research-educational center ‘baikal’
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research-educational center ‘baikal’. alexander arguchintsev [irkutsk state university]. p. j. Approach 1: focused on a separate and important direction of investigations. Approach 2: focused on a separate and important object of investigation. paradigm: interdisciplinarity. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
research-educational center ‘baikal’ alexander arguchintsev [irkutsk state university]
paradigm: interdisciplinarity
• Approach 1: focused on a separate and important direction of investigations.
• Approach 2: focused on a separate and important object of investigation
• Approach 1: focused on a separate and important direction of investigations.
• Approach 2: focused on a separate and important object of investigation
• a Russian national treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• a fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh water
• deepest (1,640m) and oldest (25 million years) freshwater lake
• 23.000 cubic kilometers of water volume (more than in Baltic Sea)
Geographicinvestigations
Geologicalinvestigations
Biologicalinvestigations
Limnologicalinvestigations
Mathsimulation
lake baikal
WHY INTERDISCIPLINARITY?• an extremely important
and complex natural object
• a number of separate and incoherent investigations
• conducted by different organizations
• a non-trivial situation around Baikal
importance of effort co-ordination
REU
1. Paleoclimate study for better environmental change prognosis.
2. Study of geological and tectonic processes for decreasing risks and nature disaster aftermaths.
3. Study of physical and chemical processes of forming natural waters in the Baikal region.
4. Structural and evolutionary study of ecosystems of water bodies in the Baikal region.
5. Mesoscale models of hydrothermal processes and anthropogenic admixture transferring in atmosphere and hydrosphere.
6. GIS and bioinformatics technologies and mathematical methods in study of Baikal.
REU
7. Comprehensive interdisciplinary studies of natural processes using unique large-scaled facilities: Baikal Neutrino Telescope
8. Research and introduction of plants for biodiversity conservation and improvement of people welfare
basic activities
• multidisciplinary research coordination
• multidisciplinary & joint advanced education
• networking• lake.baikal.ru, a
multipurpose portal
REU-A
REU-CREU-B
interdisciplinary interaction
an interdisciplinary research problem
competitionscompetitions are the
basic principle of money distribution
~80% of REC’s money goes through competitions
levels:• research• education
forms:• research grants• preparation of
monographs • preparation of courses• participation in events
target groups:• postgraduate students• PhD students• junior researhers• teachers• researchers
other expenses
• development of lake.baikal.ru
• international collaboration
• management & events organization
• REC English language courses
• ISU journals• Skills improvements
(every year)
new generation
students & junior researchers are
• the key target group, and
• the energy generator of the center
junior researchers participate in the REC ‘Baikal’ workshop
at Bolshie Koty, Lake Baikal, 2006
competitions for young people
• selection and support of most gifted and committed
• motivation increasing and ‘dynamization’
• teamwork and team building
INP: a virtual component
course 1
course 2
course N
virtual component of INP
russianstudents
germanstudents
swissstudents
lake.baikal.ru
software for eLectures
collaboration services
eLibrary, etc.
general public education
• ecological knowledge in common use
• lake.baikal.ru information resources
• education of local people through research stations
• special activities for secondary schools
• professional skills improvement
• the basic virtual platform of the center
• rus & eng versions
lake.baikal.ru
information support
data & knowledge collection &distribution
specific web-services
eLibs, QA-systems,DBs, knowledge
processing
networking
project management, eLearning
social projects
lake.baikal.ru
external linkages
• monodisciplinary & interdisciplinary problem solving within REUs
• development of INPs and international students teams joint teaching
• virtual joint projects through lake.baikal.ru
• development of lake.baikal.ru resources
international cooperation
• monodisciplinary & interdisciplinary problem solving within REUs
• development of INPs and international students teams joint teaching
• virtual joint projects through lake.baikal.ru
• development of lake.baikal.ru resources
international cooperation
• Joint research projects (Swiss, Germany)• International summer schools (ecology)• Joint educational projects (2 diploma DAAD grant for
Kiel-Irkutsk, 2011-2012)• virtual joint projects through lake.baikal.ru• development of lake.baikal.ru resources
Commercialization
• Skolkovo – Andrei Mantsivoda• Nanotechnologies – regional application to Rosnano
(just now)
Financial resources
I. Federal program "Research and Training Specialists in Innovative Russia, 2009-2013“ (19 of 60)
Act. 1.1 (supporting of RECs) – 2 projects(«Lake Baikal Monitoring», «Geographic estimation of Baikal
rivers water resources»Act. 1.2.1 (Dr. Sc.) -2 projectsAct. 1.2.2 (Cand. Sc.) -3 projectsAct. 1.3.1 (Young Cand. Sc.) -2 projectsAct. 1.3.2 (Ph. D. students) -7 projectsAct. 1.5 (invited researches) – 2 projectsAct. 2.1 (international schools) -1 project
Financial resources - 2
II. Program “Development of a research potential of higher education“
• REC «Baikal» - 1 project (2007-2008), 1 project (2009-2011)
• «Mikhail Lomonosov» Program – 6 grants• Supporting of the ISU Botanic Garden
Financial resources - 3
III. Russian Foundation for Basic Research
• 7 research projects• 1 project for joint research conference with DFG• 3 projects for conferences support• 1 research project of the regional competition «RFRB-
Siberia»
‘shuttle’ visits to international
partners
discussion on the REC ‘Baikal’ conception at EAWAG, Zurich, Switzerland
May 2007
regional impact
the roundtable “REC ‘Baikal’ as the innovation model for research and education integration”
at the Baikal Economic Forum
Sep. 2010
cooperation with other RECs
Kolmakov (REC-02 ‘Enisei’) is consulting junior researchers from the Buryat State University
1st REC ‘Baikal’ workshop
Bolshie KotyJune 2006
future work
• the ambition of development of the international research & educationl interdisciplinary center focused on Lake Baikal
• advanced virtual part based on lake.baikal.ru
• further academic institutions & unoversities convergence