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The Baltic University Programme The Baltic University Programme & university–society cooperation& university–society cooperation

The Baltic University Programme The Baltic University Programme & university–society cooperation& university–society cooperation

Christine JakobssonChristine JakobssonVice DirectorVice Director

The Baltic University Programme SecretariatThe Baltic University Programme SecretariatUppsala UniversityUppsala University

Christine JakobssonChristine JakobssonVice DirectorVice Director

The Baltic University Programme SecretariatThe Baltic University Programme SecretariatUppsala UniversityUppsala University

Baltic University Programme Rectors Baltic University Programme Rectors ConferenceConference

18-20 October, 2006, Uppsala, Sweden18-20 October, 2006, Uppsala, Sweden

Baltic University Programme Rectors Baltic University Programme Rectors ConferenceConference

18-20 October, 2006, Uppsala, Sweden18-20 October, 2006, Uppsala, Sweden

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The Baltic University Programme

• a network of 200 universities & institutes of higher learning; • 14 countries in the Baltic Sea Basin• 13 regional centres• 1.500 teachers/researchers contributed• 9.500 students yearly • coordinated by a Secretariat at Uppsala University, Sweden;• focuses on sustainable development, sustainable development, environmental protection & democracyenvironmental protection & democracy;

15 Year 15 Year AnniversaryAnniversary

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The Baltic University Programme

Activity areas

- education

- research

- information

- outreach activities & applied projects

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The Baltic University Urban Forum, BUUFThe Baltic University Urban Forum, BUUF

Cooperation to promote sustainable Cooperation to promote sustainable development between cities/towns & development between cities/towns & universities in the BSRuniversities in the BSR

Background -Background - SUPERBS project SUPERBS project Aim -Aim - to develop strategies for sustainable to develop strategies for sustainable

development for cities & townsdevelopment for cities & townsPartners:Partners:Organising partners: BUP, KTH, UBC Organising partners: BUP, KTH, UBC 20 cities & towns in 9 countries, 20 cities & towns in 9 countries, 15 universities & 3 NGO’s15 universities & 3 NGO’s

The Union of Baltic Cities disseminates the results The Union of Baltic Cities disseminates the results > 100 cities.> 100 cities.

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How to design a sustainable city?How to design a sustainable city?The Baltic University Urban ForumThe Baltic University Urban Forum

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The Baltic University Urban Forum, BUUFThe Baltic University Urban Forum, BUUF

Phase 1Phase 1.. Develop strategies for SD for cities & Develop strategies for SD for cities &

townstownsPhase 2.Phase 2. Competence development seminarsCompetence development seminars within within

the participating municipalities the participating municipalities Larger conferences taking up the aspect of Larger conferences taking up the aspect of

integrating sustainabilityintegrating sustainability within different within different areasareas

www.www.Balticuniv.uu.se/buufBalticuniv.uu.se/buuf  

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The Baltic University Urban ForumThe Baltic University Urban Forum The key issuesThe key issues

Urban flowsUrban flows1. Energy management 1. Energy management 2. Water management2. Water management3. Waste management3. Waste management

Urban planningUrban planning4. Traffic & transport 4. Traffic & transport 5. Urban Green structures & culture 5. Urban Green structures & culture 6. Rebuilding the city, brownfields6. Rebuilding the city, brownfields

Socio-economic developmentSocio-economic development7. Socio-Economic development 7. Socio-Economic development 8. Urban - rural cooperation 8. Urban - rural cooperation 9. Information & education9. Information & education

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1. Urban flows deals with all material1. Urban flows deals with all material2. Urban planning deals with all urban space2. Urban planning deals with all urban space3. Socio-economic development is dealing 3. Socio-economic development is dealing

with all inhabitantswith all inhabitants

These resources are not exchangeable & they are These resources are not exchangeable & they are all limitedall limited. .

