Baltic University Programs

Are you open-minded, outgoing, have excellent English skills, and want to expand your knowledge and skills beyond your current horizons? Then the Baltic University Program might be just right for you!

The Baltic University Program, or BUP for short, is a network of 225 universities and other research institutions in the Baltic Sea region. The network is organized and coordinated by the Center for Sustainable Development at Uppsala University in Sweden.

Participating countries include Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Norway, Ukraine, and Slovakia. All of these countries are characterized by their location on or near the Baltic Sea.

Founded 25 years ago, the program supports a wide variety of courses, conferences, research projects, and summer schools at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. The focus is on topics related to sustainability, democracy, and environmental protection, with an emphasis on the Baltic Sea region.

A highlight of this international network collaboration is the annual sailing trip. Known as the SAIL course (Sustainability Applied in International Learning), motivated, committed, and interested students spend about a week aboard the sailboat Fryderyk Chopin exchanging ideas on a wide variety of sustainability topics, such as the environment, energy, climate, technology, economics, social sciences, education, and much more. The students’ exchange of knowledge on board is guided by eight internationally experienced and professional instructors, ensuring a high quality of learning.