Valga International Logistics Forum

Time: October 8, 2014, registration 10.30, beginning of Forum 11.00 Venue: Vocational Training Centre, Loode 3, Valga, Estonia www.vkok.ee Accomodation: Hotel Metsis at Kuperjanovi 63, Valga, Estonia www.hotellmetsis.com Moderator: Hannes Astok Languages of the Forum are English and Russian with EN-RU simultaneous interpretation.

AGENDA Opening the Forum – Headmaster of Valga County Vocational Training Centre Mr Margus Ojaots Welcoming - County Governor of Valga Mr Margus Lepik - Mayor of Valga Mr Kalev Härk - Chairman of Municipality Mr Vents Armands Krauklis Overview of Estonian Transport Systems Development - Vice Chancellor of Ministry of Economy and Communication Mr Eero Pärgmäe Vocational education trends in the European Union – Economic adviser of European Commission Representation in Estonia Ms Katrin Höövelson First Section – European 5th Qualification Level Logistics Study Programme - Presentation of the Study Programme launched in Valga County Vocational Training Centre – Teacher of Valga County Vocational Training Centre Mr Veiko Ardel - Synchronising of Vocational Studies with Programmes on Bachelor Degree Studies in Logistics – Rector of Tallinn University of Applied Sciences Mr Enno Lend - Applied Bachelor curricula in Russia – Petersburg State Transport University Head of Logistics and commercial operations department Mr Evgeny Korovyakovskiy - Valga County Vocation Training Centre International study programmes effect on Valka development – Head of Education Department of Valka Municipality Mr Ronalds Rastaks Second Section – Simulation, Modelling and IT-based programmes in Vocational Logistics Training - Overview of available IT-Based programmes – Valga County Vocational Training Centre IT teacher Mr Kait Krull - IT-programmes in Universities – Petersburg State Transport University professor Mr Mikhail Pimonenko - Experience of – Transport and Telecommunication Institute professor Mr Aleksandrs Medvedevs

Third Section – Valga Railway Junction Development - Trends in Transport Development between Northern Europe and Russia – Lappeenranta University of Technology Mr Olli-Pekka Hilmola - Valga-Valka development perspectives as transport and logistics – Mayor of Valga Mr Kalev Härk

Discussion panel