The BUP Summer School; Science and Sail 2025. Bachelor and Master application.

Available 2025-03-27 – 2025-04-27
Contact person Lara Kerschl, employed at The Baltic University Programme
The last application day is 27 April 2025, 23:59 (CEST).

The BUP's Summer School; Science and Sail, Application

This is the application form for the The Baltic University Programme's 2025 Student Summer School. Note this is the application for Bachelor and Master students. PhD students have a separate form to complete.

Date: 17-24 August, 2025
Location: Klaipėda, Lithuania and Liepaja, Latvia

The Summer School is organised by:
Klaipėda University, Lithuania
Riga Technical University (Campus Liepaja), Latvia
The Baltic University Programme's Coordinating Secretariat at Uppsala University, Sweden

General information

1.
First name - Required
2.
Last name - Required
3.
Email - Required
4.
How do you describe your gender? - Required
5.
Date of birth (DD/MM/YYYY) - Required
6.
As this summer school will involve an excursion on a boat, as a precautionary measure, are you able to swim unaided for a distance of 200m? - Required
7.
Are there any underlying medical conditions that the organising committee need to be aware of? (if you answer yes, the organisers will ask you to specify these if you are selected to participate). - Required
8.
In which country do you currently reside? - Required
9.
Are you an exchange student? - Required
10.
If you are an exchange student, which country do you usually reside in when your are NOT on exchange?
11.
Nationality- according to your passport - Required

University

12.
Where are you currently enrolled as a student? - Required
13.
If you are affiliated at a university not mentioned in the list, which one?
14.
What is the name of your department? - Required
15.
Level of the degree you are currently pursuing - Required
16.
Which year are you currently studying at university? - Required
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 5+
17.
Have you taken part in any previous BUP events? - Required
18.
If yes, which BUP event(s) have you taken part in?

Contact information

19.
Phone number - Required
20.
Which of the following apps can be used to contact you? - Required

English skills

The Student conference will be held in English, it is therefore important that you as an applicants have English language proficiency in both spoken and written English.

21.
On what level would you grade your skills in English? - Required
Basic Good Excellent Fluent
22.
If you have taken English language tests (TOEFL, IELTS), or you have other demonstrable proof of English capabilities, you are welcome to upload them here.

Motivation

23.
What motivates you to take part in this summer school? (100-250 words). Consider your studies, future aspirations and personal background. - Required
24.
This year's summer school is taking place in Klaipėda on the Baltic Sea with a diverse programme. What particular perspectives and knowledge about the Baltic Sea Region, environment and sustainability are you hoping to gain? (100-250 words) - Required

Cancellation policy

There is no fee to take part in the the BUP Summer School, since your participation will be covered by the Baltic University Programme. However, if you don't show up or cancel your participation with late notice (after 31 July 2025), we hold the right to charge you or your university department the cost of your participation (320 €). We only accept late cancellations due to illness, family-related matters or force majeure, if sufficient documents can be provided (doctors certificate, etc.).

25.
I have read and understood the Baltic University Programme's cancellation policy. - Required

Additional information

26.
We are looking for new ways to reach students in the Baltic Sea region, therefore we are curious to know where you heard about our Student Conference. Where did you first hear about the Student conference? - Required

BUP news on email

You can receive the latest updates and news directly to your email. We make approximately one send out every second week, from our address info@balticuniv.uu.se

27.
Would you like to sign up for BUP news via email? - Required

Uppsala University, through The Baltic University Programme (BUP) will store and use the personal information collected in this form in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By submitting this form, you consent to that the BUP store the personal data provided in this online form (email address, first name, last name, phone number, gender, date of birth) in order to promote and send out information regarding the summer school, until the end of next year’s event after which it will be erased. Data will not be shared with any third party unless required by law and after assessment in accordance with the Swedish Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (Offentlighets- och sekretesslagen 2009:400). You have the right to ask for a clarification regarding which of your personal data Uppsala University is processing, for your personal data to be rectified if they are inaccurate. You can ask us to remove your personal data at any time and you have the right to request the restriction of our processing of your personal data. In order to do this, please write to Adam Sjöström, our contact person regarding personal data, via info@balticuniv.uu.se

If you have any general questions about data protection at Uppsala University, you are always welcome to contact Uppsala University’s Data Protection Officer via dataskyddsombud@uu.se.

Here you can read the Uppsala University’s data protection policy: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/data-protection-policy/

If you believe that Uppsala University’s processing of personal data is in violation with GDPR you can file a report to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY): https://www.imy.se/en/about-us/contact-us/