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Yuri Saveliev (Director of the Institute of Economics), Lybov Kulakova (Scientific secretary of the Institute of Economics), Evgeny Zhirnel’ (Vice-director for science of the Institute of Economics) and Anastasia Vasilieva (Assistant director for international cooperation in the Institute of Economics) took part in the working meeting. Karelia University of Applied Sciences was represented by the lecturer Mikko Lahti and Head of Academic affairs Raimo Moilanen. Igor Shevchuk (Non-profit Partnership ‘Centre for Problems of the North, Arctic and Cross-border Cooperation’, director) and Aleksandr Rumiantsev (Small innovative enterprise ‘Arvata’) also took part in the discussion of the agenda, which included the presentation of experiences in projects, lines for cooperation and project ideas.



Visit to NGO ‘Rychei zhizni’ (Kondopogsky district) was organized in the second part of the meeting. Participants got acquainted with the farm work and the development of projects that have a social value for local community. This experience was presented by the entrepreneur Nadezhda Varlevskaya.