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On April 18, 2019, Nizhnevartovsk State University held Panel Session 5 “Social Europe and the European Union social policy” within the Final International Research and Practical Conference “Intercultural Dialogue and Collaboration of the European Union and Russia: Implementation of Jean Monnet Projects at Nizhnevartovsk State University”. At the Session, much attention was paid to the results of the Jean Monnet Module “The European Union Social Policy”. The participants discussed key issues of social policy organization in the European Union, possibilities of using the EU experience of social security, social insurance and social protection in Russia.

The Final Research and Practical Conference “Intercultural Dialogue and Collaboration of the European Union and Russia: Implementation of Jean Monnet Projects at Nizhnevartovsk State University” held at NVSU on April 15-19, was concluded with the external monitoring of projects made by Paivi Korhonen, CEO of PDGE (Project Development Group Europe).

On April 16-19, NVSU held hosted the student forum ““Erasmus” Generation at NVSU”. The events of the forum were aimed at expanding knowledge of the European integration processes and issues related to the environment, history, economics and legislation of the European Union. The forum was moderated by Marina Stepanova, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of NVSU Department for Linguistics and Translation, and Simon Bødker Andersen, International Coordinator, Lecturer at the Department of Social Education, University College of South Denmark (Denmark). The forum’s objectives included deepening knowledge about European integration, introducing the European dimension into the educational process of NVSU, raising awareness of the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme and Jean Monnet Activities, boosting interest among students and faculty members towards participation in the EU funded programmes and enhancing student and staff mobility.

NVSU continues to implement Jean Monnet Module “The European Union Social Policy”, № 574865-EPP-1-2016-1-RU-EPPJMO-MODULE within Erasmus+ Programe supported by the European Commission. During the Week of Science in NVSU, Lala Yakubova, the Head of Department for Document Science and General History and Module Academic Coordinator, delivered an open lecture on the Social Profile of Migrants in the European Union. Today, migration is among top agenda issues not only in Europe, but also worldwide, therefore, the lecture aroused much interest among the listeners. Due to mass migration to EU countries in 2015-2017, social and cultural integration of migrants is a key challenge involving many aspects, including employment of young, senior and low-qualified legal migrants. The lecture addressed reasons and peculiarities of migration, major principles of the EU migration policy, and social profile of migrants in the EU countries, namely, their level of education, income, gender and age, employment specifics in various EU countries, as well as prospects for cultural integration. The event was attended by NVSU bachelor, master and postgraduate students and members of the teaching staff.

Students of NVSU Department for Commerce and Management have won the 2018 competition arranged by the Russian Youth Union of Economists and Financiers. The project of Dinara Sadykova, developed within Jean Monnet Module project “Developing Green Skills for Entrepreneurship and Business Based on the EU Experience” (Project No 587650-EPP-1-2017-1-RU-EPPJMO-MODULE), took the first prize of the 4th International Competition of Programs and Projects “Future of Planet Earth”. The project was developed within the course of Marketing Research and supervised by Oksana Kozlova, Doctor of Economics, Professor at the Department for Commerce and Management, who was awarded a diploma for her research and academic advice.

Nizhnevartovsk State University continues to implement the international Jean Monnet Project “Using European Best Practices for Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation in Russia” (Promoting biodiversity) / 600034-EPP-1-2018-1- RU-EPPJMO-PROJECT / BIOCON, supported by the European Commission. The project is coordinated by Tatiana Storchak, Associate Professor, Candidate of Biological Sciences (PhD), Head of Department for Ecology, and Irina Pogonysheva, Candidate of Biological Sciences (PhD), Assistant Professor at the Department for Ecology. As a part of the project, NVSU Faculty of Ecology and Engineering held the Seminar “UNESCO World Natural Heritage in Russia and the European Union” on February 20, 2019.

International Photography contest "Biodiversity through the Lens" will be held between January 27 until April 18 at Nizhnevartovsk State University as part of the Final International Research and Practical Conference "Intercultural dialogue and collaboration of the European Union and Russia: Implementation of Jean Monnet Projects at Nizhnevartovsk State University", Student Forum “ERASMUS GENERATION AT NVSU” and Jean Monnet project "Promoting biodiversity conservation in RF via advanced EU practices".

The Final International Research and Practical Conference "Intercultural dialogue and collaboration of the European Union and Russia: Implementation of Jean Monnet Projects at Nizhnevartovsk State University" 15-19 April 2019

The conference aims to promote studies of and research on the EU integration relating to the fields of ecology, history, economics and law, draw conclusions and present outcomes of the Jean Monnet projects implemented by Nizhnevartovsk State University. Conference objectives 1. Introduce the European dimension in the educational process of Nizhnevartovsk State University. 2. Exchange experiences on the EU-related teaching and research. 3. Boost interest among students and faculty members towards participation in the EU funded programmes. 4. Raise awareness of the Erasmus+ Programme and Jean Monnet Activities. 5. Foster dialogue between academic and business communities. 6. Consolidate efforts of professional communities to effectively implement the best EU practices. 7. Promote teaching, research and discussion of the EU-related issues 8. Enhance student and staff mobility to study the EU experience and deepen knowledge of the European integration.

NVSU has signed a memorandum of understanding and an inter-institutional agreement with Varna University of Management (Varna, Bulgaria) under the European Union Erasmus+ Program (Key Action 1: Individuals mobility of students and teachers). NVSU and Varna University of Management are planning the following cooperation: • inbound, outbound mobility of teaching and university staff; • joint research; • participation in seminars, conferences, symposia. A most prestigious business school in Central and Eastern Europe, Varna University of Management has been providing training highly qualified professionals of business administration, tourism, hotel business, computer technology, cooking and gastronomy for over 20 years. All courses here are taught in English, which is the university has become a popular study destination for students from more than 30 countries.