Managing Authority has published updates for the Q&A page concerning the PROMAS and project implementation: guidance on how to work with the text-boxes in the system and how to proceed with the information of personnel and purchases in the project. Link to Q&A
Project press release
Startup Connect project organises a contest for early-stage Russian and Finnish startups. 10 best projects will be able to present themselves to European investors, take part in mentor sessions and compete for a prize of 5,000 euros at the Startup Festival *Ship in Kotka (Finland) in August 1-2, 2019.
The winner will get:
☑️ an invitation to the accelerator LevelUp
☑️ support for launch pilots with Finnish companies
☑️ participation package with a booth at the Web Summit 2019 conference in Lisbon
The early-stage startups interested in developing in the global market are invited. Participation will be especially useful for the companies in the areas of robotics, logistics, IoT, Industry 4.0, smart mobility and hardware.
Startup Connect Contest is funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Finland in the framework of South-East Finland-Russia CBC 2014-2020 Programme. Find out more and apply: www.startupconnect.info/contest
Contact: Sergey Troshkov
Email: sergey.troshkov(at)cursor.fi
Telephone: +358 40 1902561
In its meeting today (29 April 2019) the Board of the Regional Council of South Karelia selected Mr Jukka-Pekka Bergman for the position of the Programme Director, to lead the MA operations and the team. Officially the position is filled in on 1st June 2019. (In Finnish) https://www.ekarjala.fi/liitto/blog/17814/
Working accidents are considerably more common in construction sites than in other fields of industry or other working environments. This unfortenate factor applies both in Finland and Russia. Even these issues have been under development, further steps are still needed to get accident stats look better and to reduce human harms.
South-East Finland – Russia CBC Programme funded SAFECON project is hands-on with this challenge and cooperating with the experienced partner consortium of Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering and Pushkin Leningrad State University.
Project event and activity posts at https://www.instagram.com/safeconcbc/
Information, results and contacts at https://safecon.fi
Project press release
2-days BUSINESS PROGRAM 13.-14.6.2019
(within the project Green ReMark KS1024 http://greenremark.com/)
13.6.2019 – Business meetings
06.00 Departure from St.Petersburg
12.00 Arrival in Mikkeli and Lunch
13.00 Business seminar
14.30 B2B meetings with local companies (Bioenergy cluster of Eastern Finland etc.)
16.30 End of the seminar
Free time in the city
14.6.2019 – Green Energy Show-How Tour
09.00 Solar Energy, Visit to Sun Mikkeli solar energy plant
10.30 Wood energy, visit to ESE CHP heating (bioenergy) plant
11.30 Lunch
12.30 Waste recycling, visit to Ecosairila waste management and recycling area
15.00 Smart grid, visit at Suomenniemi demonstration
16.00 End of the tour, travel back to St. Petersburg
Registration for participation in the business program: http://greenremark.com/events/b2b-meeting-in-mikkeli
Contact: Karoliina Tanskanen and Olga Kalchenko
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: tel.: +358 44 7678482, tel.: +7 921 5921986
Project press release
CoExist, a collaborative project focusing on the sustainable coexistence of freshwater seals and humans in Finland and Russia, has secured a three-year funding. Launched in April, the project seeks to enhance Finnish-Russian research collaboration and raise awareness of seal-human coexistence among different stakeholders. CoExist is a new larger scale opening in Finnish-Russian seal research in twenty years. The project explores seal behaviour and, in doing so, promotes the coexistence of seals and humans through education and information sharing.
The methods used to study and conserve seals on Lake Saimaa, and the related know-how, will also be made available on Lake Ladoga. The coexistence of seals and humans will be addressed in the context of fishing and tourism in particular through interviews and various events. For example, information on the seal-friendly fishing practices used on Lake Saimaa will be made available on Lake Ladoga. Furthermore, a method developed to identify individual Saimaa ringed seals will also be applied to Ladoga ringed seals. Using satellite transmitters, the researchers will study the movements of Ladoga ringed seals. In addition, an automated identification method will be developed for both seal species. Information about seals will be raised through various events and campaigns organised for the general public and in schools in Finland and Russia. The conservation of freshwater seals is a way to conserve the unique nature environment of lakes and to ensure that people have the possibility to enjoy nature also in the future.
The CoExist project is led by the University of Eastern Finland, with Lappeenranta University of Technology, the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation and Biologists for Nature Conservation from Saint Petersburg as partners. The project constitutes part of the South-East Finland – Russia CBC 2014-2020 programme, which is funded by the European Union, the Russian Federation and the Finnish Government.
