A joint project of Nizhnevartovsk State University and JAMK University of Applied Sciences (Jyväskylä, Finland) was approved for funding following the call for proposals of the Finnish-Russian Student Exchange Program (FIRST).

The FIRST student exchange program is based on network cooperation between Finnish and Russian higher education institutions and bilateral student exchange in agreed fields of study. The program is aimed at developing student and teacher mobility and exchanges.

The joint NVSU and JAMK project involves an intensive course in Responsible Entrepreneurship in Tourism with a Focus on Accessible Tourism to be held in April 2021 at NVSU. The course will cover Finnish and Russian practices in promoting green skills and developing environmental culture in business. The project will involve members of JAMK University, and NVSU students and lecturers.