Arctic basic training programme in Greenland increases

Birgitte Annie Hansen
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The Danish Ministry of Defense and the Greenlandic government have decided to increase the admission to the Arctic basic training in Greenland from 30 to 50 students starting in the summer of 2026.

"The educational program will provide young people in Greenland with broad basic training which can strengthen the collective Greenlandic preparedness," said Major General Søren Andersen, Chief of the Joint Arctic Command, when the education programme was launched in 2023.

The increase in the number of students is to meet the great interest in the education programme among young Greenlanders, writes the Danish Armed Forces. In 2024, the new education program received 200 applications.

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