petrozavodsk state university karelia, russia international days 2010 – technology and...

Petrozavodsk State UniversityPetrozavodsk State UniversityKarelia, RussiaKarelia, Russia

International Days 2010 – Technology and Communication

University of Applied Sciences, Vaasa, FinlandMarch 15-18, 2010

Anastasia Kuznetsova [email protected] Kravchenkova [email protected]

The Russian FederationThe Russian FederationGeneral InformationGeneral 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%

• 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 FederationThe Russian FederationHistoryHistory

• 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 FederationThe Russian FederationHistoryHistory

• Federal semi-presidential democratic republic

• 83 federal subjects• Capital – Moscow • The President – Dmitriy

Medvedev (since May, 2008)

• The Prime Minister – Vladimir Putin

The Russian FederationThe Russian FederationGovernment and PoliticsGovernment and Politics


Leading political parties: United Russia, the Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, Fair Russia.

Legislature The Federal Assembly:

• The Lower House – the State Duma (450 members)

• The Upper House – the Federation Council (176 members)


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.

The Russian FederationThe Russian FederationPeople and LanguagesPeople and Languages

• 160 ethnic groups and indigenous peoples• 73% of the population – urban73% of the population – urban• 27% of the population – rural27% of the population – rural• About 100 languagesAbout 100 languages• Official language – RussianOfficial language – Russian• 27 co-official languages in various regions27 co-official languages in various regions

The Russian FederationThe Russian FederationCultureCulture

Diverse and rich culture of Russia: architecture, visual arts, literature

The Russian FederationThe Russian FederationNatureNature

• 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

The Republic of KareliaThe Republic of KareliaGeneral InformationGeneral 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.


• 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 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 KareliaThe Republic of KareliaNatureNature

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


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.


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.


• 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 KareliaThe Republic of KareliaEconomyEconomy

Basis:• Processing of local natural resources

(timber and minerals)• Use of tourist and recreational potential• Favourable economic and geographical

border location


• 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.


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.


Basic industrial centres:• Petrozavodsk • Kondopoga • Segezha • Kostomuksha • Pitkäaranta

The Republic of KareliaThe Republic of KareliaCultureCulture

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


• 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


• Kivach waterfall • Paanajärvi national park• Vodlozersky national park• The 1st Russian Spa resort Martial Spa

The Republic of KareliaThe Republic of KareliaPetrozavodskPetrozavodsk

• 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

University EstablishmentUniversity Establishment

On 10 July 1940 the Karelian-Finnish State On 10 July 1940 the Karelian-Finnish State

University was established. University was established.

Since 1956 - Since 1956 - Petrozavodsk State Petrozavodsk State

UniversityUniversity

First Academic First Academic YearYear

Four faculties Four faculties

were establishedwere established::

•Historical and philologicalHistorical and philological •Physical and Physical and

mathematicalmathematical•BiologicalBiological•Geological and hydro Geological and hydro

geographicalgeographical

Education was provided Education was provided

on 12 majorson 12 majors

University TodayUniversity Today

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

University MissionUniversity Mission

Development and enlargement of intellectual Development and enlargement of intellectual

potential of society through the training of new potential of society through the training of new

generation of highly qualified specialists – generation of highly qualified specialists –

educated people with high civil and moral educated people with high civil and moral

principles who are able to perceive, master and principles who are able to perceive, master and

develop values that are significant for people develop values that are significant for people

and society on the basis of the Russian and and society on the basis of the Russian and

world achievements of science and practice for world achievements of science and practice for

the development of innovation society and life the development of innovation society and life

quality improvement. quality improvement.

StrategyStrategy

• Maintenance and enlargement of the Karelian Maintenance and enlargement of the Karelian intellectual potential in order to reach the intellectual potential in order to reach the objective of the staff and scientific provision of objective of the staff and scientific provision of the republican social and economic developmentthe republican social and economic development

• The development of lifelong learning education The development of lifelong learning education system taking into account of RK the featuressystem taking into account of RK the features

• Education quality and management efficiency Education quality and management efficiency improvement in accordance with modern improvement in accordance with modern requirementsrequirements

• Development of flexibility and adaptation of Development of flexibility and adaptation of university education to changing demands of university education to changing demands of labour marketlabour market

• Introduction of new forms, methods and Introduction of new forms, methods and technologies in the process of education and technologies in the process of education and research implementation, advancement of their research implementation, advancement of their effectivenesseffectiveness

• Orientation on innovation way of economic Orientation on innovation way of economic development of Karelia and the European North development of Karelia and the European North of Russia, training of specialists on innovation of Russia, training of specialists on innovation activity for the region, promotion of prospective activity for the region, promotion of prospective innovations in productioninnovations in production

• Improvement of the level of competence and Improvement of the level of competence and competitiveness of graduates and young competitiveness of graduates and young specialists on labour market, application of the specialists on labour market, application of the best Russian and foreign experiencebest Russian and foreign experience

Strategy Strategy (cont.)(cont.)

