The purpose of the project was to raise the border area expertise of the educational organisations of East Finland to an internationally renowned and acknowledged level. Th is would entail the improvement of education and its content, developing teaching materials and creating an extensive joint educational network as well as improving operations. Immediate goals included the development of virtual learning, raising the quality of teaching, improving the availability of teaching materials, production of teaching materials in cooperation with the Russians and improving the conditions for business activities through the development of education. It was also the intention to off er the personnel of the educational organisations training in the Russian language. In addition, the project aimed at starting the implementation of the supplied learning materials and thus intensifying the cooperation between other Russian research and educational institutions.