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BE THE CHANGE YOU WANTBE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD TO SEE IN THE WORLD (M.Gandhi(M.Gandhi)

to advance innovative basis for scientific and human resources development in the Arctic

NArFU’s MISSION

Training and retraining of competitive top quality specialists

Innovative Centers for the Arctic development

Attractingof highly

skilled professionals

from all around the

worldto the High

North 2

State Policy of the Russian Federation in the Arctic and Mega-projects in the Arctic

Arctic shelf

Northern Sea Route

Ship-building

Space monitoring

Projects Participants

Ship-building programm(1,5 trillion rub. up till 2020)

Shtockman (up to $18 billions.)Kara Sea ($3 billions.)Barents Sea and Sea of Okhotsk

Port infrastructure development (2020)

Space system “the Arctic ” ($2,5 billions.)

Regional Projects and Demands for Competence

«Big Arkhangelsk»

1.

Belkomur2.

Northern Deep Water Site

3.

Transport and Logistics Projects

4.

Development of Urban agglomeration: Arkhangelsk, Severodvinsk and Novodvinsk

Railway White Sea- Komi- Ural to shorten cargo delivery from Ural and Siberia to Northern Ports

Construction of a multi-functional deep water site of Arkhangelsk sea port Naryan-Mar – Mezen – ArkhangelskArkhangelsk- Severodvinsk- OnegaArkhangelsk –Letnaya Zolotiza

Coping with National Tasks and Regional Challenges: NArFU Resources

• Barents collaboration experience gained by the Pomor State University and Arkhangelsk State Technical University

• International cooperation as a resource of development

• Partnership with public authorities• Partnership with business enterprises

“BEAR cooperation has positive influence on the development of the economy of Arkhangelsk, Murmansk regions and Karelia”

Consul General of RF in Kirkenes, 1997-2001Vasilii Koval

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• Innovative models of international cooperation:

- twinning program between NArFU and University of Tromso (Norway)

- model of trilateral cooperation between NArFU, University of Tromso and Umea University (Sweden)

• Joint educational programs, academic mobility programs, joint scientific and educational projects, international events (forums, conferences, seminars)

• Working group on education and science of Barents Euro-Arctic Region Council (co-chair NArFU and University of Tromso)

• Partnership consortia

- Norwegian-Russian educational and research consortium for the development of international business in energy sector NAREC

- Barents Cross-Boarder University (BCBU)• Cooperation with business in BEAR

Barents Euro-Arctic Region: Outcomes and Perspectives

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– 11 cooperation agreements with academic organizations in BEAR;

– 18 international projects with BEAR partner organizations (including 6 projects within Kolarctic ENPI CBC program);

– More than 70% of overall NArFU international academic mobility flow is directed to BEAR countries;

– 7 joint international programs;

– 2011/2012 academic year: 441 NArFU students and 189 teaching staff visited BEAR partner organizations;

– 2010-2012: more than 80 visiting professors from BEAR partner organizations were involved in educational process at NArFU.

NArFU: BEAR cooperation in numbers

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From BEAR Cooperation to the Models of International Cooperation

1. Barents Euro-Arctic Region: partnership on institutional, local and regional level with educational and research institutions, authorities, business and society

2. Circumpolar cooperation: partnership with arctic focused institutions, university consortia and associations

- University of the Arctic - Arctic Association of the Russian Universities - Bilateral cooperation with Canada and USA

3. Cooperation within the European Union programs: Kolarctic ENPI CBC, 7th Framework Programme, Tempus, Erasmus Mundus

Kolarctic ENPI CBCBART / Private-Public Partnership in Barents-Tourism

BCBU+ / Barents Cross-Border University Development Project

КITENPI / KOLARCTIC IT: Education, Networking, Partnership, innovations

CETIA / Education, Networking, Partnership, innovations

ArctiChildren InNet: Empowering School e-Health Model in the Barents region

School for All - Development of Inclusive Education

Erasmus Mundus«AURORA – Towards Modern and Innovative Higher Education»

EU Seventh Framework ProgramE-URAL: Development of the basis for scientific and technical cooperation in the sphere of environmental protection between EU and Russia

HEROMAT: Protection of cultural heritage objects by development and use of upgraded multifunctional materials

Cooperation within EU Programmes

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From Project Management to Regional Development: Examples and Results (1)

– BART / Private-Public Partnership in Barents-Tourism – creating and initiating development mechanisms in long term public-private partnership for the tourism industry on all stakeholders’ levels

– KITENPI / Kolarctic IT: Education, Networking, Partnering, Infrastructure – business companies among project partners (InternetBay AB, Luleå Näringsliv AB, Informations Teknik i Norrbotten AB, RUSSOFT association), exchanging best practices on industrial partnering and involvement in education, research and open innovation

– CETIA / Coastal Environment, Technology and Innovation in the Arctic – joint research activities on monitoring of Barents sea coastal areas environment and bioremediation technologies. Project partners: universities, research and business organizations.

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From Project Management to Regional Development: Examples and Results (2)

– Water Management and Climate Change – Common Challenges, Common Decisions (under Nordic Council of Ministers program) – development of course on water management at NArFU in partnership with Agency of Natural Resources and Ecology of Arkhangelsk Region

– Partnership with Statoil ASA, Norway:» NArFU research on evaluation of social and

economic effects of Stockman field development

» 2011-2012: “Idea Sourcing” – students’ innovation projects initiative

» Statoil scholarships for talented students– NArFU (ASTU) partnership with BIM Kemi AB

(Sweden) since 2000: research on application of chemicals

• Decree of Arkhangelsk region issued on 30.05.2011№ 295-22-ОЗ “State support of Northern (Arctic) Federal University”.

• Long-term target program “Support of development of Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov for 2012-2016” was accepted by Arkhangelsk region government on 27.09.2011.

• Partnership agreement with Nenets Autonomous district government (September 2010)

• “Arkhangelsk – university city” (working group is established by the decree of mayor)

Development of Legal Framework with Regional and Local Authorities

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Moscow school of management “Skolkovo”:•2011-2012 – program for personnel reserve training “Arctic Focus: NArFU Development Strategy”•2012 – program “New leaders of High Education”•2013 – program for personnel reserve training “Strategy of Arkhangelsk Region Development”

NArFU Experts for the Region:

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Partnership with Business Enterprises

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• Training highly qualified specialists• Internships for NArFU students at enterprises• NArFU lecturers and researchers training on working with hi-tech

equipment (Carl Zeiss AG, Shimadzu Corporation)• NArFU experts work for external partners (business enterprises,

authorities and other research institutions )

• Center for Remote Sensing of the Arctic • Forest Monitoring Center • Center of Analytical Equipment “The Arctic”

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NArFU as a Subject of Regional Policy Knowledge and expertise as a result of international cooperation

Development of innovative methods and areas of education and research

Attraction of intellectual and financial resources for the regional development through national and international projects

Partnership with business and government in training highly qualified specialists for the region

Work to be done:

-Partnership and systematic work on all levels: local, regional, national, international

-Cooperation with business in the field of educational standards

Thank you!

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