Baltic Sea ConnecT 2026

The one-day meeting is initially aimed at all German-speaking universities in Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania that are located on the Baltic Sea and would like to cooperate more closely with each other and with foreign universities in the Baltic Sea region. In subsequent years, selected representatives from other countries bordering the Baltic Sea will also be invited.

Will Baltic Sea ConnecT 2026 be the start of regular exchange meetings or perhaps even the impetus for new project partnerships or a new university network for research, exchange and transfer in the Baltic Sea region? Regardless of any results, we would like to offer a platform for dialog between universities to get to know each other, explore common interests or areas of overlap and discuss in which areas cooperation with partner institutions from the Baltic Sea region can be more successful.

We cordially invite:

People who are involved in the areas of internationalization, research and/or transfer (e.g. researchers and teachers, specialists and managers from science administration) to present their project ideas, cooperation and innovation concepts at the conference and put them up for discussion.

The 1st conference will focus on specific topic clusters from the field of research and transfer:

Cluster A: Energy, Climate, Sustainability & Transformation

Cluster B: Sustainable living, Buisness and working in coastal and border regions

Cluster C: Digital transformation, AI & society

Cluster D: Research infrastructures

There will also be a workshop for networking and exchange in the field of internationalization.
All participants can choose between the various topics and workshops.

The current status of the conference program can be found here

Registration for participation is possible under the following link: https://pretix.eu/haw-kiel/ostseeconnect/

We recommend traveling by public transport, as there are lectures in particular and many parking spaces are occupied from 8.00 am.

Bus

• Line 11 Direction "Dietrichsdorf"
  From Kiel main station every 10 minutes, (travel time approx. 25 minutes from main station)
  Stop: HAW Sokratesplatz

• Line X60 Direction "HAW Campus"
  From Kiel main station every 20 minutes, (journey time approx. 17 minutes from main station)
  Stop: HAW Sokratesplatz

Ferry

• Schwentine ferry F2 (travel time approx. 10 minutes from the Reventlou landing stage at the Landeshaus)
  Stop: Dietrichsdorf pierHere is a video on Instagram!

By car

• Navigation Sokratesplatz, Kiel

• Parking behind building

  • C23 (54°19'56.3 "N 10°10'41.6 "E ) or

  • C6 (54°20'04.2 "N 10°10'53.1 "E)

• Campus map / Parking lots