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University Networking

& The Baltic University

Programme

Lars RydénDirector

Baltic University ProgrammeUppsala University

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The Baltic Sea region

- 14 countries

- 86 M people

- Hundreds of

universities

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Reaching the many

Most universities arrange a bilateral cooperation with two (or few) partners – Hundreds of such projects were created

The Baltic University choose to involve many people on many places – networking

We reached the many through satellite TV

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Technology allows you to meet even if you are far away

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Getting to know the region

Few can visit the whole region

The region comes to many

by using TV and books

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Protected areas in CEEEuropean bison in Bialovieshakaya Puschta

National Park, Belarus

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TALLINN 1991

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KIEV 2004

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Creating a rich learning environment

- University based lectures, seminars - Textbooks - TV programs - International seminars using ICT - Internet resources - cases, databases etc- The network

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The Baltic University Press

- 32 booklets and 12 books

- 43 TV programs, 65 hours

- 60 satellite-TV receivers in CEE

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High quality textbooks to support self-studies

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The BUP Internet siteconsists of six sub-sites

• www.balticuniv.uu.se

• www.balticuniv.uu.se/environmentalscience

• www.balticuniv.uu.se/swm

• www.balticuniv.uu.se/esd

• www.balticuniv.uu.se/buuf

• www.balticuniv.uu.se/atlas

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Meeting We meet to discuss and work togetherWe meet to get to know each other

Planning meetingsTeachers meetingsStudents meetings

About 500 individual travels each year (5%)

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BUP students in a seminar on Sailing Ship Chopin Summer 2004

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Becoming practical/applied

The community development course develops together with cities

The environmental management course develops together with industry

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Nacka

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Ausstellungsgelände Heimfeld – An der Rennkoppel

Friemert, ZEBAUFriemert, ZEBAU

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Kunda Tsement, Estonia, 2005

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IntroducingEnvironmentalManagement Systems

Certification

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In Figures 2006

- 14 countries in the Baltic Sea Basin

- 193 universities - 13 regional centres- 1.500

teachers/researchers- 9.500 students yearly

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Thank you for your attention