This three-day training aims to strengthen the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and the UN Agenda 2030 within teaching and learning practices in higher education. The event takes place on 12-15 October 2026 and is titled 'Sustainability Competences – Sharing Knowledge, Best Practices, and Challenges’.
The four „Sustainability Competences”—Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity—form a central foundation of ESD and will be the keywords of this event.
The training is organised as a cooperation between the BUP Associated Secretariat in Finland, at Åbo Akademi University, and the BUP National Centre in Latvia, at Riga Technical University.
The event offers an opportunity not only to gain new insights, but also to exchange experiences with colleagues from across the Baltic Sea Region. Participants will get the opportunity to co-create interdisciplinary learning tools for sustainable futures, forming and testing a learning scenario.
During the program, there will be a session focused on the participants’ own reflections and examples from their teaching practice. Preparing experiences to share is not mandatory, but doing so will increase the likelihood of being accepted into the training.
The event will take place on-site at Riga Technical University in Latvia. There is no participation fee and all meals will be provided during the event.
Participants have to fund their travel and accommodation expenses by themselves. The BUP would encourage participants to look for potential grant opportunities at their home university. This could be Erasmus+ funding under the STT (Staff Mobility for Training) scheme. For details about grants, you need to contact the International Office at your home institution.
We welcome applications from teachers, educators and researchers at BUP participating universities. The application deadline is 15 May 2026, 23:59 (CET).
Apply to attend the BUP Teachers’ Training 2026: https://doit.medfarm.uu.se/bin/kurt3/kurt/8901188
Event page for the Teachers’ Training: https://www.uu.se/en/collaboration-innovation/the-baltic-university-programme/events-and-announcements/bup-teachers-training-2026