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Petrozavodsk State University Karelia, Russia International Days 2010 –

Petrozavodsk State University Karelia, Russia International Days 2010 – Technology and Communication University of Applied Sciences, Vaasa , Finland March 15-18, 2010 Anastasia Kuznetsova akuznetsova@psu.karelia.ru Natalia Kravchenkova kravchenkova@psu.karelia.ru.

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Petrozavodsk State University Karelia, Russia International Days 2010 –

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  1. Petrozavodsk State University Karelia, Russia International Days 2010 – Technology and Communication University of Applied Sciences, Vaasa, Finland March 15-18, 2010 Anastasia Kuznetsova akuznetsova@psu.karelia.ru Natalia Kravchenkova kravchenkova@psu.karelia.ru

  2. The Russian FederationGeneral Information Northern Eurasia The largest country in the world - 17,075,400 sq km 11 time zones Borders: Finland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, the Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, North Korea, Japan, the USA 142 million of people • A multi-ethnic country: Russians – 79.8%, Tatars – 3.8%, Ukrainians – 2%, Bashkirs – 1.2%, Chuvash – 1.1%, Chechen – 0.9%, Armenians – 0.8%, other – 10.4%

  3. Rurik Dynasty (Novgorod) – 862 AD Kievan Rus’ – 882 The Vladimir-Suzdal Principality – 1169 The Grand Duchy of Moscow – 1283 The Tsardom of Russia – 1547 The Russian Empire – 1721 The Russian FederationHistory

  4. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic – 7 November 1917 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (the USSR) – 10 December 1922 The Russian Federation – 26 December 1991  The Russian FederationHistory

  5. Federal semi-presidential democratic republic 83 federal subjects Capital – Moscow The President – Dmitriy Medvedev (since May, 2008) The Prime Minister – Vladimir Putin The Russian FederationGovernment and Politics

  6. The Russian FederationGovernment and Politics • Legislature • The Federal Assembly: • The Lower House – the State Duma (450 members) • The Upper House – the Federation Council (176 members) Leading political parties: United Russia, the Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Fair Russia.

  7. The Russian FederationGovernment and Politics • 83 federal subjects: • 46 oblasts (provinces) • 21 republics (nominally autonomous) • 9 krais (territories) • 4 autonomous okrugs (autonomous districts) • 1 autonomous oblast (the Jewish Autonomous Oblast) • 2 federal cities (Moscow and St. Petersburg) 2 delegates each in the Federation Council. 8 federal districts, each administered by an envoy appointed by the President.

  8. The Russian FederationPeople and Languages • 160 ethnic groups and indigenous peoples • 73% of the population – urban • 27% of the population – rural • About 100 languages • Official language – Russian • 27 co-official languages in various regions

  9. The Russian FederationCulture Diverse and rich culture of Russia: architecture, visual arts, literature

  10. The Russian FederationNature • 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites • 40 UNESCO Biosphere reserves • 40 National Parks • 101 nature reserves • The world’s largest forest reserves – "the lungs of Europe" • Lakes – 1/4 of the world’s fresh water • 266 mammal species • 780 bird species • 415 animal species in the Red Data Book of the RF

  11. The Republic of KareliaGeneral Information The Republic of Karelia is situated in the northwest of Russia; it is a part of the Northwest federal district of the Russian Federation.

  12. June 8, 1920 - Karelian Labour Commune July 25, 1923 - Karelian ASSR March 31, 1940 - Karelian-Finnish SSR July 16, 1958 - Karelian ASSR November 13, 1991 – the Republic of Karelia The Republic of KareliaGeneral Information

  13. The area of Karelia – 180,5 thousand sq km (1.06% of the total territory of Russia) Population of the Republic of Karelia makes 687.5 thousand people The republic consists of 16 municipal districts and two urban districts (Petrozavodsk and Kostomuksha), where 109 settlements (22 urban, 87 rural), 808 inhabited localities, including 13 towns, are located. The Republic of KareliaGeneral Information

  14. Karelia is the country of rocks, bouldersand tens of thousands of lakes. Karelia is often figuratively called a severe land of lakes and forests, emphasizing the leading elements of its landscape. The Republic of KareliaNature

  15. The Republic of KareliaNature More than 49% of the area of the republic is covered with forest; fauna comprises brown bears, reindeers, elks, mountain hares, European beavers, Greenland seals (in the White sea); fish species include salmons, trouts, navagas, herrings, cods, flounders.

