From January 29 to February 2 the International Youth Winter School CIRP-2023 on “ The Arctic in the Era of Global Change” was held in Veliky Novgorod. The school was organized by Center of International and Regional Policy (CIRP) with grant support of Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Support Fund, MGIMO, Russian Foreign Ministry and a number of other organizations.

The experts from Russia, the USA, Norway and Finland took part in thematic discussions. About 60 students and postgraduates became participants on a competitive basis, among whom was the 4-th year BSU student of “International Relations” course Prokhin Sergey.

A lot of issues were discussed during the school: future Arctic cooperation, development of transport transit Arctic potential, ensuring the international security, problems of militarization, tourist attractiveness of the Russian Arctic territories. The participants represented their analysis and vision of the most successful forms of cooperation in the Arctic.

As Sergey notices, “Such schools, organized by various organizations and supported by Russian Funds, give a great opportunity for students to expand their horizons in terms of gaining new knowledge, building social connections, search for new friends and like-minded people. It’s very pleasing, that they actively involve young people in the search for solutions to complex issues of cooperation, logistics and security in the Arctic, because the responsibility for the future of our country lies on our shoulders.”