International Youth Scientific Environmental Forum of the Baltic Region Countries «Ecobaltica»

Authors

  • Mikhail Fedorov Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University
  • Vasiliy Rud’ Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University
  • Alexey Cheremisin Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15626/Eco-Tech.2010.073

Keywords:

Baltic region, Kalmar city , Ecology, Forum «ECOBALTICA» , Cooperation, Youth

Abstract

The solution of global and local environmental problems demands consolidation of efforts of specialists (experts) from various areas of a science and technology. Education and training of ecologically competent experts is an essential task of a modern society for provision and maintenance of a favorable, ecologically safe environment for present and future generations of people on our planet. This purpose is served by widely known concept of the sustainable development which idea should be a basis in professional training specialists for various branches of a science, economy and education. The important means for exchange by experience, knowledge and designs between scientific and educational institutions,
enterprises, companies, firms etc., are the international scientifically-practical conferences, seminars and forums. One of them is the International Youth Scientific Environmental Forum of the Baltic Region Countries «ECOBALTICA».

The history of carrying out of the Forum at the St.-Petersburg State Polytechnic University totals already almost 15 years. Some generations of young scientists and specialists who were
regularly taking part in the Forum in this period, had time to be formed and grow. An aim of the Forum «ECOBALTICA» is consolidation of international experience of solution of
applied and fundamental issues of ecology and environmental protection, as well as the problems connected with reproduction of highly skilled engineering and scientific manpower at domestic and international level. Interest to the Forum was shown by participants not only from the countries of the Baltic region, but from many far states to Baltic Sea. It is important to notice that long-term cooperation with University of Kalmar city, Sweden, has allowed organizers of the Forum «ECOBALTICA » to raise its efficiency and to deduce it on
absolutely new organizational level.

As a result, there has been created in St.-Petersburg the system of measures directed to increase of efficiency of scientific and educational process in sphere of environmental
protection, to develop bases of ecological culture of the people that has allowed to pass from discussion of scientific questions and education of qualified manpower, to direct influence on ecological conditions of the Baltic Region.

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2017-06-16