Sustainable development is Sustainable development is defined as management of defined as management of

limited resourceslimited resources

The Baltic University Urban ForumThe Baltic University Urban Forum

3 resources for municipal urban 3 resources for municipal urban managementmanagement

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The Baltic University Urban ForumThe Baltic University Urban Forum

1.1. 10 BUUF Best Practice Conferences were 10 BUUF Best Practice Conferences were held in 2003-04 held in 2003-04

2.2. 10 BUUF Integration conferences on 10 BUUF Integration conferences on Sustainability strategies were held in 2005Sustainability strategies were held in 2005

3.3. BUUF indicators BUUF indicators

4.4. BUUF city status reports:BUUF city status reports:

• 2003 report collected in 20042003 report collected in 2004• 2004 report with indicator values2004 report with indicator values• 2005 report in spring 20062005 report in spring 2006• Benchmarking by the Scientific Advisory Benchmarking by the Scientific Advisory

CouncilCouncil5.5. 10 Guidebooks are under production10 Guidebooks are under production

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The Baltic University Urban ForumThe Baltic University Urban Forum

Results -Results - Urban flows strategies Urban flows strategies ReducingReducing

Using less energyUsing less energyUsing less waterUsing less water

ReplacingReplacingUsing renewables, fossil free municipalitiesUsing renewables, fossil free municipalitiesUsing less toxic, e.g. outphasing HgUsing less toxic, e.g. outphasing Hg

Rescaling – downscaling and upscalingRescaling – downscaling and upscalingUpscaling heating – district heating Upscaling heating – district heating Downscaling heating – heat pumps, individual boilersDownscaling heating – heat pumps, individual boilersUpscaling water flows – sewage, WWTPUpscaling water flows – sewage, WWTP

RecyclingRecyclingRecycling waste flows (product reuse, material recycle, Recycling waste flows (product reuse, material recycle, incinerate) incinerate) Recycle nutrient flows (compost, production of biogas, Recycle nutrient flows (compost, production of biogas, nutrients to fields)nutrients to fields)

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Integrated Solutions for Sustainability Integrated Solutions for Sustainability

Management in Baltic CitiesManagement in Baltic Cities SustainmentSustainmentLack of cross-sectoral policy integration is one of the most urgent challenges of

urban sustainability in the EU & the BSR.

The main objectiveThe main objective: to strengthen the to strengthen the ability of local authorities to develop their working ability of local authorities to develop their working

methods, skills & people to significantly contribute methods, skills & people to significantly contribute to SD - integrated approachesto SD - integrated approaches:

developing offices responsible for sustainable development towards Sustainability Management Centres (SMC).

SMCs gather & strengthen the knowledge & expertise of all dimensions of SD (economic, social & environmental) within the same centre.

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SustainmentSustainment

The development of SMCs aims at

(1) improved cross-sectoral sustainability management in BSR cities,

(2) increased efficiency of reducing transnational economic, social & environmental problems

(3) providing all European cities a working model for integrated sustainability management.

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Sustainment - PartnersSustainment - Partners1. Union of Baltic Cities, Comm. on Environ. FI2. Kouvola Region, Fed. of Municipalities FI3. City of Turku, Agenda 21 of Southwest Finland FI4. Uppsala University, BUP SE5. Kalmar SE6. Malmö SE7. Växjö SE8. Örebro SE9. Gdansk PL10. Riga LV11. Panevezys LT12. Siauliai LT13. Kaliningrad RU14. Novgorod RU

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Environmental ManagementEnvironmental Management coursescoursesMaster level coursesMaster level courses

Course contents: Management tools, Environmental Impact Assessment,

certification (ISO 14001 and EMAS) & green labelling. Economic & legal policy instruments, Industry related tools e.g. cleaner production, waste

minimisation, eco-design, Life Cycle Assessment

1. Policy InstrumentsPolicy Instruments EM12. Cleaner ProductionCleaner Production EM2 3. Product Design & Life Cycle TechniquesProduct Design & Life Cycle Techniques EM3 4. Environmental Management Systems & Certification

EM4

Course contents: Management tools, Environmental Impact Assessment,

certification (ISO 14001 and EMAS) & green labelling. Economic & legal policy instruments, Industry related tools e.g. cleaner production, waste

minimisation, eco-design, Life Cycle Assessment

1. Policy InstrumentsPolicy Instruments EM12. Cleaner ProductionCleaner Production EM2 3. Product Design & Life Cycle TechniquesProduct Design & Life Cycle Techniques EM3 4. Environmental Management Systems & Certification

EM4

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Book 3 -

Product design &

life cycle assessment

Chapter 4

Examples of ecodesign

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Book 4

Case studies

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Environmental ManagementThe courses

Four course packages

Each course is 5 Nordic/Baltic credits = 7.5 ECTS (5 full time study weeks)

Course material:

4 books4 books, 4 CDsCDs, 8 filmsfilms, exercises, exercises, homepagehomepage ECTS documents, diplomas, Teachers guideTeachers guide

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BTox project

The Swedish Chemicals Inspectorate & the Baltic University

Aims• Knowledge transfer for implementation & Knowledge transfer for implementation &

management of EC legislation of chemical risks management of EC legislation of chemical risks for Estonia, Latvia & Lithuaniafor Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania

• Support the development of systematic systematic education in human & eco-toxicology at education in human & eco-toxicology at universities in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuaniauniversities in Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania.

