November 14, 2012, Imatra «Staffing and R&D Support for Russian and Finnish Railways Partnership» «Staffing and R&D Support for Russian and Finnish Railways Partnership» President of the Association of Transport Universities of the Russian Federation, MIIT Rector, Doctor of Engineering, Professor BORIS A. LYOVIN BORIS A. LYOVIN 1

2 RUSSIAN RAILWAYS Saint-Petersburg – Tsarskoe Selo ANNIVERSARIES IN 2012 FINNISH RAILWAYS Helsinki –Hyameenlinna Decision by the Great Duchy of Finland’s Seim to begin construction of Saint-Petersburg – Helsinki railway Imatra – Vyborg railway is commissioned

FINNISH PARTNERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF TRANSPORT UNIVERSITIES VR – GROUP Concern («Finnish Railways») VR – GROUP Concern («Finnish Railways») MDC – GROUP («Marketing Development Center”) MDC – GROUP («Marketing Development Center”) International Management Education Center (IME) International Management Education Center (IME) Lappeenranta University of Technology (R&D Department in Kouvola) Lappeenranta University of Technology (R&D Department in Kouvola) 3

«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 4

“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 5

6 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EXECUTIVES AND EXPERTS OF RZD OJSC IN MIIT. 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

7 PARTNERSHIP 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. 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 8