Cooperation
Partners
Aleksanteri Institute
The Aleksanteri Institute is the Finnish Centre for Russian and Eastern European Studies. It is affiliated with the University of Helsinki and operates as a national centre of research, study and expertise pertaining to Russia and Eastern Europe, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. The institute co-ordinates and promotes co-operation and interaction between the academic world, public administration, business life and civil society in Finland and abroad.
Barents Institute
The Barents Institute is dedicated to the study of the Barents Region, i.e. the northern regions of the Nordic countries and NW Russia. It conducts multidisciplinary research in the humanities and in social and political sciences. Its research scope includes the sustainable use of natural resources, the protection of cultural diversity, and the quality of life of those residing in the far north. Its main focus is on cross-border issues.
Belarusian State Technological University
The Belarusian State Technological University is one of the leading educational and scientific centers of the Republic of Belarus. It was founded in 1930. Now the University is a large, dynamically-developing multi-profile educational and scientific center in the Republic of Belarus with a wide scope of activities, training highly competitive specialists for the following domains: forestry and utilization of forest resources; chemical technologies and bio-technologies; special-purpose machines and equipment; automated control systems; engineering industry; metrology; standardization and certification; printing and publishing; economics; power engineering; professional training.
Belarus State University of Transport
Belarus State University of Transport ( up to 1993 – Belarusian Institution of Railway Transport Engineers) was established in 1953. The university is located in Gomel that is one of the most beautiful places of the Belarus Polesye. The university is a leading educational and research center of transport and building complex of the republic. Regional educational branches are situated in Brest, Vitebsk, and Minsk.
Center for European Studies (CFE)
Centre for European Studies (CFE) at Lund University was founded in 1997 and is a network organisation for co-operation between faculties, departments and researchers, primarily within the faculties of the social sciences, humanities, economics and law. Our aim is to encourage research, education, and long-term competence on Europe within the University, but also to develop the external contacts of the University, both nationally and internationally. The Centre has a vital role to play for Lund University's European profile, and connects around two hundred scholars that have declared an interest in the field of European Studies.
Center of Cross-Border and Interregional Cooperation by Higher School of Economics St. Petersburg Branch
Center of Cross-Border and Interregional Cooperation by Higher School of Economics St. Petersburg branch was founded in 2010. The main aim of the center is to carry out research and expert activity on cross-border cooperation, to conduct applied and theoretical research on cross-border cooperation.
European University Cyprus (EUC)
European University Cyprus (EUC) has a reputation for excellence and innovation in teaching and research in the South- Eastern Euro Mediterranean area. With an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches, EUC is one of the leading academic and research institutions in Cyprus. It developed out of Cyprus College, which was founded in 1961 by I. Gregoriou. However, on 12 September 2007, the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus rendered a decision for the establishment and operation of European University Cyprus, and licensed it to start its operation as of 1 October 2007, with four Schools, namely, the School of Arts and Education Sciences, the School of Business Administration, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the School of Sciences. All undergraduate and postgraduate programs offered are recognized nationally and internationally. European University Cyprus is fully committed to developing and promoting research activity, and it pursues this commitment with rigor and adherence to strict criteria. Moreover, a commitment to excellence in research is an integral part of the EUC`s mission. In particular, the University is focusing on areas where research can be built on firm foundations of expertise and excellence. The stimulus, intellectual activity and academic depth associated with the industry, community and the advancement of knowledge are an integral part of an educational environment that fosters innovation, enterprise and enthusiasm for excellence.
Finland Futures Research Centre
Finland Futures Research Centre (FFRC) is a special unit of the University of Turku. The FFRC refines visionary knowledge regarding alternative futures and the challenges and possibilities included in them. The Centre offers analytical futures-oriented information in interesting formats to back up its clients futures processes. The Centre's academic research focuses mainly on such themes as foresight, environmental and energy research, innovations, social and cultural research and research on creative industries. Through education and development projectsthe Centre offers its clients the tools to forecast future developments and control those change processes. Systematic futures knowledge is useful in, for example, strategic vision and scenario projects. The Centre offers graduate and doctoral students study programmes on futures studies and on responsible business.
Institute of Economics of the Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Economics of the Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a research institution with regional economy as a major area of studies. Institute serves as a source of competence and an expert pool in the fields of regional economic policy, institutional analysis and economic models. The Institute is the leading expert organization in the region for sectoral and spatial strategic planning.
Institute of Europe of Kaunas University of Technology
Institute of Europe of Kaunas University of Technology has a status of University's Institute. Institute is responsible for multidisciplinary Master's studies programme in European Integration; co-ordinates and makes research of European integration in cultural, social and economic domains, accumulates and disseminates official information on the European Union; participates in the European Union Jean Monnet projects; joins the European Union information network; pursues consulting and educative activities at large.
Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus
The Institute of Radiobiology of NAS of Belarus was founded in 1987 to solve the problems that appeared after the Chernobyl disaster. The main directions of scientific and technical activities and research of the Institute are: study of the mechanism of the ionizing radiation effect on an organism with the aim to develop the methods of increasing its radioresistance; study of the laws of radionuclides accumulation and deducing and creation of the methods to influence these processes; assessment of the health effects of radiation and ecological situation.
Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics
The ISL - Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics was founded in Bremen in 1954. By combining tradition with modern science, we have since positioned ourselves as one of Europe’s leading institutes in the area of maritime research, consulting and knowledge transfer.
Lappenranta University of Technology (LUT)
Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) is an international community which conducts scientific research and academic education with more than 6 500 students and experts. The university’s areas of strength include energy efficiency and the energy market, strategic management of business and technology, scientific combuting and modeling of industrial processes and expertise in Russian business and industry related to the areas above.
Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration (RISEBA)
Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration (RISEBA) is an independent degree granting institution fully accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science of Latvia. RISEBA also holds an International Quality Accreditation awarded by the Central and East European Management Development Association (CEEMAN).
St. Petersburg State University
Founded in 1724, St. Petersburg State University is the oldest institution of higher education in Russia. During the 285 years of its history University secured the right to be acknowledged as one of the best institutions of higher education in Russia: its rich history, modern large-scale research activities, development and innovations make University ahead of the curve in the field of Russian science.
Tallinn University
Tallinn University main strengths lie in the fields of social sciences and humanities. Tallinn University is the third largest university in Estonia, consisting of 18 institutes and 4 collages. It has more than 9000 students as well as more than 540 faculty members and research fellows, and is the fastest growing university in Estonia.
University of Oulu, Thule Institute
The University of Oulu, located in Oulu, Finland, is an international scientific community known for high-quality research and education that provides experts for demanding tasks on both national and international level. The University promotes well-being and education in Northern Finland and is a significant player in the Finnish and European re-search based system of innovation and education.
Thule Institute is a unit of the University of Oulu focusing on the development and coordination of research and teaching cooperation in the field of Northern and Environmental Issues, one of the University’s areas of focus.
University of Tampere
The University of Tampere embraces many fields of sciences and arts and profiles itself on the multidisciplinary study of society and health. It is the biggest provider of higher education in Finland for the social sciences and the accompanying administrative sciences.
Some 15,200 students are currently pursuing degrees at the University of Tampere. Every year approximately one thousand master's degrees and one hundred doctoral degrees are produced. The personnel number is about 2,100.
In its teaching and research the University takes a critical approach to phenomena in society. Its experts engage in the societal debate both through their publications and through the mass media; their opinions are sought after and their words carry weight in discussion and decision-making.
University of Tartu
University of Tartu has a long history dating back to 1632 when under the Swedish reign /Academia Gustaviana/ it was established in order to provide higher education in theology, medicine, law and natural sciences. At present, the University has appr. 3000 employees and 18 000 students; it also has 10 faculties with 22 departments and 32 institutes.
Alongside with continuing the development in its traditional fields of research (most well-known of them are molecular and cell-biology, genetic technology, environmental technology, semiotics, etc.), the University conducts high-quality interdisciplinary research in the most innovative fields of contemporary sciences, including social and human sciences.
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Vytautas Magnus University
Vytautas Magnus University, established in 1922 (reestablished in 1989) is one of the most liberal and modern universities in Lithuania, having liberal studies policy, seeking and establishing successful international relations with other universities all over the world. In 1991 the university was the first in Lithuania to establish in a system of study based on several levels, the completion of which resulted in the granting of Bachelor's or Master's degrees, as well as the Doctoral degrees. The feature of this university still remains exceptional in Lithuania today: this is a liberal policy for studies, according to which students are admitted not into specific specializations but into fields of study. The students themselves put together their plan of study and make a final choice of their program after the first two years of study. Particular attention is given to foreign languages and computer skills thus making this university different from other schools of higher education in the country.
Affiliated organisations
Arctic Centre
The Arctic Centre founded 1989 at the University of Lapland is a national and international hub of information and centre of excellence, which conducts multidisciplinary research in changes in the Arctic region and in their impacts. About 50 researchers, communicators and other professionals work at the Arctic Centre.
Flensburg University of Applied Sciences
Way up north – and way up in research and teaching Flensburg University of Applied Sciences (FUAS) currently provides nearly four thousand students in thirteen bachelor and seven master degree programmes in an innovative and practical learning environment.
Internarional Barents Secretariat
The purpose of the International Barents Secretariat is to provide technical support for the multilateral coordinated activities within the framework of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council and the Barents Regional Council. Barents cooperation will gain more coherence and efficiency after the establishment of the Secretariat.
ISPIM
The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) is a worldwide network of academics, business leaders, consultants (A, B, C) and other professionals involved in Innovation Management.