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BTox project

• Project ended in Dec 2005• 75 individuals trained• National process of EU accession started• Latvian group has published a book on

eco-toxicology• Estonian group works on a website/

Internet book• Lithuanian group works on a large book

on toxicology

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Education for Sustainable Development

• Cooperation with the Ministries of Education in the BSR

• Baltic 21 Education Sector• Portal for ESD (Education for Sustainable

Development)• 3 teachers conferences (2004, 2005, 2006) on ESD

organised together with Åbo Academy financed by the Finnish Ministry of Education

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Ecosystem Health & Sustainable Ecosystem Health & Sustainable AgricultureAgriculture

• AA new course package on SD & agriculture as new course package on SD & agriculture as well as ecosystem health at undergraduate & well as ecosystem health at undergraduate & masters level. masters level.

• Planning conference in Kaunas, Lithuania 12-14 Planning conference in Kaunas, Lithuania 12-14 September 2005September 2005

• Cooperation with BUPBUP & the Envirovet BalticEnvirovet Baltic network: veterinaries from the BSR & the University of Illinios, USA

• Part of the Baltic Sea Regional GEF Project in NW Russia

NewCourse

Package !!

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ParticipantsParticipants

• BUP & BUP & Envirovet BalticEnvirovet Baltic networks networks • CountriesCountries: Belarus, Estonia, Finland, : Belarus, Estonia, Finland,

Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Kaliningrad & St. Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Kaliningrad & St. Petersburg in Russia, Sweden and the USA Petersburg in Russia, Sweden and the USA

• Interest fromInterest from other countriesother countries: Slovakia, : Slovakia, Denmark, Ukraine, Germany Denmark, Ukraine, Germany

• Interest from Interest from other regional networksother regional networks: : – North American Great Lakes District.North American Great Lakes District. – UniAdrion from the Adriatic - Ionian Basin UniAdrion from the Adriatic - Ionian Basin

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Unique cooperationUnique cooperation• agronomists, agronomists, • veterinaries,veterinaries,• animal scientists, animal scientists, • nature geographers, nature geographers, • biologists, biologists, • wildlife biologists,wildlife biologists,• chemists chemists • economistseconomists• public health professionals etc.public health professionals etc.• New concept on sustainable agriculture & its part in New concept on sustainable agriculture & its part in

the rural ecosystem. the rural ecosystem. • sustainable agriculture covered from the different sustainable agriculture covered from the different

aspects represented by the above mentioned aspects represented by the above mentioned professions, professions,

• substantial knowledge on land use & rural substantial knowledge on land use & rural development, ecosystem health & the interactions development, ecosystem health & the interactions between the wild population & the domestic, between the wild population & the domestic, poverty alleviation.poverty alleviation.

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Sustainable Agriculture & Ecosystem Sustainable Agriculture & Ecosystem HealthHealth

For most students & professionals at For most students & professionals at government agencies, municipalities, government agencies, municipalities, managers, advisors:managers, advisors:

1. Ecosystem Health – 1. Ecosystem Health – general module, general module, obligatory before studying 2-4, more obligatory before studying 2-4, more basic level information from the other basic level information from the other 3 modules3 modules

For students studying agronomy, veterinary For students studying agronomy, veterinary science, nature geography, biology or science, nature geography, biology or similar subjectssimilar subjects

2. Rural development and land use2. Rural development and land use

3. Sustainable agriculture3. Sustainable agriculture

4. Ecosystem Management4. Ecosystem Management

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BUP offers education on SD issues, both basic & BUP offers education on SD issues, both basic & specialised & intends to continue during the ESD specialised & intends to continue during the ESD decade. decade.

- approaching 10 000 students per year.approaching 10 000 students per year. - encourage universities to cooperate with communities they encourage universities to cooperate with communities they

are part of - important sustainability strategy.are part of - important sustainability strategy. - competence development for professionals in competence development for professionals in

municipalities, businesses etc.municipalities, businesses etc.

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Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!

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