"Dear friends!
I am frequently asked: is “Sedov” a unique ship? And I always proudly answer “Yes!” And its uniqueness is not only defined by a record in the Guinness’ book.

Could anybody think in the far 1921, when the steel giant “Magdalena Vinnen” came off the German stocks, that life had such a wonderful fate in store for the ship.

Second period in the vessel’s history began after change of the owner in 1936. Named “Commodor Yonsen”, it took the first group of cadets aboard. That trip under the command of a famous captain Otto Lemberg has almost ended tragically, but the crew’s fortitude and courage let withstand the elements and drive ship to the port.

"Sedov" was always lucky with captains. Today we gratefully recall Piotr Mitrofanov, who devoted almost whole life to save the ship in ranks. In his times the third, postwar life of the ship began in a stock of Soviet Navy. It was Mitrofanov, who discerned the possibility of a new, fourth life for "Sedov" under the aegis of State Committee of Fisheries as a sailing training vessel for sailors to be.

Since that time thousands and thousands of students practiced marine life under the sails of "Sedov". Not all of them became sailors, but I believe, all of them has stayed patriots of the ship they for the first time went at to the sea and each of them still keeps in mind this voyage with endless sails work, height of masts, self-overcoming and team spirit.
In 2011 "Sedov" will be 90. University administration and Fisheries Agency are doing their best to keep our barque sailing for many years. The fourth life of the famous windjammer goes on."

With best wishes and regards, 
Professor Alexander Ershov

The first name of university was, the High Marine School (HMS). Then it was change to  the Russian State Academy of Fishing Fleet and since 1996  the university got the name  the Murmansk State Technical University, the biggest and the most prestigious educational Center in the Far North of Russia and undoubtedly one of the biggest and famous in the whole North-West of the country.

At present MSTU - leader on the educational market of the Murmansk Region. There are 9 Faculties and more then 30 Departments that train specialists in 28 fields and, what is more important, their number is constantly increasing.

MSTU carries out not only enormous teaching activities, but also very intensive research work in various fields and scientific directions by the cooperative strengths of its students, teachers, scientists and post-graduates.

Nowadays the Internationalization has become one of the main aspects of Education all over the world, consequently, taking into consideration all the above mentioned information, it is impossible to underestimate the role of MSTU being the potential partner for the international cooperation in the sphere of Higher Education. The established Catalogue of the International Conference held at MSTU is meant to serve the best guide for all interested in constructing links and cooperation. The spectrum of interests of professors and scientists of MSTU is rather wide and covers different fields of education and science.

In this respect I would express sincere hope that the issued cd, being information source of the held Conference will assist our potential partners in establishing fruitful and mutually profitable Cooperation aiming in improving level of Education and intensive development going step to step with the Time and the World.