The Baltic University Programme (BUP)
The Baltic University Programme (BUP) is a university cooperation with more than 120 participating universities located in ten countries in the drainage area of the Baltic Sea Region.
We foster education, research and cooperation in the fields of sustainable development and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) with a focus on our ten BUP themes.
We aim to support building strong regional educational and research communities, as well as organising academic events for students. We support the key role that universities play in a democratic, peaceful, and sustainable development.
The BUP has brought together thousands of scholars and students in our work to promote university cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region for over 30 years. Photo: Pontus Ambros
Webinar 'The green transition in small cities and regions'
This webinar will be held online on 26 November at 14.00 CET. The event will focus on the green transition, which is arriving in small cities and regions, from new energy and digital infrastructure to hydrogen plants and green steel. This is the eighth webinar celebrating BUP’s 35th anniversary in 2026, dedicated to sustainability and the ten BUP themes.
The winners of the BUP PhD Award 2026
This award is given to the authors of what is judged to be the most qualified PhD work defended at any of the BUP participating universities in the previous year. The winners are Anna Ewa Pilarczyk-Palaitis in the research area of Social Sciences and Humanities and Dominika Derwis in the research area of Natural Sciences, Technology and Engineering.
BUP information and introduction meeting
All those interested in getting insight into what the BUP does and offers are welcome to this information and introduction meeting. This session aims to introduce the BUP’s work and to answer any questions related to the Programme. We invite you to join the online meeting on 12 November 2026 at 10:00 CET.
Introduction video about the BUP
In this video, you can learn more about what the BUP is and what we offer to colleagues and students at our participating universities.
You can read more about our current events, calls and projects by browsing the menu. Here you can also find information about the BUP Course Platform, educational material bank, as well as more information about researchers within the 10 BUP themes. If you want to get in touch with our International Board, National Centres, Coordinating Secretariat, Associated Secretariats, or Student Representatives, you can find their details under the heading “Contact”. You can also browse information related to the target groups: students, teachers and researchers. Under the heading “About us” you can find stories about our 30-year history as an organisation, told via our Directors, the book Celebration of three decades and aided by a multitude of annual reports. Among our publications, you will find our past published textbooks. You can also find a list of all our participating universities and other organisational information, such as the BUP Presidency and news, by browsing the menu.