Step Up - Cross Border City in Action

Programme 2007 - 2013 South-East Finland-Russia ENPI CBC

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

The overall objective of the project is to unit the existing institutions and organizations in the 4 fields (sport, youth policy, education and culture) to build a stable background for future cooperation. Specific objectives: To improve long established cooperation of the territories by using each others experiences and by building network, consolidating new links between local communities by, - setting up a common youth Parliament (CYP), that can be a distinguished actor on European stage and can act as an integrated body for developing and implementing youth policy, - forming Cultural Events promotion network in order to strengthen territorial attractiveness, - building school network in order to create direct links for better understanding and sharing know-how in educational issues. To build a tolerant society among the partners and participants of the project activities, where each party’s history, culture, traditions and heritage are respected and treated in a friendly way, that can be obtained during the project actions and activities, and later be transferred to everyday life of the citizens of the target territory. To put the cross border cooperation on new level by using common ICT resources, improving language skills, thus bringing the cooperation to a systematic everyday action. To increase professional and administrative knowledge by mutual learning, transfer of experience, sharing best practices in 4 spheres, by arranging common seminars, trainings, workshops and master classes.

Achievements (EN):

A large number of activities were organised for the project: for example there were altogether 75 sporting events for the sports action group, and there were eight seminars and matchmaking events for the culture action group. In addition to these, the Policy Assembly of Youth Organisation was launched for the youth action group in close cooperation with young people living in the border region. Municipal specialists, youth clubs, school parliaments, student unions, youth foundations and associations have built a good networking system for future activities. Schools and kindergartens participating in the education action group formed a durable networking system via different kinds of master classes, teacher visits and joint cultural performances. Three seminars offered new, modern pedagogic methodological know-how and culture, and there was extensive testing and improvement on the distance learning system.

Website: http://www.lappeenranta.fi/

Expected Results (EN): Main activities were setting up the action groups of sports, youth policy, education and culture and implementing the activities set for each group and creating communication circles among the actors. To draw up the results and outcomes of the activities and to draw up the visions for the future.

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Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks Social inclusion and equal opportunities

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: City of Lappeenranta

Address: Villimiehenkatu 1, 53101 Lappeenranta, Finland

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Municipality Admitalteiskiy okrug

Name: Municipality Admitalteiskiy okrug

Address: Decabristov street 18, 190000 St.Petersburg, Russia

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Administration of Vyborg region municipality

Name: Administration of Vyborg region municipality

Address: Sovetskaia 12, 188800 Vyborg, Russia

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Municipality entity the City of Svetogorsk

Name: Municipality entity the City of Svetogorsk

Address: Popeda street 22, 188960 Svetogorsk, Russia

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Finnish Sport Association of South Karelia

Name: Finnish Sport Association of South Karelia

Address: Kotipolku 2, 55210 Imatra, Finland

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Finnish-Russian school of Eastern Finland

Name: Finnish-Russian school of Eastern Finland

Address: Opintie 1, 53600 Lappeenranta, Finland

Legal status: n/a

City of Imatra

Name: City of Imatra

Address: Virastokatu 2, 55100 Imatra, Finland

Legal status: n/a

Humak University of Applied Sciences

Name: Humak University of Applied Sciences

Address: Annankatu 12, 120 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: n/a

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Municipality Admitalteiskiy okrug

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Administration of Vyborg region municipality

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Municipality entity the City of Svetogorsk

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City of Lappeenranta

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Finnish Sport Association of South Karelia

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Finnish-Russian school of Eastern Finland

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City of Imatra

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Humak University of Applied Sciences

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Summary

Project name (EN): Step Up - Cross Border City in Action

Project acronym: Step Up - Cross Border City in Action

Project start date: 2011-05-21

Project end date: 2014-05-20

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 991 171.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 396 468.50

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2007 - 2013 South-East Finland-Russia ENPI CBC

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2015-04-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

55 / 55 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

289 / 289 (100%)

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