Baltic University courses in international cooperation

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

STATISTICS

350 courses

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

STATISTICS

9500 students

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

STATISTICS

• 500 teachers

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

Undergraduate level courses

Environmental Science courses Environmental Science (15 ECTS): 1. The Baltic Sea Environment (7.5 ECTS); 2. Basic Environmental Science (7.5 ECTS). 3. English for Environmental Science

The Baltic Sea Region – Cultures, Politics, Societies (15 ECTS):

1. Peoples of the Baltic (7.5 ECTS) 2. Regional Development and the Baltic Sea

Region (7.5 ECTS).

Sustainable Development course A Sustainable Baltic Region (7.5 ECTS )

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

Master level courses Water Management coursesSustainable Water Management - (15 ECTS):1. The Baltic waterscape (4.5 ECTS) 2. The Use and Management of Water (4.5 ECTS) 3. River Basin Management (6 ECTS)

Community Development Courses Sustainable Community Development (15 ECTS): 1. The city (4.5 ECTS) 2. Building Sustainable Communities (4.5 ECTS);3. Sustainable Urban Management (6 ECTS)

Environmental Management courses1. Environmental Policy - Legal and Economic Instruments (7.5

ECTS)2. Cleaner Production - Technologies and tools for Resource

Efficient Production (7.5 ECTS) 3. Product Design & Life Cycle Assessment (7.5 ECTS)4. Environmental Management Systems & Certification (7.5

ECTS)

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

How are courses developed?

1. Demand2. Initiative & application for

financing3. Selection of authors4. Development of the texts5. Development of additional

material6. Review7. Production of books, CDs,

videos, teachers’ guide, Internet site, etc

8. Teachers’ conference9. Dissemination10. Mentors’ support11. Updating

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

Teaching process

• Standard course within the curriculum

• Optional course• Part of a course• E-learning• Distance learning

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

Support

• Printed materials• Video, CD• Mentor’s support• Internet communication• Joint student research projects• Yearly teachers’ conferences• Material updating• Translation into national languages

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

Advantages

• State-of the-art information• High quality• Multidisciplinary• International• System based approach• Applicability• ICT• ECTS• Student and teacher mobility• Low or no cost

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

BUP expectations

• Demand

• Initiative

• Participation

• Implementation support

Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus Uppsala, 19 October 2006

BUP

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WITH YOU

WELCOME TO BUP!Dr. Siarhei Darozhka, Dr. Elena Korshuk, Minsk, Belarus

Uppsala, 19 October 2006

THANK YOU!