For further information, please contact:
Project Coordinator Marja Niemi, University of Eastern Finland, marja.niemi(a)uef.fi
Photo: Mervi Kunnasranta
South-East Finland – Russia CBC 2014-2020 closed its fifth call on 27 March 2019. In total, 42 applications for circa 29,5 Mio € were submitted to the PROMAS system by the closing time and project proposals and requests for CBC funding are divided into Programme priorities as follows:
Priority 1 Lively, active and competitive economy: 12 applications for 8,1 Mio €
Priority 2 Innovative, skilled and well-educated area: 17 applications for 10,3 Mio €
Priority 3 Attractive, clean environment and region: 11 applications for 7,9 Mio €
Priority 4 well-connected region: 2 applications for 3,2 Mio €
What happens next?
Lead applicants must deliver original, signed full application-package to the Managing Authority on 8 April, latest. This is necessary action in order to pass the first evaluation phase.
Managing Authority, assisted by its branch office, shall carry out the administrative and eligibility compliance check to each application by the end of May. Lead applicants may be contacted for further clarifications during the process. Requests, with the reply instructions and deadlines, are sent to the e–mail address given in the application template. Quality assessment for those applications passed first checks will be carried out by the end of August and decisions on the awards are taken by the Joint Monitoring Committee in September 2019.
Project press release
Kick-off meeting on the Environmental impacts of the Krasny Bor toxic waste landfill (EnviTox) project took place on 19 March 2019 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The project implements in the framework of the South-East Finland – Russia CBC 2014-2020 programme, one of the three programmes implemented at the border regions between Finland and Russia under the European Neighborhood Instrument.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the project Partners, the Committee for nature use, environmental protection and environmental safety of St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg State Unitary Nature Conservation Enterprise “Polygon”Krasny Bor“. The meeting discussed general issues relating to the project activities management, the creation of the Project Steering Committee, reporting, areas of the partner’s responsibility etc.; and specific issues related to the implementation of project activities. The main objectives of the project are to develop feasible recommendations and tools to ensure good quality environment in the area around Krasny Bor toxic waste landfill and to provide up-to-date information on the state of the environment in this area. The EnviTox project will study the state of the environment around the Krasny Bor toxic waste landfill to enhance a safe living environment, to improve the environmental impact management in the surroundings of the landfill and to enhance the protection of the Baltic Sea.
Стартовал международный экологический проект EnviTox
19 марта 2019 г. в Санкт-Петербурге состоялась установочная встреча по международному проекту “Оценка экологического состояния территории, окружающей полигон по захоронению токсичных отходов «Красный Бор» (EnviTox). Проект реализуется в рамках Программы приграничного сотрудничества «Россия – Юго-Восточная Финляндия 2014-2020».
На встрече присутствовали представители партнеров проекта, Комитета по природопользованию, охране окружающей среды и обеспечению экологической безопасности Санкт-Петербурга, Дирекции по обеспечению безопасности гидротехнических сооружений полигона “Красный Бор”. В рамках установочной встречи обсуждались как общие вопросы, касающиеся менеджмента проектной деятельности, создания Координационного совета проекта, видов отчетности, зон ответственности партнеров и пр.; так и программа работ на ближайшее время. Основными целями проекта являются разработка обоснованных рекомендаций и инструментария для обеспечения комфортной окружающей среды в районе полигона по захоронению токсичных отходов «Красный Бор» и предоставление актуальной информации о состоянии окружающей среды на данной территории. Изучение состояния окружающей среды в окрестностях полигона по захоронению токсичных отходов “Красный Бор” в рамках проекта EnviTox проводится с целью повышения безопасности среды обитания, улучшения управления воздействием на окружающую среду в окрестностях полигона и усиления защиты Балтийского моря.
Contact information:
Olga Tomilina
SC “Mineral”
[email protected]
Innovative and creative approaches for Cross-Border Cooperation are reviewed and developed in C3E – Contents for Cross-Cultural Event -project leaded by South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (XAMK) with the Russian partners Institute for Cultural Programs, Stieglitz St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry and St Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design. Practical focus in the project is:
Official project website and link to first blog
What is CBC, what can it do for You and who are the people behind the actions? South-East Finland – Russia CBC, Karelia CBC and Kolarctic CBC programmes, together with the funded projects, celebrate second joint annual Social Media –day to answer these questions and bring Cross-Border Cooperation more visible in many levels. During 19 March, we share stories with hashtag #cbctoday in all our social media accounts. Choose Your favourite channel and follow us!
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