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BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITY NETWORK

BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITY NETWORK. BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITY NETWORK Grodno 28 May 2010 Kari Hyppönen Chairman of Steering Committee President-Elect. Bilateral Co-operation Agreements St. Petersburg State University 1966 University of Gdansk 1979 University of Rostock 1981

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BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITY NETWORK

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  1. BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITY NETWORK BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITY NETWORK Grodno 28 May 2010 Kari Hyppönen Chairman of Steering Committee President-Elect

  2. 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

  3. Baltic Sea Region University Network BSRUN

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Activities Baltic 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

  16. Activities Quality 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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.

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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)

  26. 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)

  27. Erasmus Mundus http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency Triple I http://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.

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. Thank you!

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