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                  opportunities for cooperation in the Baltic Sea 
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                  style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">Will 
                  year 2022 be the year when we can finally meet in person 
                  again? As countries are opening up there are reasons to be 
                  optimistic and we look forward to inspiring discussions and 
                  increasing cooperation in the region. </SPAN></B><SPAN 
                  style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><BR><BR>While 
                  we have seen a massive shift towards online meetings, seminars 
                  and conferences during the pandemic we can now see signs from 
                  our funded projects that physical meetings are taking place or 
                  are being planned. This is hopeful for relations between the 
                  countries and people of the Baltic Sea 
                  region. <BR><BR>However, we have all also come to see the 
                  benefits of meeting online at times. We will continue our 
                  initiative "SI Baltic Sea Sessions – sharing results, shaping 
                  the region" online with a session focusing on energy 
                  efficiency. If you work on energy efficiency we welcome you to 
                  join our session to connect with others in the region and find 
                  out about their work! <BR><BR>On 17 March 2022, we will 
                  launch a call within a new grants programme for cooperation 
                  between Sweden and Russia. In early March we also open for 
                  applications to the training programme SAYP targeting young 
                  professionals who want to deepen their knowledge about modern 
                  sustainable governance. Lastly, in this first newsletter of 
                  the year, you can find other upcoming calls for applications 
                  which provide opportunities for your future engagement in the 
                  development of the Baltic Sea 
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">​Swedish 
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For 
                              many years, Globala Gymnasiet in Stockholm has 
                              done field studies abroad. This time they turned 
                              their eyes eastward to St. Petersburg in 
                              Russia.<BR><BR>– Russia is a country close to 
                              Sweden. But it nevertheless sometimes feels far 
                              away and different, especially to younger persons. 
                              With its history, we thought it would be an 
                              interesting place to visit, says Emma 
                              Sandberg Andrasko, teacher at Globala 
                              gymnasiet.<BR><BR>The exchange project has been 
                              running since the beginning of this semester and 
                              students from the two countries are in continuous 
                              contact with each other digitally to discuss 
                              climate change issues.  They also hope to be 
                              able to visit each other in spring 
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial',sans-serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 18pt">New 
                              Partnerships Initiative: Sweden-Russia Grants 
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The 
                              New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) grants funding 
                              to projects carried out jointly by partners in 
                              Sweden and Russia. <BR><BR>Your project 
                              should involve youth or young adults in both 
                              countries. It should also include professionals 
                              who work directly with young people or are 
                              responsible for policies which concern 
                              them. We are looking for projects which 
                              foster exchange, dialogue and lasting relations 
                              between the two countries around issues of common 
                              interest.<BR><BR>The programme is open to Swedish 
                              organisations with a partner in Russia.<BR><BR>A 
                              call for applications will be open 17 March – 19 
                              May 2022.<BR><BR>More information <A 
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                              style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; COLOR: #333333; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">George 
                              Melashvili attended SAYP in 2016.<BR>He had been 
                              part of a group of students interested in 
                              diplomacy and peacebuilding who created the Future 
                              Diplomat’s Club. This later became the inspiration 
                              for the Europe-Georgia Institute (EGI), which is 
                              currently the leading independent civil society 
                              organisation in Georgia. EGI had been in operation 
                              for about a year when George headed to Sweden for 
                              the 2016 SAYP.<BR><BR>- When I came back to 
                              Georgia, I started to implement the tools that we 
                              had learned to create a lasting framework of good 
                              governance. <BR><BR><A 
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                              is a training programme developed to build 
                              awareness, capacity and resilience in the practice 
                              of governance.<BR><BR>We are looking for young 
                              professionals who want to deepen their knowledge 
                              about modern sustainable governance.<BR><BR>A call 
                              for applications opens in early March for young 
                              professionals in Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, 
                              Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Sweden and 
                              Ukraine. <BR><BR><A 
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                  style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">SI Scholarships for 
                  Global Professionals</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN 
                  style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><BR>We 
                  are looking for ambitious individuals with strong professional 
                  backgrounds, who would like to study for a master’s degree in 
                  Sweden on a fully-funded scholarship. <BR>Open for 
                  applications: 10-28 February. <A 
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                  here.</A><BR><BR><STRONG>Academic collaboration in the Baltic 
                  Sea region </STRONG><BR>The Swedish Institute offers 
                  funding to Swedish universities, for projects together with 
                  their partners in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, 
                  Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. Universities from Estonia, 
                  Latvia, Lithuania and Poland may also be involved. The overall 
                  thematic area is strengthened capacity for 
                  internationalization within higher education and research. The 
                  next call opens on 1 June 2022 and closes 30 September, 
                  2022. More information<A 
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                  Participation in the Baltic Sea region</STRONG><BR>The Swedish 
                  Institute provides actors based in Sweden the opportunity to 
                  apply for project funding for the inclusion of actors from 
                  Russia or the countries of the EU Eastern Partnership in a 
                  current EU-project or a flagship within the EU Strategy for 
                  the Baltic Sea Region. The next call opens early summer 2022 
                  and closes 30 September, 2022. More information <A 
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                              to join "SI Baltic Sea Sessions – sharing results, 
                              shaping the region" which this time calls together 
                              actors interested in energy 
                              efficiency. <BR><BR>In the session, we bring 
                              forward results related to energy efficiency 
                              achieved by partnerships funded by the Swedish 
                              Institute.<BR><BR>During the session we will open 
                              for reflections, dialogue and hopefully future 
                              connections.<BR><BR><EM>Date:</EM> 17 March 
                              2022<BR><EM>Time:</EM> 13:00-15:00 
                              (CET)<BR><EM>Where:</EM> Online Zoom<BR><BR><A 
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                              and organisations with an interest in the 
                              development of the Baltic Sea region. We will 
                              introduce three policy areas of the EU Strategy 
                              for the Baltic Sea region (EUSBSR) and give 
                              information on opportunities to support 
                              transnational cooperation within the EU's new 
                              structural funds programmes. The Swedish national 
                              coordinator of the EUSBSR will give an 
                              update. <BR><BR><EM>Date:</EM> 7 
                              April 2022<BR><EM>Time:</EM> 13:00-16:00 
                              (CET)<BR><EM>Where:</EM> Online 
                              Zoom<BR><BR><EM>Please note that this meeting will 
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                  style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">The 
                  Swedish Institute (SI) seeks to strengthen Sweden's relations 
                  and develop cooperation with the countries located around the 
                  Baltic Sea and the countries of the EU Eastern Partnership 
                  i.e. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, 
                  Georgia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russian 
                  Federation, Sweden and Ukraine. Our activities in the Baltic 
                  Sea region contribute to the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea 
                  Region and to the EU Eastern Partnership framework. <A 
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            style="COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt">Contacts at the Swedish 
            Institute:</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN 
            style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman',serif; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt"><BR>Annika 
            Claesson, Programme Manager, +46 8 453 78 58, <A 
            href="mailto:annika.claesson@si.se">annika.claesson@si.se</A><BR>Camilla 
            Wristel, Programme Manager, +46 8 453 79 67, <A 
            href="mailto:camilla.wristel@si.se">camilla.wristel@si.se</A><BR>Gabor 
            Schneider, Programme Manager, +46 8 453 78 59, <A 
            href="mailto:gabor.schneider@si.se">gabor.schneider@si.se</A><BR>Markus 
            Boman, Programme Manager, +46 8 453 79 64, <A 
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