RCE Nizhny Novgorod-2012

Submitted by RCEnizhnynovgorod on Tue, 2012-07-17 00:00
1. Leadership, Vision and Objectives
1. Vision of your RCE: 
The Agglomeration Nizhny Novgorod is in a transformation process and is growing to be a Megapolis within the next 15 years. This transformation process will affect all aspects of city planning and city policy. It is generally believed that among these, the aspects of Sustainable Development will need extra attention, to ensure that the Megapolis Nizhny Novgorod will be an ever better place to live, work and study.
RCE Nizhny Novgorod advances research, projects, and activities in Education for Sustainable Development.
2. Leadership structure
a. Administration: 
4
b. Transactional : 
3
c. Transformational : 
3
2. Social Network
3. Core partners: 
Core partners are:
- Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering,
- Volgo-Vyatsky Public Administration Academy,
- NGO Nizhny Novgorod centre of socio-economical expertise,
- Administration of the city of Dzerzhinsk,
- MEGA-IKEA Nizhny Novgorod,
- NGO Social Rehabilitation,
- Secondary school # 47.
4. Cooperation and communication : 
Cooperation between the partners proceeds in the form of project seminars on a stage of project elaboration, in the form of scientific, educational seminars and lectures on a stage of project implementation, in the form of joint authorship on a stage of preparation of scientific and educational materials on the basis of the results obtained during project fulfillment, in the form of a committee on a stage of the project results evaluation.
Communacation between the partners takes place by mail and telephone
5. Facilitating development
Connections / Partnership with
UN institutions
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
UNESCO chair, NNGASU
Operational unit, UNU-EHS
Other international organizations
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Matra progam, Dutch government
Other RCEs
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
RCE Rhine-Meuse
RCE Samara
International experts
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Prof. Dr. Hermans,
Prof. Dr. Wenke
Expert organizations at national, regional and global levels
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Hogeschool Zuyd, the Netherlands
Cologne University of Applied sciences, Germany
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Finland
6. Social network
a. Information network (exchanging information, e.g. building up a database for SD projects): 
4
b. Knowledge network (creating knowledge by collaboration, e.g. finding synergies between partners by experience exchange): 
4
c. Innovation network (creating innovation by co-creation and shared vision,e.g. investigating new solutions for challenges by f: 
2
3. Participation
7. Participation of actors : 
This groups can participate via our events, workshops and projects
8. Participation opportunities
a.Informational participation (people get informed about decisions and actions): 
4
b.Consultation participation (people are asked about their needs and opinions): 
3
c.Decision influencing participation (people are involved in decision making processes): 
3
4. Education & Learning
9. Educational activities : 
Educational activities are a necessary and important integral part of all projects
10. Competences and capabilities : 
- pedagogical work
- regional policy and regional science competences
- work with disabled
Connections / Partnership with
a. Access to quality basic education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Secondary school # 47
b. Training for different sectors of the society
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Training for civil servants
c. Public awareness
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Nizhny Novgorod region
d. Reorientation of existing education
yes/no: 
Yes
If yes, give examples: 
Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering,
Volgo-Vyatsky Public Administration Academy
12. Educational activities
a. Theory (communicating of ESD principles, strategies, examples): 
2
b. Discussion (knowledge exchange and mutual learning on ESD): 
4
c. Interactive & Multidimensional (Action oriented learning, e.g. workshops, intergenerational, interdisciplinary,…) : 
4
5. Research Integration
14. Research partners : 
Ministry of education of Nizhny Novgorod region,
The Department of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Nizhny Novgorod Region,
The Administration of the city of Nizhny Novgorod,
The Administration of the city of Dzerzhinsk,
Lobachevsky Nizhny Novgorod State University,
Mari El State University,
Kazan State University,
Perm State University,
Mordovian State University.
15. Description of research
a. Disciplinary (focusing on one discipline of research, e.g. social aspects) : 
3
b. Interdisciplinary (taking interrelations between disciplines into account, e.g. economic effects on the environment and peopl: 
3
c. Transdisciplinary (involving affected people into your research activities, e.g. interviews with affected people): 
4
Tagging
Continent: 
Europe
Country: 
Russia
Region: 
Europe
Type: 
Project Reports