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Towards integrated management of freshwater Nature 2000 sites and habitats (FRESHABIT)

Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2022,

Background Freshwater habitats are among the most threatened habitat types globally. In the 2007-2012 conservation status assessment of the EU Habitats Directive (Article 17), none of the freshwater, coastal, and groundwater dependent wetland habitats in Europe fully met favourable conservation status, and most are in unfavourable conservation status. Alm ...
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Building shared knowledge capital to support natural resource governance in the Northern periphery (BusK)

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: May 31, 2019,

Description (EN): This project develops planning tools that enhance the use of participatory techniques, and gives assistance for decision makers concerning land use planning and natural resource governance. Concretely, the development of participatory tools such as participatory GIS (PPGIS) is needed. Until now, these tools have been developed for urban areas and utilized successfu ...
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Regional Innovation in the Nordic Arctic and Scotland with a Special Focus on Regions with Large-Scale Projects (REGINA)

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

Description (EN): REGINA will develop an innovative, strategic model for protecting, promoting and developing cultural and natural heritage. This will be composed of a set of decision support tools tailored to the particular needs of municipalities and local communities in remote and sparsely populated regions whose economies are characterized by the emergence and/or dominance of a ...
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Incidentally Learning Other Cultures And Languages through an APP

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

...PP will be carried out by a transnational consortium composed of 4 partners: the University of Bologna (from Bologna, Italy), the Adam Mickiewicz University (from Poznan, Poland), the University of Lapland (from Rovaniemi, Finland) and the Centre for Social Studies (from Coimbra, Portugal). After a preparation phase, the project is articulated in 3 macro-phases: 1) a methodological phase which in ...
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Creative Momentum

Start date: May 11, 2015, End date: May 10, 2018,

Description (EN): Creative Momentum (CM) tackles the peripherality and distance to market challenges experienced by entrepreneurs in the creative and cultural industries across the Northern Periphery and Arctic area, as well as low economic diversity in these regions.  It provides enterprise development and market expansion spaces, services and supports with a transnational focus.  ...
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Increasing the ecological connections and coherence of the Natura 2000 network in South-west Lapland (NATNET)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2017,

Background The project area includes 32 Natura 2000 network sites (over a total area of 363 000 ha) located in south-western Lapland. The area is extremely valuable and vulnerable due to its unique biodiversity and rare limestone soil. Areas outside the Natura 2000 sites are mostly commercial forests, where mining districts and claims, peat industry and b ...
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Inclusive Education: Socio-Psychological, Educational and Social Aspects

Start date: Oct 1, 2014, End date: Oct 31, 2017,

...le of participants. The Project is implemented by 4 universities and 4 general schools from 4 European countries. (Legal partners 4 universities and 2 schools). The Universities: University of Lapland (Finland), University of Teacher Education Vienna (Austria), Pedagogical University of Cracow (Poland), Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences (Lithuania). Each university has selected o ...
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Video Enhanced Observation

Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

The consortium brings together 6 partners from 5 countries and addresses Strategic Objective 2 of the EU policy on Education and Training (ET2020) ‘Improving the quality and efficiency of education and training’ by using an innovative technological approach to support initial teacher training and continuing professional development. The project builds on work undertaken by Newcastle University, wh ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Learning Tourism: Creating Innovative and Permanent Methods and Practices for Multidimensional Education Collaboration

Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,

...ject’s partner consortium consists of 7 partners from Finland, Germany and the Netherlands. • Finland: The Multidimensional Tourism Institute (MTI): consisting of the University of Lapland, the Lapland University of Applied Sciences and the Lapland Tourism College • The Netherlands: NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences • Germany: University of Applied Science Kempten, Chamber of Commerce Sch ...
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Sep 30, 2016,

This is a higher education student and staff mobility project, please consult the website of the organisation to obtain additional details.
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Higher education student and staff mobility project

Start date: Jun 1, 2014, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

Mobility project for higher education students and staff with programme countries. University of Lapland's strategic objective is to further internationalize its research, artistic activities, and education especially in the aras of its strategic spearheads and to create a stronger and more effective network of collaboration. The purpose of internationalizing is to enhance the quality of education ...
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New Horizons 2012-2014

Start date: Jan 31, 2013, End date: Aug 30, 2015,

The project promotes intensified cultural cross-border cooperation. It has a large number of participants involved in five sub-projects:Barents Forum of Strategic Cultural Planning and Policy ImplementationYoung entrepreneurs for culture and creative sectorMuseum, cultural heritage and northern identityX-BORDER 2013Sound of Barents ...
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Safer Roads for Users

Start date: May 22, 2013, End date: Jul 21, 2015,

The main objective of the Project is to eliminate border effect expressed with difference in road accident risks for road users in EU and RF sides of Barents Region. Harmonisation of principles and instruments to manage accident risk for users, caused by factor "Road and its surrounding" is expected to be able harmonise road conditions both sides of the border, improve fluency of road transport fl ...
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Economical, Ecological and Social Construction (ConEct)

