BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITY NETWORK

BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITYNETWORK

Grodno 28 May 2010

Kari HyppönenChairman of Steering Committee

President-Elect

Bilateral Co-operation Agreements

St. Petersburg State University 1966

University of Gdansk 1979

University of Rostock 1981

University of Tartu 1987

Gdansk University of Technology 1991

Vilnius University 1992

Baltic Sea Region University Network BSRUN

Background and Rationale

• university, city and region interest in the Baltic Sea region • enlargement of the EU• not just another TEMPUS project• learning from your neighbours• cross-border co-operation

Background and Rationale

• to enhance interest in the region • to market the region elsewhere• to enhance co-operation between networks• facilitator• exchange of experiences, best practices and new ideas• to establish new institutional links

Background and Rationale

• loose umbrella organisation• to pick and choose according to one's wishes and needs• variety of institutional profiles• only a small secretariat • host university covers coordination expenses • participants cover their own expenses

Baltic Sea Region University Network

• 28 Feb 2000 Turku and 15 universities from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia

Saaremaa University Centre

• 2002

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn Braniewo Centre

• 2003

Baltic Fishing Fleet State Academy, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, ISM University of Management and Economics, Kaliningrad State Technical University and Pultusk Academy of Humanities

• 2004

Grodno State Agrarian University

Baltic Sea Region University Network

• 2005

Belarusian State Agricultural Academy, Grodno State Medical University, Kaunas University of Medicine, Latvia University of Agriculture, Lithuanian University of Agriculture, Šiauliai University, University of Warsaw, Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius Pedagogical University and Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

• 2006

Petrozavodsk State University, St.Petersburg University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics, Turku School of Economics, Vytautas Magnus University and Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University

• 2007

Mykolas Romeris University

• 2008

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Baltic Sea Region University Network

BELARUS

Belarusian State Agricultural Academy Grodno State Agrarian University Grodno State Medical University Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

ESTONIA Estonian University of Life Sciences Tallinn University of Technology Tallinn University University of Tartu

FINLAND

(Turku School of Economics) University of Turku

Baltic Sea Region University Network

LATVIA

Latvia University of Agriculture Riga Technical University University of Latvia

LITHUANIA

ISM University of Management and Economics Kaunas University of Medicine Kaunas University of Technology Klaipeda University Lithuanian University of Agriculture Mykolas Romeris University Šiauliai University Vilnius Academy of Arts Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Vilnius Pedagogical University Vilnius University Vytautas Magnus University

Baltic Sea Region University Network

POLAND

Gdansk University of Technology Medical University of Gdansk Pultusk Academy of Humanities University of Gdansk University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (UWM) University of Warsaw Warsaw School of Economics

Baltic Sea Region University Network

RUSSIA

Baltic Fishing Fleet State Academy Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia Immanuel Kant State University of Russia Kaliningrad State Technical University Petrozavodsk State University St. Petersburg State University St. Petersburg University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics Yaroslav-the-Wise Novgorod State University

Focus of Co-operation

• Baltic Studies and Baltic Sea Region studies

• Distance Education and Open and Distance Learning

• European Integration and European Studies

• Institutional Management and Administration

• Internationalisation

• Management Information Systems and Information

Technology

• Regional Development

The Baltic Sea Region University Network www.bsrun.org

• Front page News Looking for a partner Saaremaa University Centre Vacancies

• General information Agreement

• Members• Organisation

Contacts Steering Committee

• Activities Seminars and Meetings Joint Research projects Fields of study Courses in English

ActivitiesBaltic Seminar of University Administrators BSUA

• Riga, Latvia, 14-16 September 2000

• Kaunas, Lithuania, 7-8 May 2001

• Tartu, Estonia, 6-7 May 2002

• Kaliningrad, Russia, 16-17 May 2003

• Warsaw, Poland, 14-15 May 2004

• Vilnius, Lithuania, 13-14 May 2005

• St. Petersburg, Russia, 12-13 May 2006

• Turku, Finland, 11-12 May 2007

• Gdansk, Poland, 16-17 May 2008

• Riga, Latvia, 14-15 May 2009

ActivitiesQuality and Qualifications in Translation and Interpreting

• Vilnius, Lithuania, 7-8 December 2006

• Tallinn, Estonia, 29-30 November 2007

• Kaliningrad, Russia, 8-9 October 2008

• Grodno, Belarus, 8-9 October 2009

• (St. Petersburg, 1-2 November 2010)

Staff exchange between Grodno and Turku and library development

Activities

• Universities as Active Agents in the Social and Economic Development of the Regions Grodno, Belarus, 21-22 April 2006

• University, City, Region: Perspectives of Interaction Grodno, Belarus, 12-14 September 2008

• Quality and Qualifications in Translation and Interpreting IV Grodno, Belarus, 8-9 October 2009

