Jordan Konek from the Nanisiniq: Arviat History Project has been assisting Pauktuutit both as a camera operator and producer. After filming in Arviat, Jordan will accompany Pauktuutit for two days of filming in Coral Harbour and two more in Iqaluit. To read about Jordan’s experience working on the fatherhood project, click here.

Student Orientation Week in Rankin Inlet began last week with a series of workshops, presentations and fun activities welcoming new and returning students to both Kivalliq Hall and the Nunavut Trades Training Centre.

On Saturday, September 3, 2011, Kivalliq Campus students celebrated student orientation week in Rankin Inlet with a scavenger hunt that saw them running from one end of the town to the other.

Nunavut Arctic College custodian Mina Adams moved from Coral Harbour to Rankin Inlet last September, while her husband Matthew is a student with the College's Pre-Apprenticeship Electrician program. She volunteers with the 3019 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps, where her son David is a Cadet. Mina wanted to volunteer and be a positive role model for her children, and to support her son and husband at the same time. Thank you Mina for being a volunteer.