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BUP Rectors Conference,15-16 October 2009
The Baltic University Programme –
Christine Jakobsson Director The Baltic University Programme, Uppsala University
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CSD Uppsala
Centre for Sustainable Development Uppsala
Baltic University Programme www.csduppsala.uu.se
www.balticuniv.uu.se
The Baltic University Programme
• network of > 220 universities & institutes of higher learning; • initiated in 1991; • 14 countries in the Baltic Sea Basin • 1.500 teachers/researchers contributed; • 9.500 students yearly; • focuses on
sustainable development, environmental protection & democracy – Education for Sustainable Development;
• Secretariat at Uppsala University, Sweden; • International Board 3
15 Regional Centres
Belarus: Dr Siarhei Darozhka,
Belarusian National Technical University
Czech Republic: Dr Alena Labodova,
Technical University of Ostrava
Denmark: Assoc. Prof. Uffe Jakobsen,
University of Copenhagen
Estonia: Assoc. Prof Tatyana Polajeva,
Tallinn University of Technology
Finland: Dr Paula Lindroos,
Åbo Akademi University
Germany: Prof. Walter Leal,
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
Germany: Prof. Bernd Delakowitz,
Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz
Latvia: Assoc. Prof. Andris Spricis,
University of Latvia
Lithuania: Assoc. Prof. Linas Kliucininkas,
Kaunas University of Technology
Poland: Prof. Ireneusz Zbicinski,
Technical University of Lódż
Russia, Kaliningrad: Dr Helena Kropinova,
Immanuel Kant State Univ. of Russia
Russia, N.W: Assoc. Prof. Victor V. Ionov,
St Petersburg State University
Slovakia: Assoc. Prof. Alexander Feher,
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
Sweden: Dr Hans Svensson,
Gotland University
Ukraine: Assoc. Prof. Iryna Kriba,
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
Baltic University Programme’s Network
Locations where one or more universities participate 5
The Baltic University Programme
Activity areas
- education - research - information - outreach activities & applied projects 6
Student Conferences and Student Parliament
Student Summer Sailing and Courses
The Baltic University Programme offers:
• Student conferences organised together with the Polish Centre • Students courses & activities • Teacher trainings, conferences & seminars • Lead & participate in projects • Organisational meetings: – Board Meetings/Executive Committee – Centre Director Meetings 9
Centre Directors Meetings
Twice a year to coordinate the activities within the network
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The Baltic University Programme
• Student conferences, courses & activities • Teacher trainings, conferences & seminars • Lead and participate in projects • Organisational meetings: – Board Meetings/Executive Committee – Centre Director Meetings • Rectors Conferences –15-16 October 2009 (2nd) • Senior Advisory Council
NETWORKING
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The Baltic University Programme Courses
1. Basic, undergraduate courses 2. Specialisation, master courses 3. Competence development for professionals
- interdisciplinary - based on research - English language problem oriented interactive international diploma
Undergraduate courses
Environmental Science courses 1. The Baltic Sea Environment 2. Environmental Science 3. English for Environmental Science The Baltic Sea Region (area studies) courses 1. The Baltic Sea Region – Cultures, Politics, Societies 2. Peoples of the Baltic 3. Regional Development and the Baltic Sea Region Sustainable Development course 1. A Sustainable Baltic Region
Master courses
Water Management courses 1. Sustainable Water Management in Baltic Sea Region 2. The Baltic Waterscape 3. The Use and Management of Water 4. River Basin Management Environmental Management courses 1. Policy Instruments for Environmental Management 2. Cleaner Production & Technologies 3. Product Design & Life Cycle Techniques 4. Environmental Management Systems & Certification Sustainable community development courses 1. The city 2. Building sustainable communities 3. Sustainable Urban Management
University Networking
• Mediterranean – Mio-ESCDE/Medies • Great Lakes Region – EHSA and University Network GLUP • Japan • Lake Victoria – SAUNET • IUCN
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Cooperation with the Mediterranean region
Conference for the Official Launching of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
Nov. 2005, Athens Greece
Training in ESD through an inter-regional perspective – The Baltic Sea & Mediterranean regions,
Uppsala University, Oct. 2008
Working Conference/ Launching of the Network of Mediterranean Universities for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD),
Nov. 2008, Athens, Greece
BUP Teachers Training Course,ESD: Five years in the UNESCO Decade,
June, 2009, Visby,Sweden
ESD Teachers Training Course,
May 2010, Athens,Greece,
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Some BUP PROJECTS
a) Environmental Management Systems & industry cooperation; b) Sustainment projects & cities cooperation; c) Baltic 21 (Agenda 21 for the Baltic Sea region); d) Ecosystem Health and Sustainable Agriculture; e) University networking in the Lake Victoria Region; f) ESD book with good examples from BSR; g) Sustainability Applied in International Learning SAIL; h) Mazury Lakes; i) ESD course in Uppsala with Greek and BSR Teachers; j) ESD course for Russia with the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) in Moscow; k) Latvian project on EE & ESD for higher education; l) Ecoregion.
Ecosystem Health & Sustainable Agriculture
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New course package on SD & agriculture &
ecosystem health for university level Developed in cooperation with
Baltic
network
BUP
& the
Envirovet
Countries : Belarus, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Kaliningrad & St. Petersburg in Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine & the USA Part of HELCOM and GEF’s Baltic Sea Regional Project in NW Russia (Sida financed) Baltic 21 Lighthouse project UN Partnership for Sustainable Development UN CSD 16 Meeting, 6-7 May 2008, New York
Ecosystem Health & Sustainable Agriculture
Modules
Rural development and land use
Sustainable agriculture Ecology and animal health 3 books for university teaching
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The Baltic University Programme In Summary
- a regional university network, since 1991 - coordinated by Uppsala University - sustainable development - based on subjects of common interest – equal partners in the network - financed by the Ministry of Education in Sweden, SI, Sida, Uppsala University,Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013, Interreg IIIB, the Ministry of Education in Finland and the universities in the network