Education

Joint Science Education Project

The Joint Science Education Project (JSEP) is an international collaboration between Greenland, the United States, and Denmark to educate and train the next generation of polar and STEM professionals.

Since its initiation during the 2007 International Polar Year, high school students and teachers from the three countries have worked together in an annual 3-week field course in Greenland to study polar environments and the human dimensions of rapid Arctic change. Students practice scientific and engineering methods in a cross-cultural outdoor classroom with mentoring from international teachers and scientists. The first two weeks are spent at the Greenland-led Kangerlussuaq Science Field School, and the third week they travel to Summit Station, a research base that sits at 3,000 metres atop the Greenland Ice Sheet, for a USA-led Science Education Week.

Explore the JSEP education material about plants, animals, geology and geomorphology near Kangerlussuaq, or access their collection of research articles based on their Arctic experiences.