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INTRODUCTION

BALTECH was initiated in May 1997 by the Rectors of the seven universities listed below:

• Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)
• Linköping University (LiU)
• Lund University (LU)
• Riga Technical university (RTU)
• Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
• Tallinn University of Technology (TUT)
• Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU)

The Consortium has been set up with the aim to be the solid base for wider partnership and closer cooperation between universities in the Baltic Sea Region within the area of natural sciences, technology and industrial management. In the long term perspective the goal is to create a virtual "Baltic Sea University of Science and Technology" based on a number of universities around the Baltic Sea as a strategic resource for long-term development of education and research in accordance with the needs of the region.
The Consortium is governed by a Board consisting of representatives of the Partner Universities and a Secretariat appointed by the Board.

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

• Joint Master programmes in Industrial Engineering and Management (started 1999), and
• Environmental Management and Cleaner Production (start 2002).
• Annual conferences and additional scientific conferences
• Teacher and student exchange
• Support to scientific and educational projects
• Scholarships to bachelor, master and PhD students (Baltech mobility scholarship and ÅF grant)
• Exchange of information among administrative and academic staff
• Baltech Student Union

PRIORITY AREAS

Scientific and educational co-operation mainly within: Energy-related Technology Environmental Technology Industrial Engineering and Management Information Technology Materials Science and Technology Postgraduate studies (graduate schools) Distance learning Industrial liaison University management

BALTECH RESEARCH PRIORITY AREAS

1. Product development
(i.e. Eco design; New materials; Education; Cleaner Production)
2. Clean Energy
(i.e. Fuels; Bio-fuels; Energy production: waste energy, solar energy, energy consumption; Energy conservation as part of Cleaner production)
3.Sustainable Transport
(i.e. Logistics, Sea transport, Land transport)
4. Eco-systems management
(i.e. Land and Water Management, Eco-systems, Environmental impacts, Recycling)
5. Integrated Environmental Management
(i.e. Environmental, Risk, Health and Safety and Quality Management Systems, Environmental Systems Analysis)