NOVA BOVA Seminar in Tartu
BRIDGING COUNTRIES - BRIDGING GENERATION
Tartu, Estonia, May 3-4
Hosting institution: Estonian University of Life Sciences
Presentations from the seminar:
E-learning - what we learn with pleasure we never forget , Meeli Voore, e-learning coordinator, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Social Business for education and beyond, Timo Pentikainen, IBM Software Social Business Solution Architect
Agricultural challenges and university teaching, Professor Jukka Kola, vice rector, Helsinki University
The future of forestry in the Nordic-Baltic region, Dr. Vilis Brukas, North European Regional Office of European Forest Institute
Urbanization, Water resources and Climate change , Dr. Laima Taparauskiene, vice rector of research, Aleksandras Stulginskis University
BOVA CC meeting at LLU
On April 2, 2012 BOVA CC will have meeting at LLU in order to discuss processes which should be developed in the frames of BOVA UN in order to fulfill stated tasks in BOVA UN Strategy 2012-2014. In the meeting agenda placed as well items which will be discussed with NOVA KUF after 1 moth during the NOVA/ BOVA seminar "Bridging countries - bridging generations" about joint Master and PhD level activities.
NOVA BOVA Seminar Bridging Countries - Bridging Generations
Dates: May 3 - 4, 2012. Early arrivals on May 2, 2012
Seminar Place: Tartu, Estonia, Estonian University of Life Sciences is hosting the seminar.
Traditional Annual NOVA seminar which always take place in some of Nordic countries this year have been modified to the joint Seminar of NOVA and BOVA University networks with the general aim to bring together Nordic and Baltic representatives from NOVA and BOVA member institutions (leadership, administration, teaching staff, students) which are curious about the development of higher eduction in the field of life sciences and interested in the strengthening of cooperation between the countries and between the generations.
In the date of arrival will be organised by hosting university the visit to the Estonia University to Life Sciences.
First day of the seminar will be devoted to the topic on BRIDING GENARATION where on plenary session and during the workshops will be presented and discussed many issues related to active learning, e-learning, distance learning and group dynamics, IT technologies and social medias in teaching and learning, blended learning, learning and emotions.
Besides this by the end of the day will have place 2 very important meetings one on the level of vice-rectors and vice-deans, NOVA KUF and BOVA CC meeting and second one on the level of Rectors and deans - NOVA Board and BOVA Rectors' Board meeting where is planned to sign the renewed cooperation agreement between these 2 networks cooperating already more when 15 years.
Second day of the seminar will reflect BRIDING COUNTRIES topic and plenary session speakers will give an overview about agricultural challenges and university teaching, the future of the forestry in Nordic-region, urbanisation and climate cange. In the mini-symposium part of the second day participants will be divided by the interest into group where will be possible to discuss about veterinary issues, cooperation in running PhD courses, Baltic University Programme etc. As well NOVA Student Board will have an opportunity to have deep discussions with the sister unit on BOVA side - BOVA Student Council and exchange of students' views.
Preliminary registration: Interested in participation persons should contact your local BOVA coordinators and register until April 1st.
Final registration: After April 1st all registered at home institutions persons will receive a link to electronic enrolment form which should be fill out by 11th April.
WELCOME to TARTU
BOVA Academic Network on VPH
BOVA Veterinary Public Health network has their first meeting in Jelgava on February 17, 2012.
Veterinary public health includes wide range of subjects which should be implemented in veterinary curriculum. Thus, to achieve this goal, multidisciplinary approach covering all subjects (food and non-foodborne zoonosis, epidemiology or emerging and re-emerging zoonoses etc) is essential. Veterinary Public Health (VPH) is a multidisciplinary approach in learning where problem-solving approach can be applied. Thus, new ideas and projects are needed to develop strong network for implementation of VPH principles in training and research in all BOVA member universities.
The purpose of the meeting of Baltic veterinary specialists in food hygiene and infectious diseases is to discuss and prepare a proposal for ERASMUS IP project where public health, epidemiology of infectious diseases, food safety issues will be integrated.
Leader of the BOVA academic network on Veterinary Public Health is elected representative of LLU , assist.prof. Aivars Bērziņš.
BOVA Rectors' Board meeting in Jelgava
BOVA Rectors' Board meeting will take place in Jelgava on February 3, 2012.
After BOVA seminar in Kaunas last year where seminar participants have a lot of discussions of future of BOVA and proposed BOVA strategy for 2012-2014, 4 leaders of BOVA member institutions will come together to discuss and approve the final version of BOVA strategy.
In accordance with new strategy rectors will have discussions on other important items as Action plan for 2012, NOVA/BOVA seminar in Tartu on May 3-4, 2012, cooperation agreement with NOVA, new project initiatives etc.
BOVA Seminar 2011
Cross-border higher education in agriculture, forestry, veterinary and related sciences - Baltic collaboration
December 8-9,2011
Aleksandras Stulginskis University, Kaunas, Lithuania
This seminar is aimed to gather together staff and students from BOVA member institutions taking part in BOVA activities in order openly and widely discuss the most vital collaboration points for benefits of all involved parties and based on these discussions to work out the BOVA strategy for next working period of 3 years. In parallel during this seminar will be touch the items related with the cross-border higher education, the role of BOVA in providing CBHE and future actions.
Registration is closed. More than 50 participants from all 4 member institutions have showed interest to take part in the BOVA seminar.
Meeting of BOVA e-specialists WG
BOVA e-specialists WG will have their meeting in Jelgava at LLU on June 14, 2011.
The main aim of the meeting is to evaluate the process of integrating of e-studies form in BOVA activities and plan the next steps in the development of this area. At the same time e-specialists will schare the experience and introduce with the latest development in this field at the corresponding universities.
Renewable Energy Technologies
Intensive course on Renewable Energy Technologies for MSc students was the last course from the range of courses supported by the NORDPLUS programme in 2010/2011 study year within the NOVA/BOVA Nordplus network project which took place in Kaunas at the Lithuanian University of Agriculture from April 11-15, 2011.
The participants from 5 partner institutions took part in this course (LLU, LZUU, EMU, HU-AF, UEF), the interest about this course was big among the students and as the class size is limited unfortunately not all applicants were accepted.
This big interest just prove the importance of course topic and as well the importance of teaching team which in this case consist of leading specialists from 3 Baltic countries and Finland.
Course leader, professor Kestutis Navickas from LZUU using already established contact via different research projects, conferences and other international events formed very strong International teaching team, where each country presenting the topics where they are best of. For example, about Wind Energy lecture will be given by lecturer from EMU, about Solar Energy and Bio fuels by lecturers from LLU, lecturer from HU-AF will teach about Energy Analysis on Bio energy Systems, but majority of topics such as Renewable Energy Resources in general, Environmental Considerations , Hydro power Development etc. will by covered by lecturers from LZUU, the main course initiators organising similar course already for the 3rd time.
Before this intensive week students had the distance learning part which consisted of individual tasks and pre readings and the course will be ended by presentation of group work and tasks for individual work.
More about this course in Courses in 2011.
