General Introduction. BSN-Panel : Creating the future of the BSR: Better competitiveness through joint research cooperation? Berlin, 13 June 2017

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1 General Introduction BSN-Panel : Creating the future of the BSR: Better competitiveness through joint research cooperation? Berlin, 13 June 2017 Klaus von Lepel, Ministry of Science, Research and Equalities, City of Hamburg

2 What is the Baltic Science Network? BSN is a new network, which we will develop into a 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 CBSS Science Ministerial 16 June 2016 in Kraków, Poland BSN Political Kick-Off

4 4 Why Baltic Science Network? international European/EU transnational/ macroregional national regional local Science policy today is mainly pursued from a regional, national or European angel But 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 BSN will fill this gap

5 Main Objectives Widen Baltic Sea Region multilateral science cooperation Develop and implement science policies and strategies in the Baltic Sea Region in a macro-regional dimension Develop new mobility tools + funding instruments Joint strategy making Transnational utilization of R&I-infrastructures Integrate in a coordinated manner macroregional interests into science policy on EU, national, regional and local level Positioning of BSN as the voice of the macro-region in the field of science policy

6 Who is already involved? Lithuania Ministry of Education and Science Research and Higher Education Monitoring and Analysis Centre (MOSTA) Sweden Swedish Research Council Russian Federation St. Petersburg State University of Economics (UNECON) Finland University of Turku Åbo Akademi University (representing BUP) Ministry of Education and Culture Poland University of Gdansk Ministry of Science and Higher Education Baltic Sea Region Council of the Baltic Sea States EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region NordForsk Research organization of the Nordic Council of Ministers Baltic Sea Region University Network Baltic University Programme BONUS STRING Estonia Norway Denmark Ministry of Higer Education and Research, Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education (DASHE) 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 Ministry of Education and Research Ministry of Education and Research 6

7 Embracing Complementarity BSN is interwoven 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, approx. 3 mio.,

8 Added Value Common platform for closer policy cooperation Political decision makers are integrated in the whole process just from the beginning 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

9 9 Actions Research & Innovation Excellence Widening Participation BSR-wide Mobility Exchange & Learning of Best Practices Joint Lobbying on EU & International Level

10 Actions

11 Research & Innovation Excellence Identification of current challenges for science and research cooperation: National and transnational workshops, surveys Working Paper Joint transnational strategies for scientific excellence: Preparation of a comparative status quo-study Joint programming Transnational utilisation of research & innovation infrastructure

12 Mobility of Scientists Within the BSR Identification of challenges hampering more active mobility among scientists within the BSR 1st BSN-study on researcher mobility in the BSR issued Panels on researcher mobility National and transnational workshops Working Paper Structured mobility tools Mobility funding instruments

13 Widening Participation Identification of challenges for widening participation Transnational workshop Working Paper Qualitative and quantitative analysis on the way Innovative tools and concepts for widening participation Estonian EU-presidency as a chance!

14 Implementation of the Core Work Packages

15 Joint Interest Articulation Ensuring visibility of joint efforts via own BSN-sessions Fehmarnbelt Days, Hamburg (Sept. 2016) EUSBSR Strategy Forum, Stockholm (Nov. 2016) CBSS Science Day St. Petersburg (Feb 2017) EUSBSR Annual Forum, Berlin (13 June 2017) BSPC in Hamburg (Sept. 2017) Joint lobbying on international and EU levels BSN position paper on the 9th EU-Framework Program on Research and Innovation (work in progess) Baltic Sea Region 2030: Role of science and research?

16 Follow the latest developments of the Network: Website: Twitter: hashtags: #BalticScience & #BalticScienceNetwork Flickr: Contact information for further enquiries: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Ministry of Science, Research and Equalities

17 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

18 Further Enquiries Project team: Klaus von Lepel, Julia Gottwald, Katariina Röbbelen-Voigt Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg Ministry of Science, Research and Equalities

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