Borderland Seminar 2018 – Barents Beyond Borders
UiT –The Arctic University of Norway, The Barents Institute & Department of Tourism & Northern Studies
Thon Hotel Kirkenes
February 22 2018, 16:30-19:00
Free entrance and refreshments, simultaneous translations Norwegian-Russian / Russian-Norwegian
Moderator: Anne Figenschou, adviser at the Barents Institute, UiT –the Arctic University of Norway
16:30-16:35 Welcome, Anne Figenschou, Adviser at the Barents Institute, UiT–the Arctic University of Norway, Kirkenes
16:35 -16:45 Opening of the Border Seminar 2018 by Rune Rafaelsen, Mayor of Sør-Varanger municipality
16:45-17:00 Tomas Hallberg, Head of The International Barents Secretariat
Experiences and perspectives in light of the 25th anniversary of the Barents Cooperation
17:00-17:15 Dr. Shatunovskiy-Byurno, Consulate general of the Russian Federation in Kirkenes
New visa regimes in the Barents Region and beyond: Russian perspectives on local border traffic
17:15-17:30 Break
17:30-17:45 Maria Ilicheva, PhD in History, Associate professor, Murmansk Arctic State University
What are the driving forces of the Barents Cooperation? Reflections on present times and on the past
17:45-18:00 Peter Haugseth, Assistant professor UiT–The Arctic University of Norway, Kirkenes
Bachelor on Northern Studies Program: educational cooperation in the Barents Region, with links eastwards
18:00-18:15 Urban Wråkberg, Professor UiT– The Arctic University of Norway, Kirkenes
The Barents model used in borderland tourism in Central Europe
18:15-18:30 Break
18:30-18:45 Tatiana Egorova, Leader of The Barents Indigenous Peoples’ Office, Murmansk, and Ida Holm Hansen, Indigenous Peoples adviser, The Norwegian Barents Secretariat
Indigenous perspectives –the last 25 years and the 25 years to come
1845:19:00 Sander Goes, PhD, Researcher at the Barents Institute, UiT–the Arctic University of Norway, Kirkenes
Partner, outsider or on the fence: EU’s different roles in the development of the Barents region
19:00-19:15 Questions and discussion