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BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITY NETWORK

BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITY NETWORK. BSRUN and its Environment. Kari Hyppönen 25 November 2011 Vilnius. Institutional organisations Professional organisations New professional groups/organisations Vast variety of international events, not all based on membership

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BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITY NETWORK

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  1. BALTIC SEA REGION UNIVERSITY NETWORK BSRUN and its Environment Kari Hyppönen 25 November 2011 Vilnius

  2. Institutional organisations • Professional organisations • New professional groups/organisations • Vast variety of international events, not all • based on membership • - who decides who goes where? • Membership • - institutional/individual/mixed • - who decides?/who pays? • - administration/institutional contact

  3. IMHE EUA IAU EURASHE UNICA UTRECHT SANTANDER COMPOSTELA COIMBRA LERU IRUN BSRUN BSUN UNIMED UArctic EEUN CEEUN ECIU GUNI Universitas 21 WUN MNU BUP CBU NDI

  4. [CBUR] EUA? [Stephan Bathory Collegium] EUA? New try? [IROBALT] Money only is no longer enough?

  5. ESMU ACA IMUA SRHE HUMANEAHUA AUA NUAS EUPRIO CHER EARMA EIRMA ARMA EAIR EAIE

  6. BSRUN 2000- 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

  7. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE • to enhance interest in the region • to market the region elsewhere • to enhance co-operation between networks • facilitator of joint action • exchange of experiences, best practices and • new ideas (lack of international cooperation for • administrators) • to establish new institutional links • IMHE CEEC project on Management of Change • in 1994-98 and TEMPUS management projects

  8. 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

  9. Participation in BSRUN events

  10. BSRUN 2010- • 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 for new ideas, contacts and • projects

  11. 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.

  12. 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 the Arctic will be explored.

  13. Challenges why belong? why attend? • reaching new target groups • -new university managements • -financial, HR and middle managers • current topics of interest • location of events • SC role in the planning of activities • the role of local contacts (events info) • annual contacts' meeting • BSUA and rectors' meeting • branding (joint projects, degrees etc.)

  14. The University of Turku • Coordinator • LOT 5/6 Russia • LOT 7/8 Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine • Partner • LOT 10/11 Western Balkans • LOT 11/12 Asia Regional

  15. Erasmus Mundus ECW/Action2 • concentration of partnerships • university strategies for internationalisation • experiences • expertise • existing partnerships • management competence and resources • academic preferences • careful preparation (theme/consortium)

  16. Thank you!

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