The Northern Dimension Institute
Northern Dimension Institute: Bridging Universities with ND Structures Established in 2009 by the approval of the Northern Dimension Ministerial Meeting in Stockholm An open network of 31 universities and research institutes Since 2014 coordinated by Aalto University, St Petersburg State University of Economics and Northern (Arctic) Federal University A neutral academic actor Disseminates information and fulfils information gaps within the thematic fields of the ND partnerships; increasing emphasis on economy-related topics Energy & environment; Culture; Health & Social wellbeing; Transport & Logistics
NDI Network members Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture & Center for Markets in Transition, Finland AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Barents Institute, University of Tromsø, Norway Belarus State University of Transport Belarusian State Technological University Daugavpils University, Latvia European University Cyprus Geological Survey of Finland Institute of Economics of the Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia Institute of Radiobiology of National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics, Germany Kaunas University of Technology, Institute of Europe, Lithuania Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Lund University, Sweden Malmö University, Sweden
NDI Network members National Research University Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russia Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russia Petrozavodsk State University, Russia Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration, Latvia Saint-Petersburg University of Culture and Arts, Russia St. Petersburg State University, Russia Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics, Russia Tallinn University, Estonia University of Applied Sciences Flensburg, Germany University of Latvia, Department of Political Sciences Thule Institute, University of Oulu, Finland University of Tampere, Finland University of Turku, Finland Vilnius University Kaunas, Faculty of Humanities, Lithuania Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Dissemination and promotion of ND related information Active dialogue with the ND Partnerships and ND Business Council Website www.northerndimension.info Twitter: ND_institute ND Newsflash: Focus on topical ND issues Electronic newsletter published 4 times per year (issues published Nov 2014, Feb 2015, May 2015 and next will be published Sep 2015) Views from partnerships, policy, business, research, NGOs, etc. Ca. 4000 readers (Private&public organizations within the fields of the 4 ND Partnerships, such as companies, ministries, embassies, MEPs, regional cooperation networks and platforms [e.g. BEAC, CBSS etc.]) Seminars and conferences
Information generation Ongoing discussion with the ND partnerships and ND Business Council to reveal the information gaps Examples of executed and planned projects: Analysis of creative industry policies within the NDPC region (commissioned by NDPC) Business view on the Northern Sea Route (discussed with NDPTL & the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications) Maritime preparedness and international partnership in the High North (ongoing 2014-16, funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nordland County Administration) Healthier People Project in cooperation with the NDPHS in 2012-2014
Healthier People: Managing of Change through Monitoring and Action Aimed to contribute to reduction of premature mortality of preventable causes in St Petersburg and in North-West Russia by supporting the institutional capacity building and networking of key stakeholders in the field of health and social protection. Lead partner: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Partners: Tallinn University, NGO Development Centre, Baltic Region Healthy Cities Association Associated Partners: St. Petersburg Medical Information Analytical Centre, St. Petersburg Health Committee, St. Petersburg Social Committee, St. Petersburg State University, The Federal Research Institute for Health Care Organisation and Information
NDI Coordinator Contacts Aalto University, Center for Markets in Transition (CEMAT) Riitta Kosonen, Prof., Director, riitta.kosonen(at)aalto.fi Piia Heliste, NDI Coordinator, piia.heliste(at)aalto.fi Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU) Marina Kalinina, Vice-Rector of International Cooperation m.r.kalinina(at)narfu.ru Svetlana Pirogova, Head of Communications and International Protocol Unit, s.pirogova(at)narfu.ru St. Petersburg State University of Economics (UNECON) Dmitry Vasilenko, Vice-rector on international affairs, dvasilenko(at)finec.ru Sofia Rekord, Head of Dept. of International Economic Relations, sofiarekord(at)unecon.ru