TOURS TO UPPSALA UNIVERSITY CENTRES.Friday 20 October, 09.00 – 13.00 (including lunch)1. Biotechnology/Biomedicine. Uppsala Biomedical Centre, BMCUppsala Biomedical Centre is a centre for life sciences in its widest sense. It houses 20 departments of two universities,with some 1300 researchers and teachers. Every year some 3000 students study here. Research encompassesthe smallest molecules up to complete organisms. This includes how molecular structures can explain biologicalprocesses, microorganisms and their interaction with their hosts; intracellular processes and normal tissue development,as well as cancer and degenerative diseases. Several aspects on drug design, delivery, metabolism and functionare addressed at the pharmaceutical departments. Technical applications are seen in fields such as pharmacyand surface biotechnology. BMC also harbours a number of core facilities, including the Proteomics resourcecenter and the Uppsala <strong>University</strong> transgenic facility, as well as the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.2. Biology /Environmental science. The Evolutionary Biology Centre, EBCSituated in the heart of Uppsala, overlooking the castle and the Botanic Garden, the Evolutionary Biology Centre(EBC) gathers three departments comprising 14 subdepartments, each headed by a full professor, and resourceslike the Biology Library, the Museum of Evolution, the Microscopy Unit and the Botanic Garden. Evolutionarybiology at the EBC comprises research dealing with evolutionary processes at all levels, from molecular evolutionand the evolution of genetic systems, organs, and immune systems to the evolution of local adaptation and socialbehaviours in natural populations, speciation processes, systematics and the dynamics of communities and ecosystems.The disciplines of physiology, developmental biology and environmental toxicology are also part of the EBC.3. Physics/Technology. The Ångström laboratoryThe Ångström Laboratory, the <strong>University</strong>’s centre for research and education in physics and technology, especiallymaterial sciences, has a number of research programmes. The Advanced Instrumentation and Measurementsprogram is a collaboration between research groups in astronomy, physics, and quantum chemistry. The energysector includes the Batteries and Fuel Cells research programme, the Energy Systems program, which study energysystems from a broad technical and societal perspective, and the Ångström Solar Centre studying Smart Windows,Thin Film Solar Cells and Nanostructured Solar Cells. Ångström Nano Centre perform research, related tonanotechnology while the Ångström Space Technology Center is a centre for space related micro/nano technologyfocusing on space applications and the Ångström Nano Satellite program.4. Social sciences. The Gamla Torget CentreThe Gamla Torget (old square) Centre houses a number of social science departments involved in internationalstudies. The Department of government is concerned with i.a. the development of democracy globally; TheDepartment of Peace and Conflict Research is concerned with origin of armed conflicts and war, and means forconflict resolution; the Centre of multietchnic research study migration, multilingualism and multiculturalism, notleast cultural expressions and majority—minority relations in in the <strong>Baltic</strong> Sea region. There is an adjoining Uppsala<strong>Programme</strong> for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Finally the Department for Eurasian studies is housed here.5. Humanities/Carolina <strong>University</strong> Library and English Park CampusThe English Park Campus functions as a Centre for Humanities and includes a score of departments from theFaculty of Arts and the Faculty of Languages and the Faculty of Theology. This recently created campus, is locatedin renovated buildings previously used for chemistry applied physics. The new campus is located next to the largevenerable university main library Carolina Rediviva. Departments include those of history, philosophy, archaeologyand ancient history, literature, anthropology and ethnography, art history, musicology, gender research, modernlanguages, and linguistics. New activities include a chair of choral music for which Uppsala is famous.6. Swedish <strong>University</strong> of Agricultural Sciences/UltunaUltuna lies 2 km north of Uppsala and is the campus for the Swedish <strong>University</strong> of Agricultural Sciences. TheUniversiuty develops knowledge about our biological natural resources and conduct research, teach and informabout the opportunities, and possible risks incurred, when using our forests, landscapes, soils and animals in differentways. The <strong>University</strong> is divided into four faculties; They are the Faculty of Forest Sciences, Faculty of NaturalResources and Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science and the Faculty of LandscapePlanning, Horticulture and Agricultural ScienceThe tours start at the university main building.The groups for Ångström Laboratories and Biomedical Centre will use a bus, others arewithin walking distance. Tours include coffee break and lunch.22
INTERUNIVERSITY AGREEMENTLIST OF DOCUMENTSThe Interuniversity agreement (Document A, and its two appendices I and II) is signed by the two parties, Uppsala<strong>University</strong> and the participating university.Documents 1-7 are adopted by the International <strong>Programme</strong> Board, or Uppsala <strong>University</strong> as indicated, and providedas information. The signature of the contract thus does not require that the parties sign these accompanyingdocuments.Main documents (to be signed)A. Interuniversity agreement between Uppsala <strong>University</strong> and the participating university.B. General Conditions for Participation in the <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> (Appendix I).C. Contributions from the participating university to the <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Programme</strong> (Appendix II).Accompanying documents1. Statutes of the <strong>Baltic</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>Programme</strong>, adopted by the International<strong>Programme</strong> Board.2. Instructions to the International <strong>Programme</strong> Board (laid downby Vice Chancellor/Rector of Uppsala <strong>University</strong>).3. Instructions for the Coordination Secretariat adopted by Uppsala <strong>University</strong>.4. Instructions for the National Centre adopted by adopted by the International<strong>Programme</strong> Board.5. Instructions for the university office/contact point adopted by the International<strong>Programme</strong> Board.6. List of National Centres (available on the webpage; to be updated continuously).7.List of participating universities (available on the webpage; to be updated continuously).23
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