• Maintenance and development of national Maintenance and development of national languages, traditions and culturelanguages, traditions and culture

• Creation of conditions for the use of creative Creation of conditions for the use of creative potential potential of pedagogical groups and employees of of pedagogical groups and employees of the sphere of professional education of RK andthe sphere of professional education of RK and the the satisfaction of the population needssatisfaction of the population needs

• Improvement of the effectiveness of the education Improvement of the effectiveness of the education management system and of the coordination of the management system and of the coordination of the activities of the subjects of the professional activities of the subjects of the professional education sphereeducation sphere

• Overcoming of the consequences of the Overcoming of the consequences of the demographic “hole” through the enforcement of demographic “hole” through the enforcement of training of “adult” population, including the training of “adult” population, including the population of foreign countriespopulation of foreign countries

Strategy Strategy (cont.)(cont.)

PetrSU EvaluationPetrSU Evaluation

• PetrSU wonPetrSU won the 20th place place in the in the GGeneral Russian eneral Russian Universities Universities RRatingating of of 20092009 (the 1(the 1stst place place forfor the the Internationalization Internationalization criterioncriterion) )

• Successful assessment of Successful assessment of PetrSU activity by the PetrSU activity by the Commission of the Commission of the Federal Federal SService of ervice of SSupervision in upervision in the Sthe Sphere phere of of EEducation and ducation and SSciencecience (licensing, state (licensing, state certification and certification and accreditationaccreditation))

StudentsStudents

At present: At present: 19 500 19 500 graduate and postgraduate students; graduate and postgraduate students; 63 majors63 majors of higher professional education and of higher professional education and

57 majors57 majors of postgraduate studies of postgraduate studies. .

33 bachelor’s33 bachelor’s and and 17 master’s17 master’s degree programs are degree programs are licensed. licensed.

Annually more than Annually more than 4100 people take training4100 people take training, re-, re-training and advanced training courses. training and advanced training courses.

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

StudentsStudents

Lecturers and StaffLecturers and Staff

More than More than 36003600 members work members work in PetrSU, amongst themin PetrSU, amongst them::

• more than more than 840840 lecturers lecturers

• 8787 doctors of sciencedoctors of science

• more thanmore than 400400 licentiateslicentiates

• 33 academicians and academicians and corresponding memberscorresponding members (RAS, (RAS, Russian Academy of Medical Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Agricultural SciencesAgricultural Sciences) )

• 120120 professorsprofessors

• 510510 assistant professorsassistant professors

FacultiesFaculties

1.1. Ecology and biologyEcology and biology2.2. HistoryHistory3.3. Forest EngineeringForest Engineering4.4. MathematicsMathematics5.5. MedicineMedicine6.6. Political and social sciencesPolitical and social sciences7.7. Baltic and Finnish philology and Baltic and Finnish philology and

culture culture 8.8. EngineeringEngineering9.9. AgricultureAgriculture10.10. Physical engineeringPhysical engineering11.11. PhilologyPhilology12.12. EconomyEconomy13.13. LawLaw14.14. Post-diploma medical educationPost-diploma medical education15.15. Improvement of professional skillsImprovement of professional skills16.16. Preparatory facultyPreparatory faculty

DepartmentsDepartments

1. History and law2. Philology 3. Political sciences4. Social psychology5. Pedagogics6. Mathematics7. Physics 8. Chemistry9. Economics10. Biology and ecology11. Medicine12. Information technologies13. Telecommunications14. Forest industry15. Agriculture16. Geology17. Architecture and design18. Power engineering, etc.

