Academic Mobility, Finland

Partner Higher Education Institutions in Finland 

Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Turku University of Applied Sciences

Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Spring Semester 2020

Professor of the Savonia University of Applied Sciences Rauno Tikkanen and professor of the Turku University of Applied Sciences  Oleg Sytyanko participated as jury members of the 9th International "Silver Sounds" Contest for Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion (solo performers), which in 2020 was held remotely.

Petrozavodsk Conservatoire students Fidan Gadjieva (piano) and Aleksandra Borodenko (piano) were trained at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences for a semester.


PhotoFidan Gadjieva

The projects are being implemented with the support of the FIRST+ programme (Finnish–Russian Student and Teacher Exchange) and at the expense of partner universities in Finland and Russia.

Autumn Semester 2019 

Petrozavodsk Conservatoire students Valeriia Oboskalova (violin) and Liudmila Zhenevskaia (violin) were trained at the Savonia University of Applied Sciences for a semester.

In November 2019, master classes by Professor Erkki Lahesmaa (cello) from the Turku University of Applied Sciences for students of the Petrozavodsk Conservatoire took place in Petrozavodsk. At the same time prof. Lahesmaa took part in the jury of the 3rd International Aleksander Glazunov Youth Music Competition in the “strings” section.     

Spring Semester 2019  

Petrozavodsk Conservatoire students Natalia Motina (piano) and Zinaida Ponomareva (flute) studied at the Oulu University of Applied Sciences for a semester.


Photo: Anna Sachinopoulou Rönkä 

Professor of the Savonia University of Applied Sciencies Rauno Tikkanen (clarinet, conducting, chamber music) participated as a jury member of the 9th International "Silver Sounds" Contest for Woodwinds, Brass and Percussion (festival)Rauno Tikkanen (clarinet) and Anatoly Palaev (piano) gave a concert for participants and guests of the competition.  Professor Tikkanen also conducted a joint orchestra of the competition participants from 7 to 25 years who after several rehearsals performed “Spain” by Chick Korea and “Legends of Jazz” arranged by Stethen Bulla.    

Professor of the Turku University of Applied Sciences Oleg Sytianko (flute) participated as a member of the jury in the 9th International "Silver Sounds" Contest for Woodwinds, Brass and Persussion (festival)  in the "flute" section.

Autumn Semester 2018 

Petrozavodsk Conservatoire students Anastasiia Burmistrova (violin) and Olga Kurmangalieva (violin) studied at the Savonia University of Applied Sciences for a semester.