  16. Quarter of the republic territory is watery surface. There are more than 61 thousand lakes and 27 thousand rivers in Karelia. The largest are the Ladoga lake (its area is 17,7 thousand square km) and the Onega lake (its area is 9,9 thousand square km). The largest rivers are Vodla (400 km), Vyg, Kovda, Kem, Suna, Shuya. The total length of the river net is about 83 thousand km. The Republic of KareliaNature

  17. 50 types of minerals located in more than 400 deposits and ore occurrences were discovered in Karelia. The main minerals are iron ore, titan, vanadium, molybdenum, precious metals, diamonds, mica, construction materials (granites, diabases, marbles), ceramic raw material (pegmatites, spars), appatit-carbonate ores, alkaline amphibole asbestos. The Republic of KareliaNature

  18. Basis: Processing of local natural resources (timber and minerals) Use of tourist and recreational potential Favourable economic and geographical border location The Republic of KareliaEconomy

  19. More than 19 thousand enterprises and organizations. The greatest investment growth rates in recent years have been observed in extraction of metallic ores, timber processing, production of food, electric equipment and vehicles, construction, transport and communication, electric power, financial and bank spheres. The Republic of KareliaEconomy

  20. Economy of Karelia is export-oriented. On the volume of export per capita Karelia is among in the leading regions of Russia. Now exports account for more than 50% (and up to 100% on a number of branches) of total production. One third of external turn of the republic falls to the share of Finland. The Republic of KareliaEconomy

  21. Basic industrial centres: Petrozavodsk Kondopoga Segezha Kostomuksha Pitkäaranta The Republic of KareliaEconomy

  22. In Karelia there are about 4 thousand cultural, historical and natural objects. The main: State Historical-Architectural and Ethnographical Museum-Reserve Kizhi Valaam archipelago Dormition Cathedral (the XVIII century) in Kem Dormition Church (1774) in Kondopoga The Republic of KareliaCulture

  23. The Republic of KareliaCulture • Rune-singing villages of the White Sea coast area of Karelia where runes of Kalevala originated • The Ladoga lakeside monuments of architecture • Petroglyphs of the White Sea and the East coast of Onego Lake

  24. Kivach waterfall Paanajärvi national park Vodlozersky national park The 1st Russian Spa resort Martial Spa The Republic of KareliaCulture

  25. Petrozavodsk as the capital of Karelia is the centre of economic, political, social and cultural life of Karelia Most of libraries, museums, theatres, concert halls, educational institutions, creative unions and scientific organizations are located in Petrozavodsk The Republic of KareliaPetrozavodsk

  26. University Establishment On 10 July 1940 the Karelian-Finnish State University was established. Since 1956 - Petrozavodsk State University

  27. First Academic Year Four faculties were established: • Historical and philological • Physical and mathematical • Biological • Geological and hydro geographical Education was provided on 12 majors

  28. University Today One of the largest multi-disciplinary classical institution of higher education of the system of the Russian Federation Federal Agency for Education in the European North of Russia.

  29. Development and enlargement of intellectual potential of society through the training of new generation of highly qualified specialists – educated people with high civil and moral principles who are able to perceive, master and develop values that are significant for people and society on the basis of the Russian and world achievements of science and practice for the development of innovation society and life quality improvement. University Mission

  30. Maintenance and enlargement of the Karelian intellectual potential in order to reach the objective of the staff and scientific provision of the republican social and economic development The development of lifelong learning education system taking into account of RK the features Education quality and management efficiency improvement in accordance with modern requirements Development of flexibility and adaptation of university education to changing demands of labour market Strategy

  31. Introduction of new forms, methods and technologies in the process of education and research implementation, advancement of their effectiveness Orientation on innovation way of economic development of Karelia and the European North of Russia, training of specialists on innovation activity for the region, promotion of prospective innovations in production Improvement of the level of competence and competitiveness of graduates and young specialists on labour market, application of the best Russian and foreign experience Strategy (cont.)

  32. Maintenance and development of national languages, traditions and culture Creation of conditions for the use of creative potential of pedagogical groups and employees of the sphere of professional education of RK andthe satisfaction of the population needs Improvement of the effectiveness of the education management system and of the coordination of the activities of the subjects of the professional education sphere Overcoming of the consequences of the demographic “hole” through the enforcement of training of “adult” population, including the population of foreign countries Strategy (cont.)

  33. PetrSU Evaluation • PetrSU wonthe 20thplace in the General Russian Universities Rating of 2009(the 1stplace for the Internationalization criterion) • Successful assessment of PetrSU activity by the Commission of the Federal Service of Supervision in the Sphere of Education and Science(licensing, state certification and accreditation)

  34. Students At present: 19 500 graduate and postgraduate students; 63 majors of higher professional education and 57 majors of postgraduate studies. 33 bachelor’s and 17 master’s degree programs are licensed. Annually more than 4100 people take training, re-training and advanced training courses.

  35. Students PetrSU students actively take part in the scientific and research activity, they are winners of the international and all-Russian contests in the field of mathematics, programming, physics, law, philology, history, building technologies, medicine, biology.

