We are happy to announce an official ending of the 2022 Winter School “Energy Policy: An (Energy-) Turnaround in the German-Russian Relations?” held by German-Russian Forum, MGIMO and MSU universities with the support of CENTERO Research Association and PolitIQ educational project.
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During the week, German, Russian and international students have been learning together about ecological initiatives and solutions within the German-Russian cooperation.
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A panel discussion with Russian experts has ended the academic program and dealt with the questions of political aspects of climate change and implications of low-carbon strategies development in the context of Russia and Germany’s socio-economic development.
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The discussion was moderated by Sc.D., Head of the MSU Public Policy department, Vladimir Yakunin.
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Among the guest speakers who provided their expert opinion on the issue were:
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– Alexander Nikitin, Director of the Centre for Euro-Atlantic Security, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO;
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– Alexander Startsev, President, North-West International Centre for Cleaner Production, Professor, International University of Fundamental Studies, UNIDO International Expert;
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– Sergey Roginko, Head of Centre for Ecology and Development – Leading Researcher, Department of Economic Research, Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
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– Kirill Degtyarev, Renewable Energy Laboratory, Moscow State University.
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Intigam Mamedov, Deputy Dean of the MSU’s Faculty of Political Science, congratulated Winter School’s students with their successful completion of the program and strong academic performance. At the end of the official closing ceremony, students were awarded certificates.