The Baltic University Programme
(Established in 1991, Uppsala, Sweden)
Ireneusz Zbiciński
Director for BUP Center for Poland
Lodz University of Technology
The Baltic University Programme
• Coordination at Uppsala
University, 13 Centras in Baltic
countries
• 200 universities, 14 countries,
1500 teachers/researchers, 8000
students yearly
• Financed by the Ministry of
Education in Sweden, Uppsala
University, the Ministry of
The Baltic
University Programme
Aim
To support sustainable development,
environmental protection and democracy
To stress the key role that universities play in a democratic,
peaceful and sustainable development by:
• developing university courses
• organization of conferences, summer schools, courses (SAIL)
for students, PhD students, treachers
•development and participation in projects in cooperation
with universities, authorities, municipalities & others.
The Baltic
University Programme
Environmental Science courses
Undergraduate level courses
Course contents:
• Comprehensive knowledge on the Baltic Sea region environment &
management & protection;
• Sciences (biology, geology, chemistry, engineering etc.), social
sciences (economics, law, political sciences, international relations,
etc.) & management;
Environmental Science
(15 ECTS):
1.
The Baltic Sea Environmen
(7.5 ECTS);
2.
Basic Environmental Science
(7.5 ECTS).
&
BUP Activities
• Students conferences
– Green economy and greening university – Students
in ACTION. (Rogów, 2014)
– Governance for Sustainable Development - new challenges for countries,
cities, universities, and students. (Rogów, 2013)
– Towards Sustainable Consumption. (Rogów, 2012)
– Energy Futures - changes in lifestyle, policy, security, technology. (Rogów
2011)
Thursday, 24 April
08.00 – 08.55
Breakfast
09.00 – 10.00
Campus Greening and Sustainable Governance in business,
Prof. Bernd Delakovitz, University of Applied Sciences in
Zittau/Görlitz, Germany
10.00 – 10.30
Life cycle assessment for innovative building façade solutions,
MSc Magda Barecka, Lódz University of Technology
10.20 – 11.00
The ISIS Accelerator – Tools for Sustainability, Dr Anna Gust,
University of Lodz
11.00 – 11.15
Coffee break
11.15 – 13.30
Workshop AMOEBA - A Tool for Training and Planning on
Innovation and Cultural Change
13.30 – 14.30
Lunch
14.30 – 16.30
Oxford Debate, or the „Baltic debate” – Debate between two
groups. Moderator, Dr Tomasz Branka, Adam Mickiewicz
University, Poznan - For or against economic growth
16.30 – 17.00
Coffee break
17. 00 – 18.00
Students’ session – poster presentations and preparation for
parliament and election
Baltic University Programme Students Conference
Green economy and greening university
STUDENTS in ACTION
BUP Activities
MADE IN BUP
The SAIL - Sustainability Applied in International Learning courses
17 cruises on the STS Fryderyk Chopin or Pogoria.
• Students are the crew (watch-duty, cooking and cleaning in teams), school of
life
BUP Activities
This year from Gdynia on 18th August 2014 and returning to Szczecin on 1st September
2014 via several ports in the Baltic Sea.
BUP Activities
• Summer Courses
– Energy Efficiency (Hamburg 2014)
– Sustainability and Waste Management in the Baltic “Making Waste Work”
(Goerlitz 2013)
– Sustainability and Waste Management (Hamburg 2012)
– Sustainability, River Basin Management and Climate Change in the Baltic
Sea Region (Hamburg 2011)
BUP Activities
• BUP training for PhD Students
Monday, 28
thOctober
Program
08.00 – 08.55
Breakfast
09.00 – 09.15
Opening and introduction to the program and experts,
Prof. Ireneusz Zbicinski, BUP Centre for Poland Director, LUT
09.15 – 10.30
How to write scientific papers,
Prof. Bernd Delakowitz, Zittau University of Applied Science,
Germany
10.30 – 11.15
How to prepare really bad Power Point Presentation,
Dr. M. Imbierowicz, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
11.15 – 11.45
Coffee break
11.45 – 12.15
How to prepare a good Poster,
Dr. Pawel Wawrzyniak, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
12.15 – 13.15
Hoax or science - communication challenges,
Dr. Tomasz Branka, A. Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
13.15 – 14.15
Lunch
14.15 – 18.15
Workshop: PhD thesis and a poster in electronic format of each
student will be consulted by experts, 1 hour per student
Baltic University Programme
PhD Students Conference
Interdisciplinary Multicultural International
Calendar of BUP events, 2014
• 1. BUP Planning Conference, 31.03-01.04.2014, Uppsala, Sweden
• A meeting for BUP teachers/contact persons to plan for future activities and to prepare for the Autumn BUP Rectors Conference planned for October 2014 in Visby, Gotland.
• 2. BUP Centre Meeting, 2.04.2014, Uppsala, Sweden
• 3. BUP Students Conference on "Green economy and greening university. STUDENTS in ACTION", 23-27.04.2014, Rogów, Poland
• 4. II Polish National BUP Conference, 25-26.04.2014, Rogów, Poland
• 5. Ecophilosophy to change the world? Ecophilosophies and sustainability, 11-17.05.2014, Gdansk, Poland
• Joint CEFO/ Baltic University/ Global Environmental History PhD Course Subject: Eco-philosophy Credits: 7.5 Language: English Level: PhD from all academic disciplines and Master students.
• 6. SAIL for Teachers/PhD-students, 17-24.05.2014, Baltic Sea
• A course and cruise on board the Polish sailing ship STS Fryderyk Chopin.
• 7. BUP Students Conference at EUSBSR Annual Forum, 2-5.06.2014, Turku, Finland
• A BUP Students' Conference in connection with the 5th Annual Forum od the EUSBSR.
• 8. BUP Centre Directors Meeting, 15-17.06.2014, Kustavi, Finland
• The biannual BUP Centre Directors Meeting.
• 9. SAIL 2014 for Students, 18.08-01.09.2014, Baltic Sea
• Sustainablity Applied in International Learning - SAIL 2014 a BUP course held onboard the Polish sailing ship STS Fryderyk Chopin.
• 10. Hamburg Summer Course on Energy Efficiency, 16-20.09.2014, Goerlitz, Germany
• 11. 4th BUP Rectors' Conference, 22-24.10.2014, Uppsala University Campus Gotland, Visby, Sweden
• 12. BUP Teachers Training Conference on Education for Sustainability, 27-30.10.2014, Rogów, Poland • 13. 2nd BUP PhD-training „Interdisciplinary-Multicultural-International", 26-30.11.2014, Rogów, Poland
• Based on these encouraging evaluations from the participants of the 1st BUP PhD-training we now announce the 2nd BUP
PhD-training, to take place in Rogów, Poland on 26-30 November, 2014. We are happy to invite new PhD students from the BUP network universities to apply for participation in the second BUP Training for PhD Students.
• 14. Second Baltic Conference on Education for Sustainable Development “Working and Learning Together”, 12-14.12.2014,
