EUSBSR Policy Area Education

BE PART OF TRANSFORMING WELLBEING ACROSS THE BALTIC SEA REGION! Share your expertise with the "Economy of Wellbeing of People" project, an initiative in the Baltic Sea Region that prioritizes human wellbeing over GDP, funded by the European Social Fund (ESF+). Focus areas include retraining, health equity, and inclusive workplaces.   Contribute by filling out our short survey. Deadline for participation is february 28.   Read more and fill out the survey here: https://lnkd.in/dwmGvvkm EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

Happy Independence Day, Finland! Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää, Suomi! Today, we celebrate Finland - one of the eight EU Member States bordering the Baltic Sea and forming the core of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region.   Transnational cooperation helps us find common solutions to joint challenges on a regional level. Thank you for making this cooperation possible, Finland!

Integrating #migrants and #refugees is high on the agenda in the Baltic Sea Region. In October, our coordinators facilitated a workshop to explore the potential of cultural activities in fostering social integration: https://lnkd.in/dBkCNxjq Discussions in the workshop highlighted the power of shared cultural experiences as a bridge to understanding, empathy, and unity in diverse communities. The outcomes shall be integrated into the EUSBSR Policy Area Education emerging collaboration platform "Baltic Sea Region Integrate Now", which invites actors across the Baltic Sea Region to join forces to promote #integration. Integration into a new place is only possible through mutual understanding and exchange. It is a two-way process that cannot rely solely on expectations for newcomers: Integration requires contact with local people, and there's a need for integration measures that also target the host society. EUSBSR Policy Area Culture Fundacja Ocalenie | Ocalenie Foundation Give Something Back to Berlin e.V.

ANNUAL FORUM 2024: CULTURE X INTEGRATION Within the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2024 in Visby, we co-hosted a workshop with EUSBSR Policy Area Culture under the title "Culture X Integration". The aim was to explore synergies between PA Education and PA Culture in the field of integration of migrants and refugees. Read an article about the workshop here: https://lnkd.in/dBkCNxjq EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, Give Something Back to Berlin e.V., Fundacja Ocalenie | Ocalenie Foundation Photos: Karl Melander & Sandra Zetterman

Curious about the power of culture in bringing us together? Come and join us at our 'Culture X Integration' Workshop at the EUSBSR Annual Forum 2024 in October! Explore the programme and register here: https://lnkd.in/dsApNd_2 This session is organised by EUSBSR Policy Area Education and EUSBSR Policy Area Culture.

WORKSHOP ON PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION. A few weeks ago the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region Policy Area Education jointly with the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg and the Baltic Science Network hosted a workshop on peace and security in the Baltic Sea Region. The one-day workshop brought together scholars and analysts from universities, research institutions, and think tanks from around the Baltic Sea. The aim was to make different perspectives on the new security situation in the Baltic Sea region visible, draw conclusions, and build bridges for future research and policy. Read more about the workshop and possible topics for future collaboration here: https://lnkd.in/gcaJ-beT #PAeducation #eusbsr