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If you could choose between studying in China or the Arctic circle, where would you go? (hexbear.net)
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I've been offered a masters in both Beijin and the Arctic Circle and I am not sure where to go. I love nature and the masters in China would involve a lot of field trips, and the campus is situated in Huairou which has a bunch of beautiful hiking areas.

The arctic circle speaks for itself when it comes to the majesty of nature.

The arctic circle would only be for 1 year, whilst China would be for 2.

Both masters are great and interest me deeply.

I deal well with cold, but humidity gets to me. Not so much that it's a detractor, but if I had to pick a weather I'd go for cold over clammy.

I in part applied to China because it's the one country that takes climate change seriously, so having some connections there might be good.

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[–] StillNoLeftLeft@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

No idea what type of field this is, but the arctic circle research stuff is pretty heavily defence adjacent afaik and becoming even more so. The interest in the arctic as a whole is an ongoing project of Western imperialists who all run research centers there. China also does and Russia, but the vibe around there might be a bit soulcrushing. Daily nato planes and stuff.

Could be that this doesn't apply to what you are doing at all, but just putting it out there.