  36. Lecturers and Staff More than 3600 members work in PetrSU, amongst them: • more than 840 lecturers • 87doctors of science • more than400licentiates • 3academicians and corresponding members(RAS, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences) • 120professors • 510assistant professors

  37. Faculties • Ecology and biology • History • Forest Engineering • Mathematics • Medicine • Political and social sciences • Baltic and Finnish philology and culture • Engineering • Agriculture • Physical engineering • Philology • Economy • Law • Post-diploma medical education • Improvement of professional skills • Preparatory faculty

  38. History and law Philology Political sciences Social psychology Pedagogics Mathematics Physics Chemistry Economics Biology and ecology Medicine Information technologies Telecommunications Forest industry Agriculture Geology Architecture and design Power engineering, etc. Departments 82departments conduct scientific research in the following fields:

  39. PetrSU Karelian regional institute of management, economy and law to the Government of the Republic of Karelia University college Northern Scientific Research Institute of fish industry Karelian Scientific Research Institute of forest industry Scientific Research Institute of historical and theoretical problems of architecture Regional centre of new information technologies PetrSU Northern-European Open University PetrSU publishing house Scientific library Structural Units

  40. Kola branch, Apatity Priladozhsky branch, Sortavala Belomorsk branch, Belomorsk Kostomuksha branch, Kostomuksha PetrSU Branches

  41. By 31.12.07 there are 147 licentiate students and 2 doctoral students. At the university 9 thesis councils function (3 doctoral councilsand 6 licentiate councils). In 2007 41 licentiate dissertations and5 doctoral theses were defended. Staff Training for Higher Education System

  42. Annually more than 4500specialists of the RK and other Russian regions take advanced training courses in PetrSU structural departments that are engaged in the lifelong learning system: PetrSU Karelian regional institute of management, economy and law to the Government of the Republic of Karelia; Faculty of advanced training courses PetrSU education and innovation centre; Regional centre of new information technologies; Faculty of post-diploma medical education; Sectoral base centre of the Russian education on labour security. Additional Professional Education

  43. In 2009in PetrSU: 278 research works were completed (22of them – on foreign grants and contracts). The total amount of financing made up more than 130 million rubles (about28millions – from foreign sources); 87 scientific meetings were organized (international, all-Russian and regional conferences and seminars); 112 applications for calls for topics, projects and grants were presented in terms of the Russian scientific programmes and funds, 40 of them are approved. Scientific Activity

  44. Regional innovation complex (RIC) : Innovation and technology centre “Polyarnaya zvezda” Scientific and educational centre “PLAZMA” Centre PetrSU-Metso Automation Invention centre Regional scientific and consultation centre of innovation and investment expertise Innovation and investment trade mart Scientific and production companies “Chistaya voda”, “Proriv", “Invadek", “Rivest", Centre of osteoarticular surgery Fund ofsupport of PetrSU innovation and invention activity Innovation, scientific and business centres in Sortavala and Kostomuksha The development works of PetrSU RIC in the field of applied physics, medicine, building, agriculture, forest sector were repeatedly awarded with medals and diplomas on international innovation exhibitions and salons. Innovation Activity

  45. In PetrSU there are more than 2500 computers. In the educational process : 56computer rooms with 600 work places, multimedia-laboratory, videohall to conduct video-lectures more than 300 distance courses developed by lecturers on the basis of modern technologies of network e-learning are used PetrSU web site was the winner of the all-Russian contest of the educational Internet resources. On the all-Russian exhibition-fair “Modern educational environment” PetrSU Regional centres of new information technologies were highly awarded: For the development works in the sphere of information provision of the university activity; For the creation of the multi-level system of open distance learning; For the provision of GIS-resources for the education system. Information & Education Environment in PetrSU

  46. Main activities: Joint educational projects implementation; Joint investigations & research projects implementation; Joint innovational-production projects implementation; Academic mobility & exchange programs; International associations & networks establishment and participation; Cooperation in culture, sports & healthcare International conferences, seminars & summer schools initiation and management; Summer university, the Russian language programmes and fore-higher education training are organised for foreign students. Russian language Training and Testing Centre for foreigners who want to get Russian citizenship International Cooperation

  47. International Cooperation Infrastructure • International Cooperation Council (Rector’s Order No. 509 of 12.10.2006) • Directorate for International Cooperation (Rector’s Order No.622 of 01.12.2005)http://petrsu.karelia.ru/Structure/inter.html • International Research and Educational Centres of the Faculties (IRECF) • Websitesfor international users:http://schools.karelia.ru/;http://summeruniversity.karelia.ru/;http://studyinrussia.ru/ • News and eventsin 2 languageson PetrSU website:http://petrsu.ru/Structure/Inter/programmes.html http://petrsu.ru/internews.html

  48. International cooperation structural units: North-European Open University of PertSU (NEOU-PetrSU) Department of Exchange and Educational Programs The EU Information Centre Department of International Projects and Programs / Project Management School Protocol Office The Centre of Canadian Research The International R&E Centers of the faculties International Cooperation

  49. There are 35 cooperation agreements between PetrSU and foreign institutions of higher education from 11 countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, China, USA and Canada. International Cooperation

  50. Cooperation with international organizations and programmes : Tempus, Erasmus Mundus, FP 6 and 7 (the EC) DAAD (German service of academic exchanges) The USA Consultate General in St Petersburg IREX (the USA State Department) CIMO (Centre of international mobility, International office of Finland) Nordic Council of Ministers International Cooperation

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