Siberian Federal University

French delegation led by Guy Riba, Vice-President of INRA and Lidiya Shavinskaya, Responsible Executive for Scientific Cooperation with Russia and CIS countries visited Siberian Federal University on June 14-15, 2010 to strengthen international cooperation and develop joint R&D projects on priority areas such as Ecology, Adaptation of Natural and Man-made Ecosystems to Climatic Changes, Complex Approach to Fundamental Biology.

On June 15, 2010, the delegates held official meeting with Evgeny A. Vaganov, SibFU Rector, Sergey V. Verkhovets, First Vice-Rector - Research and International Affairs and participants of the Rector’s scientific school.

The following issues have been considered during the meeting:

- To define the areas of research:

• Global and Regional Ecology, Modeling
• Soil Carbon Content, Soil Characteristics
• Permanent Frost, Greenhouse Gases and Isotopic Composition in terms of Climatic Changes
• Reaction of Forest Ecosystems on Global Climatic Changes

- To hold a Workshop – 2011 and attract experts in climatic changes research and evaluation of their impact on ecosystems of different levels;

- To develop joint interdisciplinary international projects;

- To raise funding from different sources (Russian Federal Property Fund, the European Union framework seven (FP7) research programme, etc.).

The meeting was organized in collaboration with V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest.