2011 Expedition Overview

Announcement

Due to the overwhelming success of the SOI Antarctic University Expedition 2011, Students on Ice will offer a third Antarctic University Expedition in February 2013. Explore this website and contact Students on Ice for further details.

Welcome to the Students on Ice Antarctic University Expedition 2011!

This educational expedition to the world’s southernmost continent will be a life-changing experience for all program participants! It will serve as a powerful and unique international platform to inspire, educate, give cause for hope, create change, and raise awareness around the world about polar science and research, the impacts of climate change and other environmental issues facing Antarctica.

The ship-based journey will explore southern South America, the Antarctic Peninsula and surrounding Southern Ocean. It will involve 60 international undergraduate and graduate-level University students who have the opportunity to enroll in one of several accredited field courses. The students will be mentored by a team of 30 scientists, historians, artists, explorers, educators, innovators and polar experts. Students will develop knowledge, skills, perspectives and practices that will help them in their selected fields of study and future careers.

February 14-27 students, educators, parents and polar enthusiasts can visit this site to share all of our expedition moments. We will be posting photos, journals and expedition updates on a daily basis! Please note, that occasionally, due to our ship’s position, it may be impossible to send expedition images and videos. Our Students on Ice webmaster at our office in Gatineau, Canada, will report any and all developments on the site. Please remember we are in one of the most remote places on Earth and flexibility is the key!

Travelling to Antarctica is like travelling to another planet. It is also an amazing window to this world, and a cornerstone of our global ecosystem. Antarctica serves as an incredible platform for education and science. We hope these student expeditioners will return home as ambassadors and leaders for the planet with new inspiration and levels of and motivation that they will be able to carry with them into the future. 

This expedition would not be possible without the generous support of our many partners including ArcticNet, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists, the Canadian Circumpolar Institute, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Canadian Polar Commission, Carleton University, the Government of Canada program for the International Polar Year, LAN Airlines, Luleå University of Technology, McGill University, the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP/GRID-Arendal, the United Nations Programme on Youth, the University of Alberta, the University of California (Los Angeles), the University of Ottawa, and the University of St Andrews.

Please enjoy your journey with us!

For those interested in joining us on an upcoming Students on Ice Arctic or Antarctic expedition, please visit our main website or contact our office.

In the expedition spirit,

Geoff Green
Founder, Executive Director and Expedition Leader
Students on Ice