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BFU Cruise 2000In July and August 2000 the Russian State Hydrometeorological University (RSHU) organized and carried out the research cruise of the Baltic Floating University (BFU). It consisted of two stages — 1) onboard the research vessel and 2) onboard the sailing catamaran.1) The cruise was held on July, 26 — August, 09 within the framework of BFU international project and Federal Target Programme «Investigations of the nature of the World Ocean». Apart from professors, teachers and students from RSHU and specialists from scientific-research institutes of St.-Petersburg, students of the Universities of Cadiz (Spain) and of Aveiro (Portugal) (8 and 2 persons, accordingly), 1 observer and 1 student from the Abo Academy (Finland), 2 students from Turku university (Finland), 2 students from Uppsala university (Sweden) took part in the cruise. Marine expedition has been held onboard the Russian hydrographic vessel «Sibiryakov», investigating four areas: Gulf of Finland, Baltic Proper (HELCOM stations) and Gotland deep. Under supervision of the specialists students have taken direct part in taking the samples, have worked in onboard laboratories, getting the experience and practical skills in methods and technique of the marine research, they also have taken part in processing and preliminary analysis of the data. The Mid-cruise seminar took place onboard research vessel «Sibiryakov» during the stay in Stockholm on July 31 — August 3. On the basis of the material collected during the cruise students have made several reports. The invited guests were the Secretary General of the Swedish National Commission for UNESCO Mr Anders Fallk, consul of the Russian Federation in Sweden Mr M. Zubov, Dr A. Suzyumov of UNESCO, representatives of international educational programs in Sweden in the field of environmental protection of the Baltic region — director of the «Baltic University» program Prof. Lars Ryden (Uppsala University) and lecturer at the Stockholm university Dr. Oleg Savchuk, rector of RSHU prof. Lev Karlin and vice-rector Dr V. Vorobjev. The Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Sweden His Excellency A. Nikiforov and the military attache N. Lychak visited RV «Sibiriakov» as well. 2) The two cruises of the sailing catamaran CENTAURUS-II has been conducted within the framework of IOC/UNESCO «Baltic Floating University» Facility being performed by the RSHU. The 4th research cruise of sailing catamaran Centaurus-II in coastal waters of the eastern Gulf of Finland was conducted on July 15 — August 9, 2000. The main objective of the cruise was the complex study of the state of the marine ecosystem on the basis of hydrophysical, hydrochemical, hydrobiological characteristics, including the data on sediments state and the level of their pollution and also the level of pollution of the water environment. The total amount of participants was 42, including 32 students from RSHU. Together with RSHU specialists and students two pupils from Ecological School no.7 (Sosnovy Bor) took part in the expedition. The 5th International cruise of sailing catamaran Centaurus-II was the cruise to Kotka, Finland, with organizing and conducting an international meeting on co-operation in the Gulf of Finland. It was held on August, 29 — September, 5, 2000. The cruise was initiated by RSHU for visiting Finland with arrangement of international meeting onboard the catamaran to discuss the ways of further BFU-aided Russian-Finnish cooperation in research, educational and socio-cultural areas within the Gulf of Finland region. In total 9 participants from Russia and 12 from Finland had attended the meeting.  Cruise detailsOther Cruises
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