We would like to express our thanks to our following Russian colleagues who travelled to attend the meeting:
• Kirov State Medical Academy – Yuri Zorin, Coordinator for International Affairs, Vera Limonova, Coordinator of International Affairs
• Murmansk Humanities Institute – Maria Porto, BCS Site Coordinator (International Office)
• Nerjungri Technical Institute – Alexandra Chepil, BCS Site Coordinator (International Office)
• Surgut State University – Viktoria Purtova, BCS Site Coordinator (International Office)
• Vologda State Pedagogical University – Lilia Berseneva, Vice-Rector of International Activity and Ties
• Yugra State University – Olga Hopiaynen, Head of Department of International Projects and Academic Mobility Programmes
We would like to point out the attendance of two non-member institutions of UArctic: Kirov State Medical Academy and Vologda State Pedagogical University, whose participants expressed a serious desire to join the UArctic consortium.
We would also particularly like to thank our gracious hosts from the State Polar Academy who provided a wonderful setting for our meeting. Our following colleagues from the State Polar Academy expressed a very warm welcome to all of us during the meeting:
• Kermen Maratovna Basangova, Rector
• Valery Pavlovich Pilyavsky, Sub-Rector for Science and Development
• Sidnenko Tatyana Ivanovna, Sub-Rector for Undergraduate Studies
• Antonova Xenia Nikolaevna, Head of Department of English Language and Literature
Special thanks also go out to Sargylana Kondakova and Xenia Nikolaevna who both provided extensive translation and interpretation services. Further thanks also go out to Xenia for assisting with all meeting logistics and planning.
All of the Regional Offices of Undergraduate Studies, including for the Nordic-Barents region, were already in Saint Petersburg for their bi-annual meeting.