BUP courses in the university programmes Siarhei Darozhka, Belarusian State University, BUP National Centre Preparatory meeting for 4th BUP Rector’s conference, Uppsala, 31.03.2014

BUP is a Life Line Course BUP as a start… For many of us BUP have been/is/will be a good starting point to: - find professional carrier, - position as a teacher/researcher, - university administrator/manager. BUP helps to create cooperation within home country and in the international context, to develop different cooperative projects, to find friends, to find family… BUP is a Life Line Course

BUP courses Courses Basic, undergraduate courses Specialisation, master courses Competence development for professionals - interdisciplinary - problem oriented - based on research - interactive - English language - international diploma

BUP courses Environmental Science courses The Baltic Sea Region courses Sustainable Development course – A Sustainable Baltic Region Water Management courses Environmental Management courses Community Development Courses Ecosystem Health & Sustainable Agriculture

Implementation of BUP courses into university education As a part of other related university courses Elective courses/ voluntary base Mandatory courses, as a part of curricula Various advanced applications based on BUP courses were created in different Universities within network: Nordic Ecology, Green Chemistry, Climate Change, Baltic Region Cooperation, etc.

Learning Environment University based lectures, seminars Textbooks / Internet based learning materials TV programs, video International seminars using ICT Internet resources - cases, databases, etc. The network communication

Further development of BUP courses What problems covered? What level of courses? Which supporting education materials is required? In what form the educational process can be organised? How to improve cooperative contacts between university teachers and students?

Please, let’s think about BUP development together! Thank you for your attention!