The Aleksanteri Institute is one of the largest and best-known centres in the field of Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian studies. Our research is embedded within international scholarly networks, and we function as a hub and a catalyst of networks of people and ideas across the globe. We provide training for MA students and doctoral researchers in our field, and offer an international master's programme in Russian, Eurasian and Eastern European studies. We engage in various formats of international cooperation. Our research focuses on five broad themes: the environment and climate change; security and war; politics, ideologies, institutions; societal changes: identities, migration, integration; and knowledge production and information society.