GENERAL INTRODUCTION Fehmarnbelt Days 2016 Klaus von Lepel, Ministry of Science, Research and Equalities
2 What is the Baltic Science Network? BSN is the leading transnational forum for higher education, science, and research cooperation of the Baltic Sea Region. BSN is a political network gathering relevant transnational, national, and regional policy actors from the BSR countries. The Network serves as a springboard for targeted multilateral activities in the frame of research and innovation excellence, mobility of scientists and widening participation.
3 A Challenge-based Approach The orientation towards Grand or Societal Challenges requires rethinking of science, technology, and innovation policies in order to better serve the needs of European populations.
4 Why Baltic Science Network? international European/EU transnational/ macroregional national regional local National or regional answers are not sufficient anymore for the large societal challenges A closer transnational cooperation and joint presentation of interests in higher education, science and research within the Baltic Sea Region is needed Within the Baltic Sea Region a macroregional dimension is missing in the science policy field
5 Main Objectives Develop and implement science policies and strategies in the Baltic Sea Region in a macroregional dimension Integrate in a coordinated manner macroregional interests into science policy on EU, national, regional and local level Develop and implement transnational programmes to: Support higher education, research and innovation infrastructures Widen Baltic Sea Region multilateral cooperation Develop new mobility tools
Who is already involved? Lithuania Ministry of Education and Science Research and Higher Education Monitoring and Analysis Centre (MOSTA) Sweden Swedish Research Council Ministry of Education and Research Russia St. Petersburg State University of Economics (UNECON) Poland University of Gdansk Ministry of Education and Science Baltic Sea Region Council of the Baltic Sea States EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region Baltic Sea Region University Network Baltic University Programme BONUS STRING Finland University of Turku Åbo University Ministry of Education and Culture Estonia Ministry of Education and Research Denmark Ministry of Higer Education and Research, Danish Agency for Science and Innovation (DASTI) Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Germany Hamburg Ministry of Science, Research and Equalities Senate Chancellery of Hamburg Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Science and Equality of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of the Land of Mecklenburg Hither Pomerania 6
7 Added value Common platform for closer policy cooperation Synergetic approach which incorporates and builds on: Already existing structures in the Baltic Sea Region On-going initiatives related to higher education, science, and research policy
8 Actions Widening Participation BSR-wide Mobility Research & Innovation Excellence Exchange & Learning of Best Practices Joint Lobbying on EU & International Level
Identification of current challenges for science and research cooperation Joint transnational strategies for scientific excellence Joint programming Research & Innovation Excellence Transnational utilisation of research & innovation infrastructure 9
Identification of challenges hampering more active mobility among scientists within the BSR Structured mobility tools Mobility of Scientists Within the BSR Mobility funding instruments 10
Identification of challenges for widening participation Innovative tools and concepts for widening participation Widening Participation 11
Ensuring visibility of joint efforts Joint lobbying on international and EU levels Joint Interest Articulation Coordinated drafting of national and regional action plans 12
13 Embracing complementarity BSN is intervowen in the following regional structures: One of the major projects of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Science, Research & Innovation Agenda Flagship of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region under the PA Education, Research and Employability Establishment of the network is funded by the Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme
14 CBSS Science Ministerial back-to-back with BSN Political Kick-Off 16 June 2016 in Kraków, Poland
15 CBSS Science Ministerial 16 June 2016 in Kraków, Poland 15
16 Baltic Science Network Political Kick-Off 16 June 2016 in Kraków, Poland 16
Milestones 16 June 2016 BSN Political Kick-Off back-to-back with the CBSS Science Ministerial Kraków, Poland 8-9 November Policy workshop EUSBSR Annual Forum Stockholm, Sweden Summer 2016 Fall & Winter 2016 20 22 September Fehmarnbelt Days Hamburg, Germany 10 November BSN Steering Committee meeting Stockholm, Sweden
18 Organisational Sctructure BSN Steering Committee Gathering senior officials from all BSN partnering institutions in order to: Identify areas of shared interest Agree on topics for closer transnational cooperation Initiate events and projects tailored to specific target groups Project Development of structured mobility tools and a BSR-wide Mobility Programme Project Development of Joint Transnational Strategies in specific research areas Other projects to be defined Actors relevant organisations in the identified project areas
19 Way forward Interreg project is just the starting point BSN serves as a test bed for innovative solutions supporting the European Research Area implementation BSN is designed as a sustainable Network in order to contribute in the long-term to the BSR-wide higher education, science and research objectives in specifically targeted areas
Interreg project is just the starting point BSN is designed as a sustainable network in order to contribute in the long-term to the BSRwide higher education, science and research objectives in specifically targeted areas Way Forward 20
Project team: Klaus von Lepel, Julia Gottwald, Katariina Röbbelen-Voigt Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Ministry of Science, Research and Equalities bsn-info@bwfg-hamburg.de +49-40-42863-2004 Further Enquiries Photo credit: International Permanent Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland, Heiner Müller-Elsner / European XFEL, Unsplash 21