Applications open for Student Ambassadors autumn 2022

The Baltic University Programme (BUP) aims to develop its communication and cooperation with each of its participating universities all over the Baltic Sea Region. Our primary communication path beside the BUP contact persons or coordinating staff at each participating university is through our BUP Student Ambassadors.

Cooperating with our Student Ambassadors is of great value for the BUP. As a local student, you have unique insights about your university; how to best spread information and market BUP, how to reach potential colleagues and fellow students having an interest in certain BUP activities, what different needs and challenges the university face working with sustainability. These are some examples where your local knowledge and perspective is crucial to utilize the full potential of this large-scale regional cooperation in higher education which the BUP is undertaking.

Your role

As a Student Ambassador, you are asked to promote BUP events and activities among your fellow students and academic staff. You could do so by extending our social media presence with your local channels, distributing leaflets, getting in touch with student organizations at your home university, being present at university events as a BUP representative, or even giving a presentation about BUP at events where your university promotes internationalization, such as different kinds of student mobilities (Erasmus+ and many more).

There are three different profiles that you can chose to be engaged in, the social media group, the research communication group, and the event group. Based on your group you will be able to work closer with the students that share your interest and you will work together in an international context to promote the BUP.

Your rewards

Apart from getting a unique chance to experience working in one of the world’s largest academic cooperation’s on an international level, and to take part in events focusing on a sustainable Baltic Sea Region, you will:

• get a unique chance to network and, apart from making new international academic contacts, meet your future research and/or business partners
• get a chance to show your regional ambitions, and contribute to establishing a network of BUP colleagues at your university
• cooperate and have fun with other Ambassadors
• and receive an official certificate acknowledging your work for the BUP.

Requirements for this position

In order to apply for the position of Student Ambassador at your home university, you are required to be a student or PhD student at a BUP participating university, with the intention of maintaining the status as a student/PhD Student for the full autumn semester of 2022. Moreover, you must have good English skills and a basic understanding of environmental or sustainability issues. The position is for one semester.

Application procedure

If you believe that you are the right person to become the new BUP Student Ambassador of your university, please register no later than 20 August 2022.