BALTIC UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME RECTORS CONFERENCE

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1 BALTIC UNIVERSITY PROGRAMME RECTORS CONFERENCE Uppsala, Sweden October 2009 CSD Uppsala. Centre for sustainable development

2 WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER Arrival day, accommodation in hotels Reception Venue: Linneaus Garden/Orangery, Svartbäcksgatan Registration Welcome Reception THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER Morning session ( ) Venue: University Main Building Registration Opening address and Local Authorities Welcome Rector Magnificus of Uppsala University Prof. Anders Hallberg Presentation of the Baltic University Programme Director Christine Jakobsson The role of the Baltic University Programme in university networking in a national and regional development perspective, with a focus on sustainability and the challenge of regional cooperation Chair BUP board Prof. Lars-Christer Lundin and Uppsala Centre for Sustainable Development Director Prof. Ashok Swain The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region Director Jon Kahn, Ministry of Environment The Council of the Baltic Sea States and Education in the Baltic Sea region Senior Advisor Nanna Magnadottir, Council of the Baltic Sea States COFFEE BREAK; exhibit of material by students and others What BUP has contributed to my University Rector Prof. Stanislaw Bielecki, Technical University of Lodz, Poland Rector Prof. Jorma Mattinen, Åbo Akademi University, Finland Vice-Rector Prof. Nikolay Vladimirovich Kaledin, St Petersburg State University, Russia What BUP is for students BUP Student Representative Yuliya Zhuk, Uppsala University BUP Student Representative Anatol Kalach, Belarusian National Technical University Themes for the morning: The decade of education for sustainable development and the Baltic Sea region universities role. Carl Lindberg, UNESCO special advisor EU strategy for the Baltic Sea Region Programme Officer Anders Lindholm, European Commission Directorate General for Regional Policy Director Christine Jakobsson, Baltic University Programme BUFFET LUNCH

3 Afternoon session ( ) Venue: University Main Building Main University Auditorium On the role of universities in the Baltic University Programme Senior Advisory Group Prof. Emeritus Lars Rydén, former director of the Baltic University Programme Prof. Emeritus Harald Runblom, former chair of the BUP Board The Student s declaration on Education for Sustainable Development The BUP Students Reference Group Forms for participating in the network Director Christine Jakobsson Network Manager Maria Winkler, BUP secretariat Good examples and possibilities to contribute to the Baltic University Programme BUP Polish Centre Director Prof. Ireneusz Zbicinski, Technical University of Lodz BUP Belarusian Centre Director Dr Siarhei Darozhka, Belarusian National Technical University Guldbrand Skjönberg, formerly Nacka municipality, Vice-Chair of the Union of the Baltic Cities Environmental Commission COFFEE BREAK; exhibit of material by students and others Parallel Sessions. Venue: University Main Building, rooms IX VIII, II Themes for the afternoon: Group meetings in parallel Venue: Room II Student cooperation: students conferences, summer courses, summer schools and sails etc; exchange with student members of the network (introduction, discussion and proposal). Chair: Rector Prof. Stanislaw Bieliecki, Technical University of Lodz Speakers: Prof. Artur Magnuszewski, Warsaw University Dr Zbigniew Szozda, Maritime University of Szczecin Rapporteur: Maria Winkler, Baltic University Programme Secretariat Venue: Room IX Developing cooperation between universities to promote internationalisation of education on all levels /Bologna process/lifelong learning charta/new methods of learning/joint Masters (introduction, discussion and proposal). Chair: Rector Prof. Jörgen Tholin, Gotland University Speakers: Prorektor Prof. Kerstin Sahlin, Uppsala University, Vice-Rector Prof. Jacek Mizerka, Poznan University of Economics Vice-Rector Prof. Jacek Gulinski, Adam Mickiewicz University Rapporteur: Ingrid Karlsson, Baltic University Programme Secretariat Venue: Room VIII Promoting e-learning in the Baltic Sea region area; the role of a virtual Baltic University and individual universities: The Baltic Sea region as an area of cooperation in higher education (introduction, discussion and proposal). Chair: Prof. Roger Pettersson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Speakers: BUP Finnish Centre Director Dr Paula Lindroos, Åbo Akademi University BUP German Centre Director Prof. Walter Leal, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Rapporteur Magnus Lehman, Baltic University Programme Secretariat Conference dinner on the invitation of Uppsala University. Venue: Norrlands nation, Västra Ågatan 14 Host: Rector Prof. Anders Hallberg