Start date: May 5, 2012, End date: Jun 29, 2015,

The overall objectives of the ConEct-project are to establish a sustainable cross-border network between partner schools in the program area. The project focuses on the construction field and technology connected to mining. Cooperation and development among the SME´s are based on the needs and expectations of the working life in partner countries and regions. Common overall aims are to support soc ...
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Support for Leaving Care in Murmansk Region and in Lapland

Start date: Dec 15, 2012, End date: Jun 14, 2015,

Working out and implementing system of leaving care support in Murmansk region and Lapland. Achievements: The project has increased the knowledge of professional working with leaving care, including their knowledge of the functions of the neighbouring country. What is m ...
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Use of Heat Pump Promotion in Barents Region (HePuPro)

Start date: Feb 1, 2013, End date: May 31, 2015,

Energy Efficiency is one of the central objectives for 2020 which aims to save the energy 20% by 2020. One of the key technologies of the Renewable Energy Source (RES) seen in the market is heat pumps. It is a key technology to achieve the European Union’s energy saving and climate protection targets. The HePuPro project aims to promote use of heat pumps in the Barents region and to increase econo ...
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The Barents Freeway

Start date: Sep 3, 2012, End date: May 30, 2015,

Economic and social development of local communities in the Kolarctic area through optimization of transport infrastructure development on a base of the common Barents Region Transport Strategy responding to new challenges arising in the Arctic and Northern periphery. Achievements: ...
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Efficient Energy Management in Barents region (ENERU)

Start date: Jan 29, 2013, End date: May 28, 2015,

Overall objective of the project is the development if cross border cooperation in energy management in programme area: in order to promote economic and social development Achievements: The project made action plans to improving the energy efficiency and energy manageme ...
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The Barents Journal

Start date: Dec 17, 2012, End date: Apr 16, 2015,

The project aims at joint development of The Barents Journal – an easy available international academic journal – as a tool for delivering current research results concerning the people and the region, as well as socio-economic, political, environmental developments, and thus providing information outside and within the programme area. The keynote idea of the project is to share and distribute top ...
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Development of inclusive Education (A School for all)

Start date: Jun 4, 2012, End date: Mar 30, 2015,

...made during the project will develop the teacher education in the universities. In Finland, some of the research work directly contributes to the work of the Faculty of Education at University of Lapland. There will be changes and modifications in the new curriculum (2015-)
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Sustainable Mining, local communities and environmental regulation in Kolarctic area (SUMILCERE)

Start date: Dec 20, 2012, End date: Feb 19, 2015,

The specific objective of the SUMILCERE project is to offer social and legal scientific set of tools and recommendations for sustainable mining projects to be used by the industry and decision making authorities. The specific objective will be achieved by comparing and developing the recommendations on the side of the existing regulatory framework, policy instruments for sustainable management, us ...
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Trilateral cooperation on Environmental Challenges in the Joint Border Area (TEC)

Start date: Feb 29, 2012, End date: Jan 30, 2015,

Assessment tools for detecting the effects of harmful substances, water regulation and climate change will be developed in the Finnish, Norwegian and Russian border region within the project. The aim of the project is to develop tools used by environmental authorities and researchers when assessing the impacts of airborne emissions, regulation of waterways and climate change on the environment. Th ...
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Barents Visual Arts in 1970 - 1980 (THE NORTHERN BEAUTY)

Start date: Apr 12, 2012, End date: Jan 11, 2015,

The project aims at enhancing co-operation in arts and culture, especially concerning visual arts and art history. The objective is to build up a network for implementing multilateral activities such as exhibitions, workshops and symposiums. The networks task will be to increase awareness about rich and diverse arts and cultural heritage of the North.In the background there is the fact that during ...
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Business and Tourism Partnership (Salla-Gate)

Start date: Apr 2, 2012, End date: Jan 1, 2015,

... Achievements: Salla Gate – Business and Tourism Partnership, brought together the East Lapland municipalities in Finland, and the Kandalaksha, Tersky and Kovdor districts and cities of Apatity and Kirovsk on the Russian side of the border. The focus of the project was on two key industrie ...
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Cooperation and Development if Tourism Business between SME´s in Barents (Co-Tour)

Start date: Aug 29, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

The proposed project is aimed at economic and social development of the participating regions and areas. The project explicitly establishes business networks, promotes cross-border cooperation between public and private sector, builds up competence and improves quality of products and services. By putting together the efforts of the 3 countries’ small and medium-sized destinations, tourist attract ...
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Barents Mediasphere

Start date: Aug 24, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

The goal of the Barents Mediasphere project is to create a flexible cooperation mechanism for journalists working in the region and to increase regional visibility in media and in other open sources. It aims to improve the cross-border communication and information flow.In the background of the project is the fact that the interest to Barents and Arctic regions is rising. Many Arctic countries hav ...
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Reconstruction of the road Kandalaksha-Alakurtti-Salla checkpoint

Start date: Jun 26, 2012, End date: Dec 25, 2014,

The project reconstructs the section 100-130km of the road Salla-Alakurtti. The road is a cross-border route between Russian Federation and the European Union Achievements: The project has reconstructed a 30 km road section between Salla in Finland and Kandalaksha in Ru ...
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Arctic Biological, Cultural and Geological heritage (ABCGheritage)

