Transcript Forms for participating in the network

Forms for participating in the network
Christine Jakobsson & Maria Winkler
The Baltic University Programme
Uppsala University
BUP Courses
• BUP garantees the quality of the educational materials
developed by experts in the network
• Your university garantees the quality of the course given
at your university
• No costs for participation!
Forms for participating:
• Use the courses & course material in the way that suits
your university best, all variations are possible
• Encourage your teachers, researchers & experts to
participate in the updating of the BUP courses & support
new ideas
BUP Students activities
• Courses at your own university
• International courses
• International conferences, seminars
• International summer courses & camps
Forms for participating:
• Encourage your teachers to get involved, recognise their
work
• Host international conferences, courses, camps, seminars
• Co-finance students international activities
• Support your students participation e.g. time, travel costs
• Arrange international courses, camps on relevant subjects
Examples
• BUP Students Conference on Climate Change, Szczecin, Nov.
2008, The Szczecin Maritime University, Szczecin, Poland
• BUP Students Conference April 2008, April 2007, Warsaw Univ. of
Life Sciences, Rogow, Poland
• BUP Intensive Course on Regional Development, Adam Mickiewicz
University & University of Economics in Poznan, Poland, Nov. 2007 &
Oct. 2009
• BUP Summer Course on Sustainability, River Basin Management
& Climate Change in the Baltic Sea, Hamburg University of Applied
Sciences, Sept. 2008 & Sept./Oct. 2009
• Vistula River – ecology, culture, environment, 1st scientific BUP
students camp, State Higher School of Vocational Education in Elblag,
Sztutowo, Poland, Sept.2007
• Internet Course – Concepts of Sustainability COS, Åbo Akademi
University, Finland, annually
BUP Teachers activities
• International teachers trainings
• International scientific conferences
• International teachers courses (REACH, EMS, English
for Environmental Science, new course packages)
Forms for participating:
• Encourage, recognise, support, promote...
• Host teachers trainings, conferences, courses
• Co-finance teacher trainings, conferences, courses
• Support your university teachers participation e.g. time
and travel costs
• Support transdisciplinarity in the university – working
across the faculties
Examples
• Zittau Seminar on the Energy Situation in Central and
Eastern Europe, Zittau University of Applied Sciences, Oct
2007
• REACH Teachers Intensive Course, Lodz, Poland, April
2009
• European Fairs on Education for Sustainable
Development, Hamburg, TuTech, Sept. 2006 and 2009
• A Baltic 21 symposium on sustainable development in
the Baltic Sea region “Realizing a Common Vision for a
Baltic Sea Eco-region: Research Symposium on
Sustainable Development Patterns” Kaliningrad, Oct. 2005
BUP Projects
• Initiated and led by the BUP secretariat - involving
network’s universities researchers, teachers
• Initiated and led by network’s partners - involving
participating researchers, teachers within the network
Forms for participating:
• participate in projects according to your interests &
possibilities
• Encourage, recognise, support, promote...
Examples
• Waterpraxis, EU project (Finnish Environment Institute,
Hamburg Univ. of Applied Sciences, Lodz Univ. of Technology,
Kaunas Univ. of Technology, University of Rezekne in Latvia,
Lulea Univ. of Technology, Kaliningrad State Technical Univ.)
• SAIL, Erasmus/IP summer sailing course (BUP
secretariat and 30 partners from the network)
• Baltic University Urban Forum BUUF, Interreg IIIB
project (BUP secretariat & 15 partners)
• Environmental Health & Sustainable Agriculture
(BUP secretariat and many partners from the network)
• Latvian educational project on EE and SD (University
of Latvia & BUP secretariat)
BUP Centres
• Disseminates information & materials
• Participate in Centre Directors Meetings
• Selects participants for BUP activities (both teachers and
students)
• Collect statistics on BUP courses, teachers, students,
Forms for participating:
• Support the national Centre (often voluntary work)
• Support the Centre Directors with travel costs, time
Other examples
• Lodz Technical University has co-arranged
Student Conferences for 11 years with BUP &
other Student Activities
• Lodz Technical University has arranged & cofinanced sailing on the Mazury Lakes for several
years
• Åbo Akademi University,Finland has financed
25% of the webmaster for BUP for several years
• Åbo Adademi University, Finland has cofinanced several ESD Teachers Conferences
2004-2007
Forms for participating
in the BUP network
• Promote the network & inform about BUP cooperation
at your university
• Recognise & encourage the initiatives of BUP teachers
• Support the work of your teachers involved in the BUP
network
• Support teachers, administrative staff, students mobility
(BUP network)
• Support international cooperation (BUP network)
• Support the BUP network by supporting your & our
teachers & students
PARTICIPATION IN BUP
• Sign the declaration of cooperation today
• Sign the Rectors contract with Uppsala
University
• Consider not only how your university can benefit
from BUP but also what your university can offer
to the network.
Thank you for your support from the
BUP teachers and students
Thank you for your attention 