The spring is imminent, although the northern parts of our region still is covered in thick layer of snow and ice. Although the spring might seem far, our spring events are not! The applications to BUP's student conference, the student delegation to the Annual Forum, Mobility grant and PhD award are still open, so spread the word among students and young researchers.

 

This week, we can also inform about some upcoming summer schools and as always, the latest call for papers. All found below. Enjoy!

The conference aims develop the participants knowledge and spark new ideas during a four-days conference in Slovakia. This year in cooperation with Slovak University of Agriculture and EIT food HUB.

Join the BUP student delegation to the forum, this year in Turku, Finland. Together with Åbo Akademi University, we are organizing a three days student event, where the participating students get to take part in the forum with all its seminars, discussions and events.

The Baltic University Programme’s Mobility Grant for Young Researchers aims to develop and strengthen the cooperation among young researchers in the Baltic Sea region. The grants is intended for researchers working with sustainable development.

The Baltic University Programme's PhD Award, is given to a PhD stundent that is judged to be the most qualified according to the following criteria: inter-/multi disciplinary approach, novelty, innovation, and value for promoting sustainable development.

 

Supervisors nominate their PhD students, which must have defended at a BUP member university during the year 2019. The winner will receive a prize in the form of a diploma and a sum of up to 500€ to cover travel costs and/or accomodation for attending a research conference.

 

Read more about the award at www.balticuniv.uu.se or click "Nominate" to nominate your PhD student now.

The aim of the Summer School, therefore, is to increase the teaching skills of young scientists and doctoral candidates. In addition, the school serves to increase the mobility of young scientists in the Baltic Sea region with the aim of exchanging experiences, knowledge and best practices, both with regard to their own research topics and in the field of teaching, and to establish first contacts for future research cooperation in the field of sustainable energy.

On the topic of new technologies and materials for biomedical purposes, new technologies for medical diagnosis and treatment, and wearable wireless sensors and IoT systems.

SAYP is a training programme developed to build new networks, knowledge and practices for increased transparency, efficiency and resilience in public administration. The programme also aims to strengthen you and your individual capabilities to meet the requirements of a modern governance structure.

 

Open for young (< 35 years) policymakers, public servants and civil society workers, in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine and Sweden.

The participation is free of charge, but one needs to register in advance. If you wish to secure your place in the event, I advise you to register at your earliest convenience.

This is an excellent opportunity for BA/MA students to be acquainted with interesting research project according their own preference concerning theme and country/university in the Baltic Sea Region!