Start date: Mar 22, 2012, End date: Dec 21, 2014,

...localized copies, circu-lated in all participating countries- Multivisio of natural values in Pasvik Trilateral Park- Geological recreational map of Khibiny Tundra- 3 nature trails in Khibiny Tundra, Lapland State Reserve and Svanhovd- Brochure and uniform signing of 10 geological demonstration sites in target area- Survey, renovation and signing of 6 cultural heritage demonstration sites on Pasvi ...
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Empowering School e-Health Model in the Barents region (ArctiChildren InNet (2012-2014))

Start date: Mar 9, 2012, End date: Dec 8, 2014,

The health and well-being of children and youth on the region is challenged in many ways. Some of these are common for the region, and some are also in connection to the regions´s special features such as sparse population and limited availability of services. Youths' traditional sources of health information are no longer satisfying their needs, and they are increasingly using the internet for he ...
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North Calotte Network for Sustainable Tourism Development

Start date: Oct 31, 2011, End date: Jun 29, 2014,

The project aims to increase cooperation between those involved in tourism in the Arctic area - both between the companies as officers, raise awareness of sustainable tourism from operators in the Arctic area and to increase awareness of the destinations that take account of sustainable tourism. Through collaboration between entrepreneurs and local decision makers, the project aims to create a com ...
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NIMO - Nordic Interaction and Mobility Research Platform

Start date: May 31, 2011, End date: Jun 29, 2014,

The overall goal of the project is to establish a common research platform within interaction and mobility in the region. It should be accomplished through leveraging existing resources and networks and performing joint cross-border research, development, innovation, and deployment activities. E-services for citizens, community-based elderly care, and pervasive games are targeted application areas ...
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Arctic Expo Centre - Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Lenin (ICE)

Start date: May 2, 2012, End date: May 1, 2014,

In the Kolarctic Enpi program area are already existing exhibition centres that would form together an arctic exhibition centres network. Through networking each member will increase the opportunities to develop its exhibition and related activities.Tromso and Rovaniemi, respectively Polaria and Arctic Centre, have already on their own a well-recognised exhibition centre, nationally and internatio ...
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Integrating media production with the new modes of communication (MEDIA)

Start date: Sep 30, 2011, End date: Mar 30, 2014,

The objective is to cooperate across the Nordic borders (northern Sweden and northern Finland) with a view to strengthen the quality of education and research as well as to increase the cooperation with media enterprises. The overall objective of the project is to establish a platform for the industry-oriented research within the field of media in the region. The aims of the project are as follows ...
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RE-COLL

Start date: Dec 31, 2012, End date: Dec 30, 2013,

The project aims, through a one-year project, to test the effects of an inter-regional forum for researchers in northern Norway, Sweden and Finland. The project's goal is a test venue for researchers who are focused on the EU's societal challenges related to the participating universities' research.
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Northern Cross-Border Cultural experts

Start date: Dec 10, 2010, End date: Dec 9, 2013,

The overall objective: The project aims to create possibilities for, and support and increase, North Lapland – Murmansk cooperation in culture, education and business life and between people living in the programme area. Eventually in long-term broaden their perspective on cultural issues and sensibility. Encourage the local business life for cooperation with the educational institutions and local ...
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Cultural and business life in the North Calotte

Start date: Jul 31, 2011, End date: Jul 30, 2013,

The project aims at highlighting the significance of culture in the North Calotte as well as various opportunities that exist in this field. The project would like to promote successful examples of entrepreneurship and to present them during the North Calotte conference. The objective is to contribute to creating new jobs in the cultural sector in the region. Furthermore, the project aims at estab ...
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Culture Tourism Project of the indigenous People of the North (NEDA ORDYM)

Start date: Nov 25, 2010, End date: Jul 24, 2013,

Overall objective is to strenghten the identity, investment possibilities and attraction of the Nenets and Finnish Sami Areas. Knowledge of the indigenous peoples of the North and their traditional culture and livelihood gets better. East-west and west-east gateway Inari - Murmansk - Arcangelsk - Narjan-Mar - Komi area. A long-term objective is to create – in conjunction with the Sámi Education In ...
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Barents Low Volume Road Management

Start date: Jan 4, 2011, End date: Jul 4, 2013,

The overall objective is in the project: harmonisation of regional practices on the voluntary basis rather than by directives. Developing the economy of Kolarctic core regions through improving of their currently non-adequately managed low volume road networks resulting in better economic activity and improved access to their regional, national and international markets. The specific objectives ar ...
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Barents Cross Border University development project (BCBU+)

Start date: Apr 18, 2011, End date: Apr 17, 2013,

The overall objectives: to contribute to the development of the Barents region by promoting cross-border academic co-operation to respond the needs of Barents region to train highly skilled, technologically literate workforce for the knowledge-based economies in the Barents region. The specific objective: the BCBU university network, which represents the most northern higher education area in the ...
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