Vladimir I. Kurilov, S.J.D., LL.D. President, Far Eastern National University, Russia June 30, 2008 The G8 University summit “Global Sustainability and the Role of Universities” 1

 Nuclear war by accident or terrorist attack  Pandemics  Genome modifications  Water, air, and soil pollution  Disappearance of forests  Nanotechnology applications  … World Wars The world is not only unstable now; it became unsustainable. The whole environment of our planet is still on the way to overall depletion and degradation. In such a situation, any contradictions between our countries are less important in comparison with the problem of joint survival. This problem unites all of us, and it may be solved only by our joint efforts. Far Eastern National University Far Eastern National University 2

Comanche, FENU’s deepwater (up to 6 km) robot: research of mineral resources exploitation and ecological protection in one piece of equipment The problem of our global survival can not be solved by political means only, though political efforts are important for its solution. Most of the environmental problems are beyond the scope of separate institutions, beyond the reach of separate state bodies, and beyond the borders of separate countries. Universities play an important role in this world. However this role is insufficient. The interaction between governments and universities really takes place. But this level of interaction is not adequate to our potential. The problem of our global survival can not be solved by political means only, though political efforts are important for its solution. Most of the environmental problems are beyond the scope of separate institutions, beyond the reach of separate state bodies, and beyond the borders of separate countries. Far Eastern National University Far Eastern National University 3

 Model: University campus  Expected arrival or crush: XXI Century  Sustainable human population: several billions  Life cycle: 100+ years  Key factors of sustainability: industrial and social applications of research in Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Economics, Social Sciences, Information Sciences, and Nanotechnologies  Model: Nature  Departure: 5000 BC  Sustainable human population: a few millions  Life cycle: 20 years  Key factor of sustainability: limited forces in fighting for survival Unsustainable World of the Present The world of the past was sustainable; the world of the future has to be sustainable. We are somewhere between now. We all, university people, keep in mind the sustainable world of the future, and we are in consensus on its main features. But building this sustainable world is a complicated task. The problem is only to achieve this before we are crushed. Far Eastern National University Far Eastern National University 4

 The Talloires Declaration of University Presidents for a Sustainable Future; 1990  The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development; 1992  The Millennium Development Goals, the UN General Assembly; 2000  The Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg; 2002  World Conference on Education for All; Jomtien, Thailand; 1990  World Education Forum; Dakar, Senegal; 2000  “Education for Innovative Societies in the 21st century”; G8 Declaration, St. Petersburg; 2006  the Kyoto Declaration on Sustainable Development by the International Association of Universities; 1993  The Luneburg Declaration by the Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership; 2001  The Ubuntu Declaration on Education and Science and Technology for Sustainable Development; 2002  Follow-up of the Saint-Petersburg Declaration: G8-UNESCO World Forum on 'Education, Research and Innovation: New Partnership for Sustainable Development', Trieste, Italy; May 2007 SAPPORO SUSTAINABILITY DECLARATION The major outcome of our joint work here will be the Sapporo Sustainability Declaration. Over the last decades, many ecological declarations were announced; the special place of our Declaration is at the cross-section of sustainability and educational issues. The immediate “ancestors” of our Declaration were the G8 Saint-Petersburg Declaration of 2006, titled “Education for Innovative Societies in the 21st century”, and a follow- up of this Declaration, G8-UNESCO World Forum of Far Eastern National University Far Eastern National University 5

“… encourage educational policies and investment that foster diverse, efficient, sustainable, and high quality higher education institutions” The Saint-Petersburg G8 Declaration outlined the concept of education required for innovative societies; but it was much more important was that the Declaration had a follow-up, the Forum at the cross-section of education, research, and sustainability. If we talk about sustainability in our Declaration, let us start with ourselves, with making sustainable the results of our own meeting. Far Eastern National University Far Eastern National University 6

 Special Committee on Health Protection  Special Committee on Economic and Social Development  Special Committee on Resource ConservationTechnologies  Special Committee on Resource Conservation Technologies  Special Committee on Recycling  Special Committee on Air, Water, and Land Pollution  Special Committee on Low-Carbon Society Issues THE OFFER: G8 UNIVERSITY COUNCIL ON SUSTAINABILITY (G8 UCS) We, university leaders, can create a G8 University Council on Sustainability, as a permanent body, to prepare annual and emergency reports to our Governments on the most important issues for their immediate and long term political decisions. This Council should be ready to react to governmental requests for consulting about particular environmental topics. Far Eastern National University Far Eastern National University 7

