Our history
The Baltic University Programme has been around since 1991, actively working for sustainable development and democracy in the Baltic Sea Region. Throughout the years, thousands of students, teachers, researchers and others have taken part in courses, conferences, projects, exchanges, excursions, sails, seminars, workshops and much more. Activities that are still going on today. Here, you are invited to read more about the history of the Programme's first 30 years.
Celebration of three decades
In 2021, The Baltic University Programme celebrated its 30-year anniversary. Over time the Programme has developed to become one of the largest university cooperations in the world!
This book presents how it once started and how the Programme has developed during the years. You will also find contributions from colleagues that share their memories and stories from these first three decades. The book is edited by the BUP Coordinating Secretariat.
The front page of the book "Celebration of three decades" which was published in 2022.
Three decades of the BUP
The first decade - 1991-2001
Dramatic years of political change
The second decade - 2001-2011
The new Millennium
The third decade - 2011-2021
Generational shift - The BUP 2.0
