1. research-educational center ‘baikal’ alexander arguchintsev [irkutsk state university]  

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

3. a Russian national treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage Site a fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh water deepest (1,640m) and oldest (25 million years) freshwater lake 23.000 cubic kilometers of water volume (more than in Baltic Sea) Geographic investigations Geological investigations Biological investigations Limnological investigations Math simulation lake baikal WHY INTERDISCIPLINARITY? an extremely important and complex natural object a number of separate and incoherent investigations conducted by different organizations a non-trivial situation around Baikal importance of effort co-ordination

4. REU 1. Paleoclimate study for better environmental change prognosis. 2. Study of geological and tectonic processes for decreasing risks and nature disaster aftermaths. 3. Study of physical and chemical processes of forming natural waters in the Baikal region. 4. Structural and evolutionary study of ecosystems of water bodies in the Baikal region. 5. Mesoscale models of hydrothermal processes and anthropogenic admixture transferring in atmosphere and hydrosphere. 6. GIS and bioinformatics technologies and mathematical methods in study of Baikal.

5. REU 7. Comprehensive interdisciplinary studies of natural processes using unique large-scaled facilities: Baikal Neutrino Telescope 8. Research and introduction of plants for biodiversity conservation and improvement of people welfare

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

7. REU-A REU-C REU-B interdisciplinary interaction an interdisciplinary research problem

8. competitions competitions are the basic principle of money distribution ~80% of REC’s money goes through competitions levels: research education forms: research grants preparation of monographs preparation of courses participation in events target groups: postgraduate students PhD students junior researhers teachers researchers

9. other expenses development of lake.baikal.ru international collaboration management & events organization REC English language courses ISU journals Skills improvements (every year)

10. 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

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

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

13. 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

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

15. external linkages monodisciplinary & interdisciplinary problem solving within REUs development of INPs and international students teams joint teaching virtual joint projects through lake.baikal.ru development of lake.baikal.ru resources

16. international cooperation monodisciplinary & interdisciplinary problem solving within REUs development of INPs and international students teams joint teaching virtual joint projects through lake.baikal.ru development of lake.baikal.ru resources

17. international cooperation Joint research projects (Swiss, Germany) International summer schools (ecology) Joint educational projects (2 diploma DAAD grant for Kiel- Irkutsk, 2011-2012) virtual joint projects through lake.baikal.ru development of lake.baikal.ru resources

18. Commercialization Skolkovo – Andrei Mantsivoda Nanotechnologies – regional application to Rosnano (just now)

19. Financial resources I.Federal program "Research and Training Specialists in Innovative Russia, 2009-2013“ (19 of 60) Act. 1.1 (supporting of RECs) – 2 projects («Lake Baikal Monitoring», «Geographic estimation of Baikal rivers water resources» Act. 1.2.1 (Dr. Sc.) -2 projects Act. 1.2.2 (Cand. Sc.) -3 projects Act. 1.3.1 (Young Cand. Sc.) -2 projects Act. 1.3.2 (Ph. D. students) -7 projects Act. 1.5 (invited researches) – 2 projects Act. 2.1 (international schools) -1 project

20. Financial resources - 2 II. Program “Development of a research potential of higher education“ REC «Baikal» - 1 project (2007-2008), 1 project (2009-2011) «Mikhail Lomonosov» Program – 6 grants Supporting of the ISU Botanic Garden

21. Financial resources - 3 III. Russian Foundation for Basic Research 7 research projects 1 project for joint research conference with DFG 3 projects for conferences support 1 research project of the regional competition «RFRB-Siberia»

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

23. regional impact the roundtable “REC ‘Baikal’ as the innovation model for research and education integration” at the Baikal Economic Forum Sep. 2010

24. cooperation with other RECs Kolmakov (REC-02 ‘Enisei’) is consulting junior researchers from the Buryat State University 1st REC ‘Baikal’ workshop Bolshie Koty June 2006

25. 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 & unoversities convergence