Participation in BSRUN events by year and by country

Year Seminars Participants Belarus Estonia Finland Latvia Lithuania Poland Russia Other

2000 3 208 16 82 69 23 7 7 42001 2 141 6 22 45 64 42002 5 245 20 59 66 37 44 7 122003 3 189 22 19 65 41 8 34 02004 5 183 15 22 35 59 38 12 22005 5 260 10 25 39 22 116 26 12 102006 10 347 42 26 44 53 85 29 53 152007 5 243 13 59 52 26 30 19 27 172008 8 386 90 16 42 55 45 31 83 242009 7 302 17 12 25 79 58 33 41 37

53 2504 172 217 406 515 558 235 276 125

IMHE EUA IAU

ESMU SRHE AUA AHUA IMUA EUPRIO

CHER EARMA EIRMA

ARMA EAIR EAIE ACA

IROBALT HUMANE EURASHE

UNICA LERU CBUR

UTRECHT SANTANDER COMPOSTELA

COIMBRA NUAS BSRUN

IRUN ECIU EEUN

BUP UArctic NDI

• New professional groups/organisations

• Institutional organisations

• Professional organisations

• Vast variety of international events, not all

based on membership

- who decides who goes where?

- budgeting: central admin/faculty/dept

• Membership

- institutional/individual/mixed

- who decides?/who pays?

- administration/institutional contact

STATUS

• A multilateral agreement between member institutions

• The coordinating institution acts as the legal entity when so required

OBJECTIVES

• A network for University Governance, Management and Administration

• In addition, a platform to new ideas, contacts and projects

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA

• The right to award Doctorates• Membership of the national rector’s conference and/or European University Association (EUA)• When BSRUN was established, the founding group consisted of universities which had bilateral and other links between them. Established networks and bilateral links will be taken into consideration also in the future.

Geographical region

Members should geographically come primarily from the Baltic Sea drainage area. Co-operation is enhanced with NUAS (Nordic countries) and EAIR and ESMU (Europe and globally). Co-operation with the Baltic University Programme, the Northern Dimension Institute and the University of Arctic will be explored.

Current membership as of 1st July 2010

Belarus

Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

Estonia

Estonian University of Life Sciences Tallinn University of Technology Tallinn University University of Tartu

Finland

University of Turku

Latvia

Latvia University of Agriculture Riga Technical University University of Latvia

Lithuania

Kaunas University of Technology Klaipeda University Lithuanian University of Agriculture Mykolas Romeris University Siauliai University Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Vilnius Pedagogical University Vilnius University Vytautas Magnus University

Poland

Gdansk University of Technology Medical University of Gdansk University of Warmia and Mazury University of Warsaw Warsaw School of Economics

Russia

Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia I.Kant State University of Russia Kaliningrad State Technical University North-West State Technical University Petrozavodsk State University St. Petersburg State University St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance Yaroslav-The-Wise Novgorod State University

Composition of BSRUN Steering Committee

Belarus

Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno)

Finland

University of Turku (University of Turku)

Estonia

University of Tartu (Tallinn University)

Latvia

University of Latvia (Riga Technical University)

Lithuania

Vilnius University (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University)Siauliai University (Vytautas Magnus University)

Poland

Warsaw School of Economics (Warsaw University)Gdansk University of Technology (University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn)

Russia

St. Petersburg State University (St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance)Immanuel Kant State University of Russia (Yaroslav-the Wise Novgorod State University)

Erasmus Mundushttp://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency

Triple Ihttp://www.utu.fi/en/iii

Integration, Interaction and Institutions

The objective is to create an active network of Russian and European universities that cooperate multidisciplinarily and multilaterally, and promote innovation through joint research, education, and exchange of experience and good practices.

European universities

University of Algarve (Portugal)University of Bologna (Italy)University of Deusto (Spain)University of Göttingen (Germany)Humboldt University Berlin (Germany)University of Leuven (Belgium)Middle East Technical University (Turkey)Pultusk Academy of Humanities (Poland)University of Turku (Finland)(University of Latvia)

Russian universities

Higher School of EconomicsImmanuel Kant State University of RussiaIrkutsk State UniversityKazan State UniversityPetrozavodsk State UniversityRussian State University for the HumanitiesSt. Petersburg State UniversityUdmurt State UniversityUral State UniversityYaroslav-The-Wise Novgorod State University

LOT 7

Countries Mobilities

Ukraine 80

Moldova 60

Belarus 60

One grant max EUR 5,3 million

Coordinator

University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain

New Member: University of Turku

Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)www.cbss.org

EuroFaculty programme

1993-2005 Tartu University, the University of Latvia and Vilnius University

2000-2007 Immanuel Kant State University of Russia (Kaliningrad)- Economics and Law

2009-2011 Pskov State Polytechnic Institute and Pskov Volny Institute - Business Economics/Business Administration

Thank you!