Mission and tasks

The Information office was established in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Nordic Council of Ministers on the establishment of the Information Office of the Nordic Council of Ministers in Kaliningrad signed in Moscow, December 22, 2005.

The main objective of the Office activities is assistance to development of contacts and cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Denmark, Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, Finland Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden in the field of information, education, science, health protection, environmental protection and culture.

The main tasks of the Office are as follows:

• Coordination and implementation of the working programs of the Nordic Council of Ministers on the territory of Kaliningrad region;
• Coordination and support of Russian, regional and international projects and programs in the field of information, education, science, health protection, environmental protection and culture;
• Organization of trainings and process of professional development for research officers and specialists, teachers and students in the framework of programs of the Nordic Council of Ministers on exchange of scientific brainpower;
• Provision of financial support for arrangement of conferences and seminars in the indicated areas, assistance in giving and receiving grants;
• Creation of favorable conditions for development of cooperation and experience exchange, improvement of the system of communication and information exchange between specialists of the Northern-Western part of Russia and the Northern countries;
• Creation of the data bases and information systems on main directions of the Office activities; improvement, development and popularization of new methods elaborated as a result of implementation of projects and programs;
• Support to direct contacts with Russian governmental institutions, non-governmental organizations, authorities, mass media, and individuals.

Edited September 2009

News

14/05/2010

Nordic interest in Russia

15 MPs from the Nordic Council are heading for the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions of Russia on 16 May. The politicians will meet their Russian colleagues and learn more about the challenges facing the two Russian regions.

Sinikka Bohlin,
photo - Magnus Fröderberg/norden.org
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16/04/2010

Study visit to Denmark

A group of specialists from 9 municipalities of the Kaliningrad region is leaving for Denmark on 17 April 2010 to visit 6 Danish municipalities and to study experiences of Nordic countries on business development issues, municipal support of entrepreneurs, public-private partnership and companies’ staff upgrading.

photo - Nikolaj Bock, www.norden.org
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26/03/2010

Attitudes are what have to change in order for accessibility to be achieved

There is a great deal of interest among the Russian and Baltic participants on the course in Universal Design that begun on Monday at the Nordic School of Public Health (NHV). The discussions during lectures are lively and questions posed many from participants representing various sectors and agencies.
– The problem is to change attitudes so that those working for public institutions accept that these should be accessible for all, rather than it being an issue of lack of funding, says Andrey Zonin, Director for the Institute for Cultural Programs in St. Petersburg.
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