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Nordic-Baltic Rectors’ Conference: How to Stay Global – Global Academic Collaboration in Times of Counterforces

Monday
29. - 30. September 2025
at 12.00

Tallinn University

Narva mnt 25, 10120 Tallinn

Please register here: Registration Form

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Timetable 29. September
12:00 - 13:00

Registration and lunch networking

13:00 - 13:20

Welcome and opening remarks

Chair of the Nordic University Association, Chair of Universities Estonia

13:20 - 14:20

Keynote on "How should universities and colleges preserve global knowledge collaboration?"

Speaker: Professor Ole Petter Ottersen, University of Oslo

14:20 - 14:50

Coffee and informal reactions to the keynote

14:50 - 15:40

Session: Current Affairs and Scenario Thinking

15:40 - 17:00

Break-out Session: Challenges of Global Collaboration

Discussion on how institutions can prepare for political and global shifts; includes comparative background materials and trends

19:00

Dinner

Timetable 30. September
09:00 - 10:30

Inspiration Session

Three Examples of Global Collaboration
Presentations from three countries on:
1. Teaching
2. Research
3. Innovation (Creative Destruction Lab, University of Tartu)

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee and networking

11:00 - 12:00

Break-out Session

Future Possibilities for Nordic-Baltic Global Collaboration
Exploring new institutional and sectoral models

12:00 - 13:00

Panel Discussion: "How to Stay Open?"

Moderated dialogue with four chairs of rectors’ conferences (2 Nordic, 2 Baltic) on how to uphold and protect the global nature of science and academia

13:00 - 14:00

Light lunch and farewells