Seminars
This page contains material and information about Barents Specialist seminars
Barents specialists´publication based on the presentations at the autumn 2004 seminars at the University of Lapland. DEADLINE FOR PAPERS 31.03.2005 (SEND YOUR PAPER BY E-MAIL TO MARE mare.rantaniemi@ulapland.fi or PETRA petra.holappa@ulapland.fi).
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Seminar Programmes:
“Youth and Women in the Barents Region”
Barents Specialists and other experts telling about the situation of the youth and women in the Barents region and about the research activities, cooperation projects, challenges and possibilities related to the topic.15.12.2004 at University of Lapland, Rovaniemi.
Seminar programme (Word document; 138 kb)
Some presentations in this seminar:
- Psycho-social well-being and health among adolescents in BEAR (PowerPoint presentation: 168 kb). Professor Kyösti Kurtakko, (University of Lapland, Finland)
- Portrait of Russian Woman (PowerPoint presentation: 810 kb). Eeva-Kaarina Kari & Eliisa Kursula, (Lecturers, Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic, Finland).
- Presentation abstract (Word document: 23 kb). Eeva-Kaarina Kari
- Portrait of Russian Woman (PowerPoint presentation: 40 kb). Eeva-Kaarina Kari & Eliisa Kursula
- Construction of Gender Equality in Soviet and Post-Soviet Legal Discourse (PowerPoint presentation: 28 kb). Natalia Kukarenko, Vice-Director of the Centre for Women’s Studies and Gender Research at Pomor State, Arkhangelsk, Russia.
- Public health and social welfare in Barents region Eva Schetne (Assistant Professot, Finnmark College, Alta, Norway) and Tuula Sykkö (Kemi-Tornio Polytechnic, Finland)
- In the interest of the child – taking children from the family. (PowerPoint presentation: 1,50 MB). Eva Schetne and Tuula Sykkö
- Rehabilitation of Elderly (Word document: 20 kb). Anne Kokko, (Lecturer, Rovaniemi Polytechnic, Finland)
- Main findings about prostitution in Lapland (Word document: 22 kb).
Pia Skaffari (Researcher, University of Lapland) - Toivo –project. Presentation abstract (Word document: 27 kb). Maila Haltia (Project manager, University of Lapland) & Marjo-Riitta Mattus (Lecturer, University of Lapland)
- What did we learn in Project Hope (PowerPoint presentation: 40 kb). Maila Haltia & Marjo-Riitta Mattus
“Barents Area as a Tourism Region”
23.11.2004 at University of Lapland, Rovaniemi.
Seminar programme (Word document: 130 kb)
Barents Specialists and other experts sharing their experiences, telling about research activities, cooperation and entrepreneur possibilities in tourism in the Barents Euro-Arctic Area.
Some powerpoint presentations in this seminar:
- Working in tourism projects in Barents region (Word document: 130 kb). Eija Raasakka (Project Manager) and Rauno Ervasti (Student, Rovaniemi Polytehcnic)
- Working in the tourism projects in Barents region – Presentation (PowerPoint Presentation: 73 kb). Eija Raasakka (Project Manager) and Rauno Ervasti (Student, Rovaniemi Polytehcnic)
- Student experiences: Working in tourism business in Arkhangelsk (PowerPoint Presentation: 3,14 Mb). Kjell Olsen (Associate Professor, Finnmark University College, Alta, Norway)
- Working holiday? Voluntary workers motivation and experiences during Finnmarksløpet, the longest sled-dog race in Europe (PowerPoint Presentation: 5 Mb). Kjell Olsen (Associate Professor, Finnmark University College, Alta, Norway)
- Possibilities and challenges in tourism development in the Archangelsk Area (PowerPoint Presentation: 107 kb). Tatyana Khudyakova (Director of Travel Agency “Barentstur”, Archangelsk, Russia)
- “Possibilities and challenges in tourism development in the Murmansk Area”. Marina Kouvtun (Deputy Chairperson, Committee for Sports and Tourism of the Murmansk region),
Boris Kochetkov (Executive Director, Tourist Information Centre of the Murmansk region) - The nature of Murmansk region and the possibilities of ecological tourism (PowerPoint Presentation: 2 Mb). Natalia Vasilevskaya (Associate professor, the Head of the scientific laboratory “Arctic biota”)
“Business possibilities in the Barents region
Seminar programme (PDF: 130 Kb) 28.10.2004 at University of Lapland, Rovaniemi
Experts from the Chambers of Commerce, Customs Authorities, Security Police and Barents specialists telling about business possibilities, research and enterpreneur activities and cooperation possibilities in the Barents Euro-Arctic Area.
Some powerpoint presentations in this seminar:
- Cooperation between customs and Business community (PowerPoint presentation: 311 kb) Marko Kunnari (Chief Inspector of Customs, Tornio, Finland)
- Research presentations by Barents Specialists (PowerPoint presentation: 125 kb) Hans Zwaga: “Old and New Leadership in NorthWest Russia” and Esa Jauhola: “Management Style in Murmansk Oblast”