What? First NOVA-BOVA seminar “Bridging countries – Bridging generations”

When? May 3-5

Where? Tartu: Dorpati Conference Hall, Estonian University of Life Sciences and AHHAA centre 

Participating in the seminar is free of charge.

 

Schedule

 

Day 0  (Wednesday 2^nd May) Estonian University of Life Sciences

15.45 – 16.00             Coffee and snacks for BOVA participants (Café at EMU Main Building will be  open till 17.00)

16.00 - 17.00               Work group for BOVA PhD studies (Main Building, Room 104)

                                       Work group for BOVA Master studies (Main Building, Room 104)

17-19                            Visit to the Estonian University of Life Sciences

Day 1 (Thursday 3^rd May) “Bridging generations”,  AHHAA Science Centre; Lektoorium

8.15 – 8.55                   Registration at the AHHA Science Centre

9:00 - 9.15                    Welcome and opening of the seminar: Antti Sukura, NOVA Board chair

9.15 – 9.35                   Opening words: “Current trend in the Estonian Higher Education policy”, 

Mr Andres Koppel, Deputy Secretary General for Higher Education and Research, Estonian Ministry of Education and Research

9.35 – 9.50                    Speech: Berth Sundstrom, Director of the NCM office in Estonia,

“Nordic-Baltic cooperation in education and research” 

9.50 – 10.10                  Welcome and introduction to Tartu:  Mait Klaassen , BOVA rector

10.10 – 10.30                Speech: Professor Ülo Niinemets, EMU, “Green nature in the areas around the Baltic Sea”

10.30 – 11.00                Coffee break

11.00 – 11.45                Plenary: Professor Peter van Beukelen, Utrecht University, “Active learning: The key to development of lifelong learning skills”

11.45 – 12.30                Plenary: e-learning coordinator Meeli Voore, EMU,  “E-learning – what we learn with pleasure we never forget”

 12.30 – 13.30   Lunch

13.30 – 14.00                 Plenary: Timo Pentikainen, Social Business Solution Architect, IBM Finland, “IBM: Social media”

14.00 – 16.00                Workshops: How to design better NOVA or BOVA courses?

1) Learning and emotions, Laika, Chair Juha Helenius (HU-AF)

2) Distance learning and group dynamics,  Dorpat-Parrot, Chair Mari Nevas (HU-V)

3) IT-technology and social media in teaching/learning Lektoorium, Chair Meeli Voore (EMU)          

4) Active learning at a course  Dorpat Krause, Chair Hanni Muukkonen (HU-AF)

5) Blended learning, Strelka, Chair Roger Pettersson (SLU)

                        NOVA Board meeting, Belka  

                        BOVA Rectors’ Board meeting, AHHAA small room

15.30 – 16.15                Coffee

16.00 – 17.00                Summary of the workshops, Chair Timo Soveri (HU-V) Lektoorium

17.00 – 18.00                NOVA Board / BOVA RB signing the cooperation agreement Laika

                                         NOVA KUF – BOVA CC Strelka, BOVA WG 1 Belka, BOVA WG 2  Lektoorium

19.00                               Departure from the hotel to Alatskivi Castle for a festive dinner

20.00 – 23.00                Dinner

Day 2 (Friday 4^th May) “Bridging countries” ,  Dorpat Convention Centre; BAER

7.00 – 8.45                   Breakfast at the hotel

9.00 – 9.15                   Speech: Harry Zilliacus, senior adviser, NordForsk program, “NordForsk and the Development of Nordic-Baltic Cooperation in Research”

9.15 – 10:00                 Plenary: Professor, vice rector Jukka Kola, HU-AF, “Agricultural challenges and university teaching”

10.00 – 10.25               Coffee

10.25 – 11.10               Plenary: Dr. Vilis Brukas, European Forest Institute,, “The future of the forestry in Nordic-Baltic region”

11.10– 11.50                Plenary: Laima Taparauskiene, vice-rector of research, ASU, “Urbanization, Environmental Water Resources and Climate Change”

11.50 – 12.45                Lunch

12.45 – 14.00                Minisymposia

1) Baltic research funding: BalticCompass (Chair Staffan Lund, SLU), BAER

2) NOVAVet: Day 1 skills (Chair Halvor Hektoen, NVH), GRINDE

3) Baltic University Programme (Tatjana Polajeva, BUP director ion Estonia), OSTWALD

4) Running NOVA PhD courses in collaboration with BOVA – experiences from a successful course (Chair Jens Streibig, KU-SCIENCE), KRAUSE

5) Coordinators´ symposium (NOVA. BOVA, Nordplus), EWERS

6) NOVA Student Board & BOVA Student Council (Chair ?), PETERSON

7) Adult education (Chair L.Ariva, EMU & G.Larusdottir, LBHI), PARROT

14.00 – 14.15                Antti Sukura: Summing up the seminar, BAER

14.15 - 15:00                 Afternoon coffee

15:15 – 16:45                Excursion in Tartu

18.00 – 20.00                NOVA Student Board & BOVA Student Council, KRAUSE

 

Day 3 (Saturday 5^th May) “Bridging countries”,  Dorpat Convention Centre; KRAUSE (10.00-18.00)

10.00 – 12.30                NOVA Student Board & BOVA Student Council, KRAUSE         

12.30 – 13.30                Lunch

13.30 – 15.30                NOVA Student Board & BOVA Student Council, KRAUSE

15.30 -16.00                 Coffee

16.00 – 18.00                NOVA Student Board & BOVA Student Council, KRAUSE