research educational center baikal jp alexander arguchintsev irkutsk

research educational center ‘baikal’ jp alexander arguchintsev [irkutsk state university]

paradigm: interdisciplinarity • Approach 1: focused on a separate and important direction of investigations. • Approach 2: focused on a separate and important object of investigation

lake baikal Math simulation Geographic investigations Geological investigations Limnological investigations Biological investigations WHY Russian national treasure • a INTERDISCIPLINARITY? • and a UNESCO World an extremely important complex natural object Heritage Site number of world's • a fifth of the separate and incoherent investigations unfrozen fresh water conducted by different • deepest (1, 640 m) and oldest organizations (25 million years) freshwater • lake a non-trivial situation around Baikal • 23. 000 cubic kilometers of water volume (more of effort importance than in Baltic Sea) co-ordination

potentiality Russian Academy Of Sciences + Russian Universities = young blood for RAS institutes / research for education

reality Russian Academy Of Sciences Russian Universities = bureaucratic frontiers

paradigm: integration research educational institutes of SB RAS center irkutsk state university a soft way for integration!

basic activities • • multidisciplinary research coordination multidisciplinary & joint advanced education networking lake. baikal. ru, a multipurpose portal

a research educational unit • • partner 2 • re-unit partner 1 • irkutsk state university • • REU-1 Paleoclimate study for better • 6 REUs change prognosis; essentially, are center environmentalthe working is the REU-2 Study ofare being and • system ofgeological designed 14 REUs research tectonic processesunits for decreasing • educational 11 instititutions are involved risks and nature disaster aftermaths; a REU: in collaboration REU-3 Study of physical and chemical processes of forming • as a rule: focused on a natural waters in the Baikal region; specific research topic REU-4 Structural and evolutionary • a collaboration of study of ecosystems of water bodies in the Baikal region; from different personalities REU-5 Mesoscale models of institutions hydrothermal processes and • interdisciplinarity transferring anthropogenic admixture – via REU in atmosphere and hydrosphere; interaction REU-6 Geo- and bioinformatics technologies in Baikal investigations

interdisciplinary interaction REU-A an interdisciplinary research problem REU-A

competitions are the basic principle of money distribution target groups: latest: ~80% of REC’s money goes • postgraduate students through competitions • Ph. D students • 6 individual grants for Ph. D students levels: • junior researhers • 15 awards for best • research • teachers student’s works • education • researchers • 7 grants for monographs preparation forms: • 3+6 courses development • research • 10 travel grants for grants students • preparation of monographs • • preparation of courses participation in events

other expenses development of lake. baikal. ru international collaboration managemet & events organization public relations

networking • • enormous territory distributed ISU infrastructure is needed 11 research stations – but MONODISCIPLINARY A necessary to develop a MULTIDISCIPLINARY stations network

automated stations

further interdisciplinarity + REC CASE the REC ‘Baikal’ young people brainstorming result • g. LOCalization natural & humanitarian research collaboration

lake. baikal. ru • • the basic virtual platform of the center rus & eng versions lake. baikal. ru e. Libs, QA-systems, DBs, knowledge processing data & knowledge collection & distribution project management, e. Learning social projects specific web-services information support networking

general architecture

education through research • postgraduate & Ph. D students • interdisciplinary network packages of courses • RE- & IE-labs • competitions • motivation increasing • general public education

new generation students & junior researchers are • the key target group, and • the energy generator of the center junior researchers participate in the REC ‘Baikal’ workshop at Bolshie Koty, Lake Baikal, 2006

competitions for young people • selection and support of most gifted and committed • motivation increasing and ‘dynamization’ • teamwork and team building

interdisciplinary network packages INP interfaces between courses interface for chemists course 1 course 2 interface for mathematicians course N interface for biologists

INP: joint problem solving students in chemistry students In mathematics an interdisciplinary practical problem students in biology

INP: a virtual component german students virtual component of INP course 1 course 2 russian students software for e. Lectures course N collaboration services e. Library, etc. lake. baikal. ru swiss students

INP: REUs’ collaboration REU-A course 1 course 2 REU-C course N joint development of a INP REU-B

INP: pilot projects international summer school, Aug 2007 • limnoecology • baikalian siberia

external linkages • • institutes of RAS (above) international RECs regional

international cooperation web-services for virtual collaboration D Eand equivalent russian EN OP english versions ST JU virtual baikal future community • monodisciplinary & interdisciplinary problem solving within REUs • development of INPs and international student teams joint teaching • virtual joint projects through lake. baikal. ru • development of lake. baikal. ru resources

‘shuttle’ visits to international partners discussion on the REC ‘Baikal’ conception at EAWAG, Zurich, Switzerland May 2007

cooperation with other RECs V. Kolmakov (REC ‘Enisei’) is consulting junior researchers from the Buryat State University 1 st REC ‘Baikal’ workshop Bolshie Koty June 2006

regional impact the roundtable “REC ‘Baikal’ as an innovation model for the research and education integration” at the Baikal Economic Forum Feb 2007

general public education • ecological knowledge in common use • lake. baikal. ru information resources • education of local people through research stations • special activities for secondary schools • professional skills improvement

future work • the ambition of development of the international research & educationl interdisciplinary center focused on Lake Baikal • advanced virtual part based on lake. baikal. ru • further academic institutions & universities convergence