Baltic University Programme - Finland
Nordic Networks on ESD and Campus Greening
A New Nordic HEI-project:
Developing Nordic Networks on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Campus Greening (2012-2013).
The project is financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers with the overall goal to:
- enhance a stronger platform for Nordic Cooperation regarding ESD
- strengthen the role of Sustainability in Policy making and Campus Greening.
The ESD module is coordinated by Åbo Akademi University (in Turku) and the Campus Greening module is coordinated by Aalto University (in Helsinki).
Project leader: Dr Paula Lindroos, Centre for Lifelong Learning, Åbo Akademi University (AAU).
Contact persons at Åbo Akademi University: Sinikka Suomalainen & Ea Maria Blomqvist ( @abo.fi).
Contact persons at Aalto University; Hille Häkkinen & Meri Löyttöniemi ( @aalto.fi).
AASHE Conference
AASHE 2012 Conference:
Investing in the Future
14 - 17 October
Los Angeles, USA
AASHE 2012: Investing in the Future will draw together a diverse group of campus representatives, from faculty to sustainability officers, presidents to students. All will join together to examine the complexity and challenges of sustainability within urban, suburban, rural and international campuses, the collaboration necessary to approach the campus as a living, learning laboratory for sustainability education, measuring the true values of sustainability, and the necessity for ownership from a diverse group in order to set ideas into action.
For further information see the AASHE web site and the 2012 AASHE Submitters Packet 
.
Apply for the SAIL 2012 course
This year the SAIL (Sustainability Applied in International Learning) course is organised as an international course at Uppsala University during the autumn semester 2012. The course will take place on board the Polish sailing ship STS Fryderyk Chopin. But applications to the SAIL course will be through the Swedish web site for university admissions Antagning.se This site is now open for applications for the autumn semester, however, it is in Swedish only. If your Swedish is a little rusty you may download instructions in English on how to apply 
for the SAIL course.
For further information see the BUP secretariat web site.
Grant offer for 20 young researchers / students
The University of Latvia has the pleasure to invite you to the 3rd International Conference on "Integrative approaches towards sustainability" to be held in Jurmala, Latvia, 27 - 30 June, 2012. The strategic focus of the Conference is: Science for sustainable development and the knowledge based economy.
The Organising Committee of the Conference will support the participation of 20 young students/researchers in the conference. For further information please see the grant offer announcement and the conference web site.
Vacancy Notice Senior Adviser and Head of Baltic 21 Unit
The position as a Senior Adviser and Head of Baltic 21 Unit at CBSS Secretariat is vacant. Please see the Vacancy Notice 
if you are interested in this position. The deadline for applying for the job is 15 April 2012. Please use the template included in the Vacancy Notice and also submit a letter of motivation and CV. All documents must be in English.
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