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The Svalbard Guide Association (SGA) is the first representative of Svalbard's guide community.
We promote sustainable development and preservation of high quality guiding in the Arctic.
It is gone be a busy week :)
Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 17:00 at UNIS Lecture about 'Life in the Ice'.
On Thursday (07.05) at 16:00 a webinar by Polar Bears International (PBI) about the latest research on Svalbard polar bears.
It is online and you can also register and watch it later:
Hei all, very sorry for the delay due to Easter and vacation.
Here is the recording of the Info meeting about the new Field Safety Regulations - Focus on Guide Certification on Svalbard that was held on the 25th of March in English.
I hope this works :)
Info meeting Field Safety Regulations - Focus on Guide Certification-20260325 2127-1.mp4
With a delay due to easter and vacation I am trying to now share the recording of the Info meeting about the new Field Safety Regulations - Focus on Guide Certification on Svalbard that was held on the 25th of March together with Sysselmesteren in English.
I hope this works :)
20/03/2026
And here is the official post for next weeks Guide Eve:
Information meeting with Sysselmesteren på Svalbar dabout the Guide Approval scheme in English! We will try to have it online as well.
Wednesday, March 25th at 6 PM
@ Svalbard folkehøgskole
Open for all, share with your colleagues! 😃
Informasjonsmøte om feltsikkerhetsforskriften med fokus på guidegodkjenning Sysselmesteren på Svalbard inviterer guider, turist- og feltvirksomheter til møte om den nye feltsikkerhetsforskriften onsdag 25. mars på Svalbard folkehøgskole.
11/03/2026
!!!!For the ones that missed it - Sysselmesteren has publish the
"Course and learning requirements for
Svalbard Guides"
(Designed in accordance with the Regulations on safety in the field, etc. in Svalbard (the Field Safety Regulations) Section 11.)
Only available in Norwegian so far. https://www.sysselmesteren.no/contentassets/5e2db569e5ca40828f6ed589c219a551/kurs-og-laringskrav-for-svalbardguider.pdf
Post on Sysselmesteren, not posted as news though, so easy to miss: https://www.sysselmesteren.no/nb/godkjenning-av-svalbardguider/
Today at the Museum: Guided tour about historic Svalbard women on March 8, in English at 13:30 (in Norwegian at 10:30 and 15:00).
Regular admission ticket (resident discount available), free guided tour.
At 17:30 Celebration of the International Womans Day at the museum as well. with a speech and followed by conversation about Life in Longyearbyen in a new Era. With cake and non-alcoholic sparkling drinks 😁
If you can not join the meeting from Sysselmesteren tonight:
There will be a second information meeting about the new field safety regulations by Sysselmesteren in a few weeks from now - in English and online, hosted by us 🙂 Stay tuned!!!
Happy New Year and the Guide Eve is back!
Ever wondered what really causes the Northern Lights — and why Svalbard is one of the best places on Earth to see them?
Join us for the next Guide Eve, where we dive into the science and magic of the aurora 🌌 This evening’s content is inspired by and includes the work of Katie Herlingshaw, a researcher at UNIS, who studies aurora and space weather right here in the High Arctic.
🕕 18:00, Wednesday 04.02.26
📍 Svalbard folkehøgskole
We’ll talk about:
- What causes the Northern Lights
- Why aurora on Svalbard is so special
- Aurora shapes, patterns, and how (and if!) we can predict them
- Aurora research on Svalbard — including those mysterious big dishes and poles you see around town 👀
Whether you’re a guide, aurora chaser, or just aurora-curious, this Guide Eve will give you new stories, better explanations, and fresh insight to share with guests ✨
As always, the event is open to everyone and it is free of charge :)
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