8822 departments conduct departments conduct scientific research in the scientific research in the following fieldsfollowing fields::

Structural Structural UnitsUnits

• PetrSU Karelian regional institute of PetrSU Karelian regional institute of management, economy and law to management, economy and law to the Government of the Republic of the Government of the Republic of Karelia Karelia

• University collegeUniversity college• Northern Scientific Research Institute Northern Scientific Research Institute

of fish industryof fish industry• Karelian Scientific Research Institute Karelian Scientific Research Institute

of forest industryof forest industry• Scientific Research Institute of Scientific Research Institute of

historical and theoretical problems of historical and theoretical problems of architecture architecture

• Regional centre of new information Regional centre of new information technologies technologies

• PetrSU Northern-European Open PetrSU Northern-European Open UniversityUniversity

• PetrSU publishing housePetrSU publishing house• Scientific libraryScientific library

PetrSU BranchesPetrSU Branches

• Kola branchKola branch, , ApatityApatity• Priladozhsky branch, Sortavala Priladozhsky branch, Sortavala • Belomorsk branch, BelomorskBelomorsk branch, Belomorsk• Kostomuksha branch, KostomukshaKostomuksha branch, Kostomuksha

Staff Training for Staff Training for Higher Education SystemHigher Education System

• ByBy 31.12.07 31.12.07 there are 147 licentiate students there are 147 licentiate students and 2 doctoral students. and 2 doctoral students.

• At the university 9 thesis councils function At the university 9 thesis councils function (3 (3 doctoral councilsdoctoral councils andand 6 6 licentiate councilslicentiate councils).).

• In In 2007 2007 41 licentiate dissertations and41 licentiate dissertations and 5 5 doctoral theses were defended. doctoral theses were defended.

Additional Additional Professional EducationProfessional Education

Annually more than Annually more than 45004500 specialists of the RK and specialists of the RK and other Russian regions take advanced training other Russian regions take advanced training courses in PetrSU structural departments that courses in PetrSU structural departments that are engaged in the lifelong learning systemare engaged in the lifelong learning system::

1.1. PetrSU Karelian regional institute of PetrSU Karelian regional institute of management, economy and law to the management, economy and law to the Government of the Republic of KareliaGovernment of the Republic of Karelia;;

2.2. Faculty of advanced training courses Faculty of advanced training courses 3.3. PetrSU education and innovation centrePetrSU education and innovation centre;;4.4. Regional centre of new information Regional centre of new information

technologiestechnologies;;5.5. Faculty of post-diploma medical educationFaculty of post-diploma medical education;;6.6. Sectoral base centre of the Russian education Sectoral base centre of the Russian education

on labour securityon labour security..

Scientific ActivityScientific Activity

In In 20020099 in PetrSUin PetrSU::• 278 278 research works were completed research works were completed

((2222 of themof them – – on foreign grants and on foreign grants and contractscontracts). ). The total amount of The total amount of financing made up more than financing made up more than 130130 million rubles million rubles ((aboutabout 2828 millionsmillions – – from foreign sourcesfrom foreign sources); );

• 8787 scientific meetings were organized scientific meetings were organized (international, all-Russian and regional (international, all-Russian and regional conferences and seminarsconferences and seminars););

• 112112 applications for calls for topics, applications for calls for topics, projects and grants were presented in projects and grants were presented in terms of the Russian scientific terms of the Russian scientific programmes and funds, programmes and funds, 4040 of them of them are approved. are approved.

Innovation ActivityInnovation Activity

Regional innovation complex (RIC) Regional innovation complex (RIC) ::• Innovation and technology centre Innovation and technology centre ““Polyarnaya zvezda” Polyarnaya zvezda” • Scientific and educational centre “PLAZMA”Scientific and educational centre “PLAZMA” • Centre PetrSU-Centre PetrSU-Metso AutomationMetso Automation• Invention centreInvention centre• Regional scientific and consultation centre of innovation Regional scientific and consultation centre of innovation

and investment expertise and investment expertise • Innovation and investment trade martInnovation and investment trade mart• Scientific and production companies Scientific and production companies ““Chistaya voda”, Chistaya voda”,

““ProrivProriv", “", “InvadekInvadek", “", “RivestRivest", ", Centre of Centre of osteoarticularosteoarticular surgery surgery

• Fund ofFund of support of PetrSU innovation and invention activitysupport of PetrSU innovation and invention activity• Innovation, scientific and business centres in Sortavala and Innovation, scientific and business centres in Sortavala and

Kostomuksha Kostomuksha • The development works of PetrSU RIC in the field of applied The development works of PetrSU RIC in the field of applied

physics, medicine, building, agriculture, forest sector were physics, medicine, building, agriculture, forest sector were repeatedly awarded with medals and diplomas on repeatedly awarded with medals and diplomas on international innovation exhibitions and salons. international innovation exhibitions and salons.

