Baltic University Programme

BUP Summer School 2012 in Görlitz, Germany

christian.andersson@csduppsala.uu.se (Walter Leal) — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:26:35 GMT

The Summer Course on Sustainability and Waste Management is being organized by the German offices of the Baltic University Programme in Hamburg and Zittau. The course will take place on 11-15 September 2012 in Goerlitz, Germany.

Students from all subjects registered at universities of the Baltic Sea Region and beyond are welcome to attend the summer course.

Details on the programme of the Summer Course as well as about the registration can be seen at: http://ag-umwelt.hszg.de/index.php?id=3896. The organisers are unable to pay for any travel costs, but may be able to help with local accommodation and food. Please note that registration is necessary and that the number of participants is limited.

World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities

christian.andersson@csduppsala.uu.se (Walter Leal) — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:23:31 GMT

The “World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities” (WSSD-U-2012), organised by the Research and Transfer Centre “Applications of Life Sciences” of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany), under the auspices of the RCE Hamburg and Region, will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 5-6 June 2012. It is an official parallel event to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also known as Rio+20, and will consist of state-of-the-art presentations of university research activities, curriculum development and outreach programmes on sustainability in higher education from over 30 countries.

For further information see the programme of the conference.

European Maritime Days 2012 - Workshop with BUP/BTH participation

christian.andersson@csduppsala.uu.se (Christian Andersson) — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:07:26 GMT

During the European Maritime Days 2012 which are organised by EUs DG MARE, BTH as Swedish National Centre for Baltic University Programme will be co-organising the Workshop Training for maritime professions - competence and education tailored to business needs of European maritime clusters. Centre Director Prof Lars Emmelin will be speaking on the topic of maritime spatial planning education in the Baltic Sea.

Don't forget to register your participation in time as there are limited spaces!

For further information please see attached file. (NOTE!!! this workshop takes place on Tuesday 22 May as written on the website! There is an error on the PDF)

First Information: EHSA Teachers Conference

christian.andersson@csduppsala.uu.se (Christian Andersson) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:11:14 GMT

A first EHSA (Ecosystem Health and Sustainable Agriculture) Teachers Conference will be held in Rogów, Poland the 3 - 7 June, 2012.

Maritime Spatial Planning

christian.andersson@csduppsala.uu.se (Christian Andersson) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:03:14 GMT

A second meeting for the planned BUP master course on Maritime Spatial Planning will be held on board the Polish sailing ship STS Fryderyk Chopin. The meeting will take place during a cruise that will be a part of the European Maritime Day in Gothenburg, Sweden the 20th May. The cruise will start in Szczecin, Poland on the 18th May and end in the same place the 25th May.

Please see the preliminary program for further information.

With Chopin on the radar
Follow this link to Marinetraffic to see where she is right now (if she is within the range of the system). For further information on Chopin see her page on Wikipedia.

New Book: Ecology and Animal Health

christian.andersson@csduppsala.uu.se (Christian Andersson) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:38:30 GMT

New book published by Baltic University Press.

Ecology and Animal Health is the second book in the Ecosystem Health & Sustainable Agricluture series. The book has been edited by Leif Norrgren and Jeffrey Levengood. 52 scientists have contributed to the book.

Sustainable Agriculture – Cross-cutting Themes, Truly Multidisciplinary

You may order hardcopies of the book in the Web shop. The book is also available free for download from the Teaching Materials section of the BUP web site.

EcoBalt 2012

christian.andersson@csduppsala.uu.se (Christian Andersson) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:44:18 GMT

17th International conference
EcoBalt 2012
October 18 – 19, 2012
University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.

The conference will focus on the most recent scientific and technological developments in the field of environment and its protection; green chemistry; pollution; environmental analytical methods and new applied analytical materials.

The meeting aims to bring together researchers, environmental scientists, engineers from a number of different countries to provide greater contribution to the environmental problem solution by rapidly developing modern science and technology combined with management and economic activities.

For further information see the EcoBalt 2012 web site and the attachment.

EURENSSA 2012

christian.andersson@csduppsala.uu.se (Christian Andersson) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:23:38 GMT

Students of environmental sciences and sustainable devlopment are invited to the:

7th EURopean ENvironmental Science Student Association meeting

This year the meeting will be held in Sweden and on the Åland islands (autonomous region of Finland).

EURENSSA 2012 is a ten days open-air meeting of sustainable development, for students all of Europe with its vicinity. The camp will take place 9th - 18th July 2012. Starting and end points will be the capital of Sweden, Stockholm.

The deadline for applications is prolonged to: 18 May 2012.

For further information see the Invitation letter, The EURENSSA Poster 1 and Poster 3, and visit the EURENSSA web site.

Dialogue of Civilizations in the Era of Global Environmental Instability

christian.andersson@csduppsala.uu.se (Christian Andersson) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:17:28 GMT

International scientific conference of young scientists:
Dialogue of Civilizations in the Era of Global Environmental Instability
May 24, 2012
Minsk, Belarus

Conference topics:

Cross-cultural interaction and inter-civilization dialogue in the context of globalization.
Modernization strategy and the challenges of post-modern world.
The phenomenon of environmental instability and the prospects for sustainable development.
The transformation of media and communication problems in the information society.
Globalization and Culture: Perspectives of the development of institutions of socialization, education and science in the XXI century.

Deadline for applications and abstracts is April 25, 2012.
For further information please see the Invtiation to the conference in Russian or in English.

New Book: Sustainable Agriculture

christian.andersson@csduppsala.uu.se (Christian Andersson) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:42:03 GMT

New book published by Baltic University Press.

Sustainable Agriculture is the first in a series of three books on Ecosystem Health and Sustainable Agriculture. About 80 scientists and experts from the Baltic Sea and Great Lakes region have contributed. Editor of the book is Christine Jakobsson.

Sustainable Agriculture – Cross-cutting Themes, Truly Multidisciplinary

You may order hardcopies of the book in the Web shop but the book is also available free for download from the Teaching Materials section of the BUP web site.