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GENERAL INTRODUCTION Fehmarnbelt Days 2016
Klaus von Lepel, Ministry of Science, Research and Equalities
What is the Baltic Science Network?
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• BSN is the leading transnational forum for higher
education, science, and research cooperation of the Baltic
Sea Region.
• BSN is a political network gathering relevant transnational,
national, and regional policy actors from the BSR countries.
• The Network serves as a springboard for targeted multi-
lateral activities in the frame of research and innovation
excellence, mobility of scientists and widening
participation.
A Challenge-based Approach
The orientation towards Grand or Societal Challenges
requires rethinking of science, technology, and
innovation policies in order to better serve the needs
of European populations.
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Why Baltic Science Network?
National or regional answers are not sufficient
anymore for the large societal challenges
A closer transnational cooperation and joint
presentation of interests in higher education, science
and research within the Baltic Sea Region is needed
Within the Baltic Sea Region a macroregional
dimension is missing in the science policy field
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international
European/EU
transnational/
macroregional
national
regional
local
Main Objectives
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Develop and implement science policies and strategies in
the Baltic Sea Region in a macroregional dimension
Integrate in a coordinated manner macroregional interests
into science policy on EU, national, regional and local level
Develop and implement transnational programmes to:
Support higher education, research and innovation infrastructures
Widen Baltic Sea Region multilateral cooperation
Develop new mobility tools
Who is already involved?
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Denmark Ministry of Higer Education and Research,
Danish Agency for Science and Innovation
(DASTI)
Germany Hamburg Ministry of Science,
Research and Equalities
Senate Chancellery of Hamburg
Ministry of Social Affairs, Health,
Science and Equality of the Land of
Schleswig-Holstein
Ministry of Education, Science and
Culture of the Land of Mecklenburg
Hither Pomerania
Poland University of Gdansk
Ministry of Education and Science
Lithuania Ministry of Education and Science
Research and Higher Education
Monitoring and Analysis Centre
(MOSTA)
Sweden Swedish Research Council
Ministry of Education and Research
Baltic Sea Region Council of the Baltic Sea States
EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea
Region
Baltic Sea Region University
Network
Baltic University Programme
BONUS
STRING
Russia St. Petersburg State University of
Economics (UNECON)
Finland University of Turku
Åbo University
Ministry of Education and Culture Estonia Ministry of Education and Research
Latvia Ministry of Education and Science
Added value
Common platform for closer policy cooperation
Synergetic approach which incorporates and builds on:
Already existing structures in the Baltic Sea Region
On-going initiatives related to higher education, science, and
research policy
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Actions
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Research & Innovation Excellence
BSR-wide Mobility Widening Participation
Exchange & Learning of Best Practices
Joint Lobbying on EU & International Level
Research & Innovation Excellence
Identification of current
challenges for science and
research cooperation
Joint transnational strategies for
scientific excellence
Joint programming
Transnational utilisation of
research & innovation
infrastructure
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Mobility of Scientists Within the BSR
Identification of challenges
hampering more active mobility
among scientists within the BSR
Structured mobility tools
Mobility funding instruments
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Widening Participation
Identification of challenges for
widening participation
Innovative tools and concepts for
widening participation
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Joint Interest Articulation
Ensuring visibility of joint efforts
Joint lobbying on international
and EU levels
Coordinated drafting of national
and regional action plans
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Embracing complementarity
BSN is intervowen in the following regional structures:
One of the major projects of the Council of the Baltic Sea
States´ Science, Research & Innovation Agenda
Flagship of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
under the PA Education, Research and Employability
Establishment of the network is funded by the Interreg
Baltic Sea Region Programme
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CBSS Science Ministerial
back-to-back with
BSN Political Kick-Off 16 June 2016 in Kraków, Poland
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CBSS Science Ministerial 16 June 2016 in Kraków, Poland
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Baltic Science Network Political Kick-Off 16 June 2016 in Kraków, Poland
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Milestones
Summer 2016 Fall & Winter 2016
16 June 2016 BSN Political Kick-Off back-to-back with the CBSS Science Ministerial Kraków, Poland
20 – 22 September Fehmarnbelt Days Hamburg, Germany
8-9 November Policy workshop EUSBSR Annual Forum Stockholm, Sweden
10 November BSN Steering Committee meeting Stockholm, Sweden
Organisational Sctructure
Other projects to be defined Project Development of structured mobility tools and a BSR-wide Mobility Programme
Project Development of Joint Transnational Strategies in specific research areas
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BSN Steering Committee Gathering senior officials from all BSN partnering institutions in order to:
Identify areas of shared interest Agree on topics for closer transnational cooperation Initiate events and projects tailored to specific target groups
Actors relevant organisations in the identified project areas
Way forward
Interreg project is just the starting point
BSN serves as a test bed for innovative solutions
supporting the European Research Area implementation
BSN is designed as a sustainable Network in order to
contribute in the long-term to the BSR-wide higher
education, science and research objectives in specifically
targeted areas
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Way Forward
Interreg project is just the
starting point
BSN is designed as a sustainable
network in order to contribute
in the long-term to the BSR-
wide higher education, science
and research objectives in
specifically targeted areas
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Further Enquiries
Project team: Klaus von Lepel, Julia
Gottwald, Katariina Röbbelen-Voigt
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Ministry of Science, Research and
Equalities
+49-40-42863-2004
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Photo credit: International Permanent Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland, Heiner Müller-Elsner / European XFEL, Unsplash