Information & Education Information & Education Environment in PetrSUEnvironment in PetrSU

In PetrSU there are more than In PetrSU there are more than 225500 00 computerscomputers. . In the educational process In the educational process ::

• 5656 computer rooms with 600 work placescomputer rooms with 600 work places, , • multimedia-laboratorymultimedia-laboratory, , • videohall to conduct video-lectures videohall to conduct video-lectures • more than 300 distance courses developed by more than 300 distance courses developed by

lecturers on the basis of modern technologies of lecturers on the basis of modern technologies of network e-learning are usednetwork e-learning are used

PetrSU web site was the winner of the all-Russian contest PetrSU web site was the winner of the all-Russian contest of the educational Internet resourcesof the educational Internet resources. .

On the all-Russian exhibition-fair “Modern educational On the all-Russian exhibition-fair “Modern educational environment” PetrSU Regional centres of new information environment” PetrSU Regional centres of new information technologies were highly awardedtechnologies were highly awarded: :

• For the development works in the sphere of information For the development works in the sphere of information provision of the university activityprovision of the university activity;;

• For the creation of the multi-level system of open For the creation of the multi-level system of open distance learningdistance learning;;

• For the provision of GIS-resources for the education For the provision of GIS-resources for the education system.system.

Main activities:Main activities:• Joint educational projects implementationJoint educational projects implementation;;• Joint investigations & research projects implementationJoint investigations & research projects implementation;;• Joint innovational-production projects implementationJoint innovational-production projects implementation;;• Academic mobility & exchange programsAcademic mobility & exchange programs;;• International associations & networks establishment and International associations & networks establishment and

participationparticipation;;• Cooperation in culture, sports & healthcareCooperation in culture, sports & healthcare• International conferences, seminars & summer schools International conferences, seminars & summer schools

initiation and management;initiation and management;• Summer university, the Russian language programmes Summer university, the Russian language programmes

and fore-higher education training are organised for and fore-higher education training are organised for foreign students.foreign students.

• Russian language Training and Testing Centre for Russian language Training and Testing Centre for foreigners who want to get Russian citizenshipforeigners who want to get Russian citizenship

International CooperationInternational Cooperation

International Cooperation International Cooperation InfrastructureInfrastructure

• 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)

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• International Research and Educational Centres of the Faculties (IRECF)

• Websites for international users: http://schools.karelia.ru/http://schools.karelia.ru/;; http://summeruniversity.karelia.ru/;http://summeruniversity.karelia.ru/; http://studyinrussia.ru/http://studyinrussia.ru/

• News and events in 2 languages on PetrSU website: http://petrsu.ru/Structure/Inter/programmes.html http://petrsu.ru/Structure/Inter/programmes.html http://petrsu.ru/internews.htmlhttp://petrsu.ru/internews.html

International cooperation structural units:International cooperation structural units:• North-European Open University of PertSU North-European Open University of PertSU

((NEOUNEOU--PetrSUPetrSU))• Department of Exchange and Educational Department of Exchange and Educational

ProgramsPrograms• The EU Information CentreThe EU Information Centre• Department of International Projects and Department of International Projects and

Programs / Project Management SchoolPrograms / Project Management School• Protocol OfficeProtocol Office• The Centre of Canadian ResearchThe Centre of Canadian Research• The International R&E Centers of the facultiesThe International R&E Centers of the faculties


There are There are 3535 cooperation cooperation agreements between PetrSU agreements between PetrSU and foreign institutions of and foreign institutions of higher education from 11 higher education from 11 countries:countries:

Finland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, China, USA and Canada.Britain, China, USA and Canada.


