1. Education for Sustainable Development & EU’s Strategy for the Baltic Sea region Christine Jakobsson Director Baltic University Programme, Uppsala University

2. Education for Sustainable Development Cooperation with the Ministries of Education in the BSRCooperation with the Ministries of Education in the BSR Baltic 21 Education SectorBaltic 21 Education Sector Portal for ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) together with Åbo Akademi UniversityPortal for ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) together with Åbo Akademi University 8 teachers conferences (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, 2009) on ESD organised together with Åbo Academy University8 teachers conferences (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, 2009) on ESD organised together with Åbo Academy University Strategic partner on ESD at CBSS (application)Strategic partner on ESD at CBSS (application) Member of Swedish UNESCO ESD CommissionMember of Swedish UNESCO ESD Commission EHSA project is UN Partnership for Sust. DevelopmentEHSA project is UN Partnership for Sust. Development Baltic 21 Lighthouse projects 2

3. EduChange – a new BUP course for teacher training on ESD

4. EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea region A long-term & SD is needed to ensure that the region will be an environmentally friendly, prosperous, accessible & attractive, as well as safer & more secure place. BUP develops & holds courses, seminars, conferences & leads & participates in projects & applied research. Target groups: university students, university teachers & the society around the universities. In projects cooperate with stakeholders, e.g. municipalities, organizations, NGO’s, industry sector. Members in Baltic 21.

5. Important issues for the EU’s strategy for the BSR Promote cooperation between universities, university teachers & university students. Support international networks & their national nodes. Establish & make available grants for regional cooperation within the BSR for development of university courses, for cooperative projects & research. Promote education of university students on sustainable development SD & climate change (decision makers of the future & will be affected by today’s decisions). Promote & support the development of university courses on the different aspects of SD & of education for SD.

6. EU Strategy for the BSR Flagship projects (as examples): Education: “Enhance cooperation - on a voluntary basis - between the regional Universities of the Baltic Sea Region” so that they coordinate their activities (research areas, exchange of students/ professors/researchers, cooperation with enterprises). This could e.g. be based on the existing networks of universities such as the ‘Baltic Sea University Programme with almost all universities of the region and the Baltic Sea Region University Network with 40 members.

7. EU Strategy for the BSR Flagship projects (as examples): Lead: Baltic University Programme in coordination with Lithuania (tbc); Deadline for finalisation: to be determined) FAST TRACK We, the BUP, are prepared to take the lead here together with Lithuania (Ministry of Education?) as proposed in the action plan if the necessary financial resources are made available. We strongly support the implementation of sustainable development within the BSR.