November 14, 2012, Imatra

««Staffing and R&D Support for Russian Staffing and R&D Support for Russian and Finnish Railways Partnershipand Finnish Railways Partnership»»

President of the Association of Transport Universities of President of the Association of Transport Universities of the Russian Federationthe Russian Federation, ,

MIIT RectorMIIT Rector, , Doctor of EngineeringDoctor of Engineering, , ProfessorProfessor

BORIS A. LYOVINBORIS A. LYOVIN

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RUSSIAN RAILWAYS

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Saint-Petersburg – Tsarskoe Selo

ANNIVERSARIES IN 2012

FINNISH RAILWAYS

1501862

Helsinki –Hyameenlinna

145 1867 Decision by the Great Duchy of Finland’s Seim to

begin construction of Saint-Petersburg – Helsinki railway

120 1892 Imatra – Vyborg railway is commissioned

FINNISH PARTNERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF TRANSPORT UNIVERSITIES

VR – GROUP Concern («Finnish Railways»)

MDC – GROUP

(«Marketing Development Center”)

International Management Education Center (IME)

Lappeenranta University of Technology

(R&D Department in Kouvola)

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«INNORAIL» PROJECT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND FINLAND

To develop international Europe-Asia transport corridors along the

Trans Siberian and other railways

Joint R&D activities, training and professional development of the personnel

in charge of freight and container transportation

MIIT KOUVOLA MUNICIPALITY

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“INNORAIL” IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS

Training of Heads of TransSib units in Finland:

- Government transport policy;

- Transport economics;

- Freight transportation technology;

- Further development of cooperation with

Finnish counterparts

To improve technological process

Staffing Support

Transportation Safety and Security

Freight Safety

Customs Entry Points

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6 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EXECUTIVES

AND EXPERTS OF RZD OJSC IN MIIT

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Study of Finnish railways activities by types:

Rolling Stock

Passenger Complexes

Quality Management

HSE

Over 200 representatives of the largest Russian transportation company familiarized themselves with the

know-how of their Finnish counterparts

7PARTNERSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITIES (MIIT – Lappeenranta UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY)

Study abroad, on-site training of students

Joint Master degree programs

Academic mobility (lecturing,Master classes in innovative technologies)

Academic staff professional development

Annual joint workshops in the field of innovative technologies

Establishment of the Innovation Consulting Center at MIIT with support of Finnish counterparts

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Training of MIIT students at summer school of Partner University

PROMISING LINES OF COOPERATION

Coordination of staff training programs in the field of international transportation,

high-speed running, logistics, traffic safety and security

Reciprocal training of executives and experts at leading transport facilities of partner countries

Joint R&D activities aimed at increasing efficiency and safety of transportation

Academic staff and student mobility development between Russian transport universities and universities of Finland

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