Cooperation with international Cooperation with international organizations and programmesorganizations and programmes : :

• Tempus, Erasmus MundusTempus, Erasmus Mundus, , FP 6 andFP 6 and 7 7 (the EC(the EC))

• DAADDAAD ( (German service of academic German service of academic exchangesexchanges) )

• The USA Consultate General in St The USA Consultate General in St PetersburgPetersburg

• IREXIREX ( (the USA State Departmentthe USA State Department) ) • CIMO CIMO ((Centre of international mobility, Centre of international mobility,

International office of FinlandInternational office of Finland) ) • Nordic Council of MinistersNordic Council of Ministers


International ProjectsInternational Projects

The most scaled projects are:The most scaled projects are:• E-Karelia (introduction of ICT in SME)E-Karelia (introduction of ICT in SME)• E-Skills (ICT skills in SME)E-Skills (ICT skills in SME)• ““Metso–PetrSU Centre” support and developmentMetso–PetrSU Centre” support and development• Development of training programs and teachers Development of training programs and teachers

training in the field of tourism management (California training in the field of tourism management (California university, Pomona, USAuniversity, Pomona, USA ))

• CRDF CRDF – – REC “PLAZMA”REC “PLAZMA”• Tempus project “UNEGO-Understanding European Tempus project “UNEGO-Understanding European

Governance in the Northwestern Regions of Russia”,Governance in the Northwestern Regions of Russia”, • Tempus project “Supporting and facilitating active Tempus project “Supporting and facilitating active

uptake of ICT for University Management in Russian uptake of ICT for University Management in Russian Universities”Universities”

• BERMAP – Business, Educational and Research BERMAP – Business, Educational and Research Cooperation between Institutions of Northern Finland Cooperation between Institutions of Northern Finland and North-West Russiaand North-West Russia

• FIRST (FIRST (Russian–Finnish students exchange)Russian–Finnish students exchange)


1. Finnish-Russian Cross Border University is 1. Finnish-Russian Cross Border University is established by the universities of Finland (5) established by the universities of Finland (5) and Russia (3)and Russia (3);;

Study is carried out in the fields ofStudy is carried out in the fields of: : – International relations, historyInternational relations, history, , ICT, Forest ICT, Forest

industry and public health.industry and public health.


2. Finish-Russian Barents Cross-Border University2. Finish-Russian Barents Cross-Border University

Study is carried out in the fields ofStudy is carried out in the fields of: :

Informational technologies and Social workInformational technologies and Social work

PetrSU Partners (8)PetrSU Partners (8): : Universities of Oulu, Universities of Oulu, Arkhangelsk & Arkhangelsk & MurmanskMurmansk

International International Educational ActivityEducational Activity

Exchange ProgramsExchange Programs::

1. Finnish Universities of Helsinki, Turku, Åbo Akademi, Oulu, Tampere, Joensuu, Lapland in the framework of bilateral exchange programs and the FIRST program.

2. Brussels Interpreter Institute of Brussels High School – agreement of 2006

3. University of Gävle (Sweden) – in the field of social work (2007)

4. University of Tromsø (2008)


International Students Training in PetrSUInternational Students Training in PetrSU

1. Full Degree Programs

(non-CIS states , CIS states)

2. Pre-University Foundation Program

3. Short-Term Courses during the year

4. Summer University

International Fellowship ProgramsInternational Fellowship Programs 1. CIMO – Centre for International Mobility 2. DAAD – Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst –

German Academic Exchange Service 3. British Chevening 4. Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program5. Fulbright Program 6. IREX Programs (American International Research

and Exchange Board) - Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program

7. BarentsPlus Program (Norway)

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Studying abroadStudying abroad

• Helsinki Summer University

• Summer University of Umeå University

• Summer University of the University of Oslo

• Summer Language Courses

Studying and work abroadStudying and work abroadProgramsPrograms:: Work & Travel, CAMP USA, AU PAIR


InternationalInternational Scientific and Scientific and Production CooperationProduction Cooperation

At present PetrSU has concluded At present PetrSU has concluded contracts on software developmentcontracts on software development with the following with the following Finnish Finnish enterprisesenterprises::

• Metso Automation, IncMetso Automation, Inc..• VTT Technical Research Centre of VTT Technical Research Centre of

Finland Finland• Nokia Research CentreNokia Research Centre

PetrSU Cooperation with PetrSU Cooperation with Metso Automation, Inc.

• Since 1993Since 1993 • The main directions of the joint activity areThe main directions of the joint activity are scientific scientific

research, mathematical models and software development research, mathematical models and software development for for industrial enterprises and manufactures industrial enterprises and manufactures automatization and managementautomatization and management, organization of , organization of conferences and workshops, specialists’ training.conferences and workshops, specialists’ training.