4 FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER Morning session ( ) Guided tours to different departments of Uppsala University and SLU (see next page) Individual requests will also be possible. 1. Biotechnology/Biomedicine. Uppsala Biomedical Centre, BMC 2. Biology /Environmental science. The Evolutionary Biology Centre, EBC 3. Physics/Technology. The Ångström laboratory 4. Social sciences. The Gamla Torget Centre 5. Humanities/Carolina University Library and English Park Campus 6. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences/ Ultuna LUNCH Afternoon session ( ) Venue: Main University Auditorium (Aulan) Reports from the group meetings Declaration on Baltic University Programme cooperation and contribution and signing of the declaration Final comments and official ending of the conference Prorektor Prof. Kerstin Sahlin, Uppsala University Director Christine Jakobsson & the Baltic University Programme Secretariat Staff Afternoon session ( ) Venue: Uppsala City Tour Guided tour of Uppsala and of Gustavianum, the University Museum Prof. Emeritus Lars Rydén, former Director of BUP, Uppsala University

5 TOURS TO UPPSALA UNIVERSITY CENTRES Friday 16 October, (including lunch) 1. Biotechnology/Biomedicine. Uppsala Biomedical Centre, BMC Uppsala Biomedical Centre is a centre for life sciences in its widest sense. It houses 20 departments of two universities, with some 300 researchers and teachers. Every year some 3,000 students study here. Research encompasses the smallest molecules up to complete organisms. This includes how molecular structures can explain biological processes, microorganisms and their interaction with their hosts; intracellular processes and normal tissue development, as well as cancer and degenerative diseases. Several aspects on drug design, delivery, metabolism and function are addressed at the pharmaceutical departments. Technical applications are seen in fields such as pharmacy and surface biotechnology. BMC also harbours a number of core facilities, including the Proteomics resource center and the Uppsala University transgenic facility, as well as the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. 2. Biology /Environmental science. The Evolutionary Biology Centre, EBC Situated in the heart of Uppsala, overlooking the castle and the Botanic Garden, the Evolutionary Biology Centre (EBC) gathers three departments comprising 4 subdepartments, each headed by a full professor, and resources like the Biology Library, the Museum of Evolution, the Microscopy Unit and the Botanic Garden. Evolutionary biology at the EBC comprises research dealing with evolutionary processes at all levels, from molecular evolution and the evolution of genetic systems, organs, and immune systems to the evolution of local adaptation and social behaviours in natural populations, speciation processes, systematics and the dynamics of communities and ecosystems. The disciplines of physiology, developmental biology and environmental toxicology are also part of the EBC. 3. Physics/Technology. The Ångström laboratory The Ångström Laboratory, the University s centre for research and education in physics and technology, espe-cially material sciences, has a number of research programmes. The Advanced Instrumentation and Measurements program is a collaboration between research groups in astronomy, physics, and quantum chemistry. The energy sector includes the Batteries and Fuel Cells research programme, the Energy Systems program, which study energy systems from a broad technical and societal perspective, and the Ångström Solar Centre studying Smart Windows, Thin Film Solar Cells and Nanostructured Solar Cells. Ångström Nano Centre performs research, related to nanotechnology while the Ångström Space Technology Center is a centre for space related micro/nano technology focusing on space applications and the Ångström Nano Satellite program. 4. Social sciences. The Gamla Torget Centre The Gamla Torget (old square) Centre houses a number of social science departments involved in international studies. The Department of government is concerned with i.a. the development of democracy globally; The Department of Peace and Conflict Research is concerned with origin of armed conflicts and war, and means for conflict resolution; the Centre of multietchnic research study migration, multilingualism and multiculturalism, not least cultural expressions and majority minority relations in in the Baltic Sea region. There is an adjoining Uppsala Programme for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Finally the Department for Eurasian studies is housed here. 5. Humanities/Carolina University Library and English Park Campus The English Park Campus functions as a Centre for Humanities and includes a score of departments from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Languages and the Faculty of Theology. This recently created campus, is located in renovated buildings previously used for chemistry applied physics. The new campus is located next to the large venerable university main library Carolina Rediviva. Departments include those of history, philosophy, archaeology and ancient history, literature, anthropology and ethnography, art history, musicology, gender research, modern languages, and linguistics. New activities include a chair of choral music for which Uppsala is famous. 6. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences/Ultuna Ultuna lies 2 km south of Uppsala and is the campus for the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. The University develops knowledge about our biological natural resources and conducts research, teaching and informs about the opportunities, and possible risks, when using our forests, landscapes, soils and animals in different ways. The University is divided into four faculties; They are the Faculty of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science and the Faculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Science The tours start at the university main building. The groups for Ångström Laboratories, Biomedical Centre and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences will use a bus, others are within walking distance. Tours include a coffee break and lunch.