Thu, Feb 13, 2014

4th International Conference: Innovative and Safe Cooperation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region

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The National Institute of Research of Global Security (NIRGlobS), Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences (KarRC RAS), and the non-profit partnership Centre for Problems of the North, Arctic and Cross-border Cooperation (North- Centre) invite you to take part in the 4th International Conference “Innovative and Safe Cooperation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region May 22-24, 2014.
Conference thematic areas:
  • Kirkenes Declaration II: from contacts to innovative contracts
  • The secure Arctic and BEAC
  • Issues of sovereignty in the Arctic and the Barents Euro-Arctic Region
  • Priorities for scientific cooperation and cooperation in higher education in the Barents Euro- Arctic Region

The conference shall be held in Petrozavodsk at KarRC RAS on May 22-24, 2014 with support from the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Russian Hi-Tech Foundation, Russian Znanie (Knowledge) Society, and the International and Norwegian Barents Secretariats.

Please inform the Organizing Committee of your intention to participate before April 12, 2014.

Simultaneously with the Conference the International Summer School “Sovereignty in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region” will take place at the Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU) on May 19-25, 2014. The School is organized by the Aleksanteri Institute at the University of Helsinki, the University of Lapland and PetrSU within the project “Establishing the EU Centre in the Barents Region of Russia” co-financed by the European Union.

On May 23, 2014 the 4th International Conference “Innovative and Safe Cooperation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region” has scheduled to hold a session jointly with the PetrSU International Summer School to discuss political, economic and social aspects of sovereignty in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region.

Students participating in the Conference can apply to take part also in the International Summer School at PetrSU as audience, and experts – as lecturers.

Please be free to post this info in your web-space and forward it to those who could be interested to take part.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CONTACT INFORMATION:
Irina Kokhtyulina, member of the Organizing Committee Working Group,
Executive Secretary of the NIIGlob Scientific Council,
tel. +79037163729, e-mail: kin@niiglob.ru

Publication date: Thu, Feb 13, 2014

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