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Date(s) - 03/03/2021
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
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Do join us in our first seminar of the Spring 2021 Online Seminar series, dedicated to UK-Russia research cooperation, this coming Wednesday 3 March, to listen to a seminar led by Dr Marina Kalinina, Adviser to the Rector, Northern Arctic Federal University (NArFU), Arkhangelsk and Vice-President on Interregional Cooperation at the University of the Arctic.
The seminar, entitled “Current agenda of the Russian Arctic development”, will consist of 4 short presentations (followed by questions) aiming to introduce both the breadth of activities that NArFU is involved with to foster international research and educational cooperation in the Russian Arctic, as well as ongoing research activities by NArFU research teams. The four speakers and topics will be:
- Role of international cooperation in education and research in the Arctic (Dr Marina Kalinina)
- Biomonitoring in the Russian Arctic (Dr Tatiana Sorokina)
- Energy in the Russian Arctic (Dr Pavel Maryandyshev)
- The Russian Arctic: social and economic development and national legislation. Project “The Arctic Floating University” (Dr Alexander Saburov)
About Dr Marina Kalinina: Since 1993, Marina Kalinina, DSc (Philosophy), has professionally addressed issues related to the development of international university cooperation. For 17 years, she has headed the Norwegian-Pomor University Center in Arkhangelsk, which helps coordinate the development of academic exchange programs, long-term educational and research projects, and network cooperation between Russian and Scandinavian universities. As Vice President for Inter-Regional Cooperation at the University of the Arctic, she ensures strategic oversight of the activity of Russian members of the Arctic University consortium, the representation of Russian members in all areas of consortium activity, and addresses the issues of circumpolar university partnership within the framework of the University of the Arctic.
Since 2011, Kalinina has worked in many capacities. She has served on the board of the Arctic Frontiers international conference based in Tromsø, Norway, and headed the University of the Arctic Research Office. She has also served as NArFU representative at the Russian-Norwegian ministerial working group on education cooperation. Since 2013, she has been working as the NArFU representative at the Russian-Finnish inter-departmental working group on education cooperation, the Russia-Canada inter-governmental economic commission, and the theme supervisor at the Northern Dimension Institute.
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When: Wednesday 3 March 2021, 16h UK time
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Speakers:
- Dr Marina Kalinina
- Dr Tatiana Sorokina
- Dr Pavel Maryandyshev
- Dr Alexander Saburov
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Title: Current agenda of the Russian Arctic development
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No booking required.
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Venue: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8951629892
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Meeting ID: 891 5162 9892