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INQ took part in the Arctic Circle Assembly, held in Reykjavik, Iceland, from October 17 to 19. The event brought together experts, researchers and leaders to discuss the challenges facing the northern and Arctic regions. As part of this major international gathering, INQ hosted a session and manned a booth, helping to raise the profile of Quebec expertise in Arctic and northern issues.

In the Arctic, climate change is synonymous with thawing permafrost, a phenomenon that Frédéric Bouchard observes and measures on the ground and from the air.

In southern Quebec, we turn on the tap and watch the wastewater go down the drain without question. Not so in Nunavik, where permafrost prevents the construction of water and sewer systems. At home, questions arise not only about drinking water management, but also about water quality, as Stéphanie Guilherme, professor in the Department of Civil and Water Engineering at Université Laval, explains.

Read the INQ newsletter, May 2024 edition.

René Therrien has been appointed interim director of Institut nordique du Québec (INQ). Professor Therrien has a long-standing relationship with the INQ, having chaired its Implementation Committee from 2014 to 2019...

Before colonisation, the Inuit had their own system of social regulation, often mediated by elders or family providers. Even today, various informal mechanisms help maintain social order, such as denouncing a person's misbehavior on community radio without naming him or her. But with colonisation, Inuit have seen non-Inuit judges and police arrive to settle their disputes...

As part of its annual Symposium, INQ exhibited the photos submitted to the amateur photo contest launched early in 2024. The 200 Symposium participants were asked to vote for their favorite photo...

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These three students took top honours in the scientific poster competition held on May 7 and 8 as part of Institut nordique du Québec's annual symposium...

We are pleased to announce that five candidates have been selected to represent Quebec in the international final of the “My Northern Project” competition. This final event will take place in Iceland during the Arctic Circle Assembly in October 2024.

At INQ's Annual Symposium, Christian Busch, President and CEO of Air Inuit, offered two pairs of tickets for flights on Air Inuit. The lucky winners were drawn from among the students participating in the science popularisation contest.

On May 7, 2024, as part of Institut nordique du Québec's annual Symposium, the provincial finals of the “Mon projet nordique / My Northern Project” science popularisation contest were held. Fourteen talented students were selected to take part in the final.