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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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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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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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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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Becoming practical/applied
The community development course develops together with cities
The environmental management course develops together with industry
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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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