- The aim of the meeting is to inform students about the opportunities for youth in the Barents region. We invite all students and interested employees to attend the meeting says Markus Johan Karlsen from the Finnmark county administration.
Topics that will be discussed at the meeting:
- What is the Barents cooperation?
- What does the Barents cooperation mean for us in the north?
- Challenges for youth in the north
- Opportunities as a part of the Barents region
Drinks and snacks will be served during the debate.
We wish all interested students and employees welcome to the Meeting.
Background
The purpose of the Barents Cooperation is to strengthen east-west infrastructure, establish people-to-people contacts and thereby contribute to the economic, cultural and social development of the Region. The Barents Cooperation promotes people-to-people contacts and economic development and creates good conditions for interregional exchange in many different fields; e.g., culture, indigenous peoples, youth, education, trade, environment, transportation and Health.
One particular important aspect of the co-operation, is co-operation among youth. Several programmes are in place to support such a co-operation, such as Barents Plus. Barents Plus is a Barents regional scholarship program, supporting co-operation between institutions of higher education in the Norwegian and Russian part of the Barents region. Other programmes supports youth co-operation among all member regions.
This unique co-operation mechanism does not only involve national level, but also regional. In October 2017, Finnmark will for the first time, take over the helm as chair of the regional co-operation between the northernmost counties in Norway, Sweden and Finland as well as North-West Russia.