Goals of the Declaration: effective policymaking, closer interaction between universities and governments  Nanophysics and Nanotechnologies Center  Physics of the Earth Center  IT and Electron Optics Center  Medical Physics Center  Satellite Geodesy (GPS&GLONASS) Technology Center CENTER OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, 2008:  World Ocean Center (based on Marine Biota Center, a leading national research center in this field, and many other units)  FENU Research Information Institute — Fundamental Library Federal Government supports the most competitive universities and their most competitive research and education areas. In return, these universities are expected to foster the sustainable and dynamic development of their regions, to participate in solving economic, social, and environmental problems. FENU, one of the first 17 winners of the Federal Innovative Universities Competition in 2006, during the next 2 years renovated 95% of its research laboratories’ equipment, created 36 new research labs, and completed construction of one of the best Russian university libraries; the budgets of all these projects absorbed about 2/3 federal funding and 1/3 FENU’s matching funds. Far Eastern National University Far Eastern National University 8

Initiative: Vladimir Putin and Dmitriy Medvedev All-time national leaders: Lomonosov Moscow State University Saint-Petersburg State University Established in 2006, accredited in 2007: Southern Federal University Siberian Federal University Nominated and evaluated in 2008: Far Eastern Federal University Nuclear Federal University Technological Federal University Types: Regional comprehensive university Specialized university Research university Students:around 50,000 (full-time equivalent) for regional universities, 15,000-20,000 for specialized universities Goal of the Sapporo Sustainability Declaration: effective policymaking, closer interaction between universities and governments The Russian Government focuses large scale federal support to the few most competitive universities, to achieve the level of the leading world universities, become the national centers of education and research, and foster innovative and sustainable economic development in large regions or in the whole country. Federal Universities Network is an evidence that Russian Federal Government builds stronger relations with the leading research universities, supports them with unprecedented grants and expects in return considerable contribution of these universities to the economic development and quality of life improvement. Far Eastern National University Far Eastern National University 9

( Oceanarium (Sea Park) Tourism & Recreation Zone FENU Campus and R&D Park (the exact borders of the zones may be changed) Business and Social Zone APEC 2012 location The project was signed by Vladimir Putin in January Russian (Russkiy) Island Far Eastern National/Federal University and R&D Park, The bridge to downtown Vladivostok The federal plan is to construct a new campus of the scale and level unprecedented in Russia. The infrastructure of the campus should be adequate to accommodate over 7,000 participants of the APEC 2012 Summit and over 50,000 students. Far Eastern National University Far Eastern National University 10

The Far Eastern National/Federal University Campus – Project; last update: June 2008 R&D Park Academic and research buildings: 430, ,000 m 2 Fundamental Library: 85,000 m 2 Outside the campus: Oceanarium (Sea Park) APEC 2012 location Infrastructural Zone Water Stadium Resident areas for faculty members, kindergartens and schools Dorms, 500,000 m 2 for 50,000 students Center of International Education Priority Areas of Research and Education For breakthrough in technologies of sustainable development:  World Ocean  Nanotechnologies  Life Sciences  Information Technologies For integration to Asian Pacific Region:  Oriental Studies  International Business  International Tourism  Global Security  Russian Language and Culture This program is not limited with campus- related issues. We plan all-dimensional upgrade of the whole educational and R&D systems of our University. 11

«After-sales service is more important than assistance before sales. It is through such service that one gets permanent customers». “Treat the people you do business with as if they were members of your family” The politicians compete for voices of their nations; businessmen compete for profit of their businesses. Very often, a victory of one nation or one business is a loss for the other ones. We, university people, compete as well; but our competition is different. An achievement of a researcher or an educator Is not a loss, but a victory and a help for the others, all over the world. Our competition is for excellence, to show the way to the future. We, university leaders, have the ability to provide through our researchers and faculties the methods and means to achieve sustainability. And we, university leaders, have the duty to deliver our knowledge to our political and business leaders, to ensure the survival of the global society. Far Eastern National University Far Eastern National University 12

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