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BSRUN SC

BSRUN aims to facilitate collaboration, cooperation, and connectivity among universities in the Baltic Sea region. It provides a platform for exchanging experiences, best practices, and new ideas, and establishing institutional links. Membership criteria include the right to award doctorates and membership in national rector's conferences or the European University Association.

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BSRUN SC

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  1. BSRUN SC Kari Hyppönen 7 September 2010 Riga

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

  3. IMHE EUA IAU EURASHE UNICA UTRECHT SANTANDER COMPOSTELA COIMBRA LERUIRUN BSRUN UNIMED UArctic EEUN CEEUN ECIU [CBUR] [Stephan Bathory Collegium] [IROBALT] ESMU ACA IMUA SRHE HUMANEAHUA AUA NUAS EUPRIO CHER EARMA EIRMA ARMA EAIR EAIE BUP NDI

  4. 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

  5. Background and Rationale • to enhance interest in the region • to market the region elsewhere • to enhance co-operation between networks • facilitator • exchange of experiences, best practices and • new ideas • to establish new institutional links

  6. 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

  7. 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 to new ideas, contacts and projects

  8. 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.

  9. 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 Arctic will be explored.

  10. So what? • why belong? • why attend? • why contribute? • current topics of interest • location of events • SC role in the planning of activities • the role of local contacts; BSUA • branding

  11. Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window/Action2 http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency EU-Russia Triple I http://www.utu.fi/en/iii Integration, Interaction and Institutions The objective is to create an active network of Russian and European universities that cooperate multidisciplinarily and multilaterally, and promote innovation through joint research, education, and exchange of experience and good practices. Budget approx. 12 Meuro, approx. 675 mobilities

  12. Russian universities Higher School of EconomicsImmanuel Kant State University of RussiaIrkutsk State UniversityKazan (Volga Region) Federal UniversityPetrozavodsk State UniversityRussian State University for the HumanitiesSt. Petersburg State UniversityUdmurt State UniversityUral State UniversityYaroslav-The-Wise Novgorod State University +Target Groups 2 and 3 European universities University of Algarve (Portugal)University of Bologna (Italy)University of Deusto (Spain)University of Göttingen (Germany)Humboldt University Berlin (Germany)University of Leuven (Belgium)[Middle East Technical University Turkey]Pultusk Academy of Humanities (Poland)University of Turku (Finland)University of Latvia (Latvia)

  13. The University of Turku • Coordinator LOT 5 Russia Deadline 31 August 2010 • Partner LOT 7 Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus LOT 9 Central Asian Republics LOT 10 Western Balkans LOT 11 and 12 Asia Regional

  14. 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)

  15. Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) • www.cbss.org • EuroFaculty programme • 1993-2005 Tartu University, the University of Latvia and Vilnius • University • 2000-2007 Immanuel Kant State University of Russia • - Economics and Law • 2009-2011 Pskov State Polytechnic Institute and Pskov Volny • Institute • - Business Economics/Business Administration • The future of EuroFaculties? • Transfer of experiences and expertise?

  16. Thank you!

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