BUP Symposium 2021
The aim of the Symposium 2021 is to be a platform where the regional educational and research communities can get together and get to know each other better as colleagues at Participating Universities of The Baltic University Programme. It is an opportunity to disseminate recent research and learn about new knowledge. The Symposium is an arena where new discussions and collaborations can begin. We are challenging researchers from different disciplines with an interest in the Baltic Sea Region as an empirical field to discuss Sustainable Development in the Baltic Sea Region. We focus on research having an inter-/multi disciplinary approach.
Our programme and region has many touch points with others, for example the ESSSR and UniAdrion. Therefore, we have invited researchers from these networks to present at the BUP Symposium 2021, giving presenters and listeners the possibility to meet colleagues from other geographical regions.
Poster session
Typically, a poster session takes place physically, in a large room, and is often visually pleasing allowing visitors to study, restudy and discuss the posters. In this case, we have added an poster-article-version of the research, in order to make them on-line friendly and accessible. The authors are also giving oral presentations in a special poster panel on the BUP Symposium 2021.
Symposium practicalities
The date of the BUP Symposium 2021 is 19-20 October 2021.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this Symposium cannot take place in person. Instead, we will hold it as a virtual symposium. By doing so, we can make it accessible to many more colleagues. To participate in the Symposium, prior registration is required. Keynote speakers and research presentations will be organised as webinars.The poster session will be published on our website, and we will provide possibilities for social interaction.
Scientific committees will evaluate and consider submitted abstracts for oral presentations and posters, and will choose to bring forward the ones that meet the criteria.
Support for young scholars
This year, we will support young scholars by inviting you to present your research at the BUP Symposium 19-20 October 2021. Those of you with accepted abstracts will also be able to submit their full paper to one of the Special Issues that the BUP will be guest editors for. The five most promising papers will be supported by the BUP (BUP pay the publication fee when the paper is accepted by the scientific journal). You are welcome to submit and we look forward to your contribution!
This opportunity is an alternative option allowing us to support young scholars during the Covid-19 pandemic. This year the BUP will not announce the BUP Mobility Research Grant aiming to strengthen the cooperation among young researchers (PhD students and Postdoc scholars) in the Baltic Sea Region, in their research on topics relevant for sustainable development.