The purpose of the project was to strengthen the Finnish-Russian research cooperation and expand it in the fi eld of education research by jointly compiling reports about the situation of the education sector and its pressures to change in East Finland and the Republic of Karelia. The focus of attention was upper secondary education and its cooperation opportunities between East Finland and the Republic of Karelia. The idea was to create a competent overview about the education network and institutes of upper secondary education. The situation of education and curricula would be compared with the economical outlook of the area and possibilities made available by the new kind of cross-border cooperation.