30 years ago, the world was in many ways totally different. No one could imagine online meetings and even fax machines were not very common yet.

At the same time many things are similar now, 30 years later. People still want to unite with neighbours around the Baltic Sea, care for the environment, and form networks in which to meet and share knowledge.

Baltic University Programme celebrates 30 years 2021. If you read Swedish, there is an article available about how it all started, also explaining all these pictures: BUP-nätverket behövs lika mycket idag som för trettio år sedan.
https://www.abo.fi/centret-for-livslangt-larande/bup-natverket-behovs-lika-mycket-idag-som-for-trettio-ar-sedan/

BUP’s history is presented in English on the following webpage: https://www.balticuniv.uu.se/about-us/our-history/

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Have you ever tried the Timeout method? Welcome to join BUP Space Bridges 2.0 and you'll get the chance to explore it. The online seminar will focus on social sustainability and why it matters to us. How can social sustainability be considered?

After introductory remarks on social sustainability and a presentation about the Timeout method, the participants will get the chance to unite in an interactive discussion.

Please note that you need to register, no later than 15 September!

More information: https://bup.fi/join-space-bridges-2-0-about-social-sustainability-and-experience-the-timeout-method/

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Thank you Southwest Finland Emergency Services for the nice greeting that we received! Varsinais-Suomen pelastuslaitos

The SWF Emergency Services was the lead partner in the project Cascade – Community Safety Actions for Supporting Climate Adaptation (2019-2021), that BUP Finland and the Centre for Lifelong Learning at Åbo Akademi University was a part of.

The project worked for a better management of climate change related risks and hazards on a local level. BUP's share was to produce learning material. The learning material focuses on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) linked to climate change in the Baltic Sea Region. The material is suitable to be included in courses about climate change – risk management at university level.

The learning material is available on our web page bup.fi, in the For Teachers-section. Direct link: https://bup.fi/risk-management-due-to-climate-change-in-the-baltic-sea-region/

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