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LEF Launches new Sustainable Development Training Course in Korsakov , Sakhalin Island
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Happy 1st Birthday to SSU's Sustainable Development Department
On 31st October 2007 the Sustainable Development Department of Sakhalin State University celebrated its first birthday.
The anniversary celebration was attended by over 100 people from the University, the local community and the private sector, including Mr. Jaap Huijskes, SEIC Sakhalin II Project.
Attendees at the anniversary celebration
LEF has contributed to this department from the onset, and continues to work in partnership with the University in building the capacity of the department. Their collaboration includes LEF training SSU staff in delivering training on sustainable development.
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Prof. Rima Parkhomenko of SSU
(SD Department Director)
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Living Earth welcomes visitors from Sakhalin Island
“I didn’t really think that it was possible for oil and gas companies to cooperate with local government and universities to improve the quality of life of communities; now I know that it can happen..”
Local government official of Sakhalin
From Sunday 13th May to Wednesday 23rd May 2007, twelve visitors from Sakhalin Island (Russia) visited the UK, on a learning visit organised and coordinated by the Living Earth Foundation. The purpose of the visit was for the visitors to gain first hand knowledge and experience of North Sea oil and gas operations in the UK.
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Part of the group outside Robert Gordon's University, Aberdeen.
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LEF submits paper to the conference on Sustainable Development at Sakhalin State University (5th-7th June 2007)
Living Earth were asked to write a paper entitled 'Putting Sustainable Development into Practice: Emerging Lessons from the Field' for the interregional conference on the 'Problems of Sustainable Development of the Region at the Current Stage, held at Sakhalin State University (SSU), between 5th -7th June 2007. The paper was distributed to all the delegates for discussion during the conference.
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LEF signs MOU with Sakhalin State University (SSU)
LEF recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sakhalin State University (SSU), for their partnership in delivering a London Open College Network (OCN) accredited training course in sustainable development for key local government personnel in Sakhalin.
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Signing of MOU
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Read Roger Hammond's interview with SEIC
Living Earth's Director of Development, Roger Hammond, was recently interviewed by SEIC (Sakhalin Energy Investment Company), the oil and gas company working in Sakhalin, on his views about sustainable development in the region and LEF's role within that. |
To find out more about Living Earth's work in Sakhalin contact Edgardo Garcia Larralde, Senior Associate, Living Earth Foundation |
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