The Baltic University Programme (BUP) is pleased to invite researchers from BUP participating universities to participate in the upcoming Symposium on the theme 'Strengthening the Security and Resilience of the Baltic Sea Region – Environmental, Political, Social, and Economic Shocks and Crises', to be held on-site in Uppsala, Sweden, between 26-28 November 2025.
The Symposium is a platform where regional educational and research communities can come together and connect with colleagues from participating universities of the BUP. It serves as an arena to disseminate recent research, initiate new discussions, and foster future collaborations.
We will welcome 80 researchers from BUP participating universities, representing various disciplines with an interest in the Baltic Sea Region as an empirical field to discuss the Symposium's core theme. For PhD candidates please see below information about the connected event PhD Students Training.
The BUP Symposium is hosted and organised by the BUP Coordinating Secretariat in Uppsala, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences and Södertörn University.
Abstract submission
Each session welcomes contributions from different disciplines and perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches are appreciated. We invite you/your research team to submit an abstract of a maximum of 300 words including background and aims, methods, results, and conclusions by 16 May 2025 for consideration. Please use the suggested research fields within each theme as a first guide, see below for each session. For the final program, they could be modified and grouped depending on the number of abstracts, etc. Submitted abstracts are considered for paper presentations (12 min. presentation with 12 min. discussion).
Example of abstract for guidance (pdf).Pdf, 68 kB.
For each abstract accepted the BUP will welcome one presenter, the applicant, and cover the costs for this person.
Book of Abstracts
After the completion of the event, a Book of Abstracts will be compiled and shared via the BUP Weekly and on the BUP website.
Quick information
Dates: 26-28 November 2025
Place: Uppsala, Sweden
Open for researchers at BUP participating universities
Held in English
Free of charge
Application deadline: 16 May 2025
Applicants will receive a response at the latest by 13 June 2025