The Baltic University Programme arranges courses and provides educational material for teachers
The Baltic University Programme annually organises courses for teachers in higher education. The courses are international and open for all interested, however teachers from the BUP Participating Universities are prioritised. The courses are free of charge for participants within the BUP, others have to pay a participation fee.
Here is a list of the BUP Participating Universities, more members are welcome, so if you don’t find your university here, please give them a hint about joining BUP.
Check the news on bup.fi and/or activities on BUP Uppsala for latest events and conferences.
Some events are recurrent, for example the ones below.
Sail for teachers
A course onboard a sailing ship. The journey lasts for up to seven days, in Baltic or nearby European waters. Every trip is unique, the circumstances varies from year to year.
BUP Teachers’ Course: Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education
The focus is to better integrate the UN Sustainable Development Goals into the teaching, courses and study programmes.
Educational material
- In addition to courses, events and conferences the BUP has produced a number of textbooks, booklets, films and other course materials. You find them on BUP’s publications page.
- Risk management due to climate change in the Baltic Sea Region: Material for lessons suitable for usage as a whole, or in parts, to be included in courses about climate change – risk management at university level. The core content is climate risk assessment and the background and implementation of the Sendai Framework for DRR in the Baltic Sea Region.
Other educational material
- Some educational material is also published on Baltic University Programme’s YouTube channel.
- Results of the Baltic University Programme’s course Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education 2017–2018: Promoting Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education, special edition of Studia Periegetica 3(23)/2018 (pdf). Volume editor Cecilia Lundberg.