• In 2002 In 2002 PetrSU-Metso Automation Systems Centre (PMASC) was founded. .

• PMASC mission is to PMASC mission is to provide customers with services in the sphere of information technologies and to develop automated control systems for enterprises and processing procedures.

• The core customers of PMASC are Russian and international industrial enterprises, companies that specialize in software development, trading enterprises, and other organizations.

• At present PMASC staff consists of 58 employees and the personnel capacity continues to grow.


PetrSU Cooperation with PetrSU Cooperation with VTT Technical Research VTT Technical Research Centre ofCentre of FinlandFinland

• SinceSince 2005 2005• The main directions of the joint activity are The main directions of the joint activity are

scientific researchscientific research, hardware, mathematical , hardware, mathematical models and software development for industrial models and software development for industrial enterprises and manufactures automatization enterprises and manufactures automatization and managementand management, organization of conferences, , organization of conferences, workshops, training, and specialists’ exchange.workshops, training, and specialists’ exchange.

• Annually PetrSU participates in scientific and Annually PetrSU participates in scientific and research projects financed by research projects financed by VTTVTT, both on the , both on the terms of subcontract and according to mutually terms of subcontract and according to mutually agreed themes.agreed themes.


PetrSU Cooperation with Nokia Research CentrePetrSU Cooperation with Nokia Research Centre

• Since Since 2006 2006 • The main directions of the joint activity areThe main directions of the joint activity are software software

development for mobile devicesdevelopment for mobile devices, , Open Source Software trainingOpen Source Software training,, as well as scientific research andas well as scientific research and hardware and software hardware and software development for wireless sensors networksdevelopment for wireless sensors networks. .

• In 2008 the Centre of Mobile and Wireless Technologies and In 2008 the Centre of Mobile and Wireless Technologies and Applications was founded in PetrSU under the auspices of Nokia. Applications was founded in PetrSU under the auspices of Nokia. At present its staff consists of At present its staff consists of 8 8 members and members and 10 10 students of students of PetrSUPetrSU. .

All above mentioned activities All above mentioned activities ((concerning production concerning production cooperationcooperation)) are coordinated by the IT-Park of PetrSU with the are coordinated by the IT-Park of PetrSU with the staff more than staff more than 300300 employees of 20 subdivisions. employees of 20 subdivisions. IIТ-Т-Park of Park of PetrSU continues its active search for new partners and PetrSU continues its active search for new partners and customers among companies, industrial enterprises, and customers among companies, industrial enterprises, and other Finnish organizationsother Finnish organizations..


PublishingPublishing

• The university publishing The university publishing house is onehouse is one ofof the largest the largest publishing houses in the publishing houses in the North-Western part of North-Western part of Russia. Russia.

• Annually about Annually about 270270 book book items are issued: items are issued: academic and scientific academic and scientific literature for students, literature for students, postgraduate students, postgraduate students, lecturers and specialists, lecturers and specialists, educational, fiction and educational, fiction and reference literature for a reference literature for a reading public.reading public.

Scientific LibraryScientific Library

• PetrSU scientific library is one of the largest libraries in KareliaPetrSU scientific library is one of the largest libraries in Karelia. . • Book fund amounts toBook fund amounts to more than more than 1 1 millionmillion 120 120 thousandthousand itemsitems..• 58% 58% of the fundof the fund - - scientific literaturescientific literature, 35% – , 35% – academic academic

literatureliterature..• The electronic catalogue makes up more thanThe electronic catalogue makes up more than 770 000 770 000

bibliographic recordsbibliographic records. . • Annually about 59 000 readers are provided with serviceAnnually about 59 000 readers are provided with service. . • Library is equipped with 92 computersLibrary is equipped with 92 computers..• Library cooperates with 15 partners from 7 countriesLibrary cooperates with 15 partners from 7 countries..

PetrSU CreativePetrSU Creative GroupsGroups

There are about 20 creative groups in There are about 20 creative groups in the university in which about 500 the university in which about 500 students, lecturers and university students, lecturers and university members are engaged, includingmembers are engaged, including: :

• Creative laboratoryCreative laboratory• Drama studioDrama studio• Literature association Literature association • KVN clubKVN club

and othersand others The groups of Academic chorus and The groups of Academic chorus and

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