CBSS Summer University 2026

 

Programme

 

Sunday, 12 July 2026

Arrival

  • Arrival and accommodation

 

Monday, 13 July 2026

Day 1: Get to Know Your Colleagues – Get to Know Your Topic

Location: European Solidarity Centre, Plac Solidarności 1

09:00–12:00

  • Welcome and introduction by the project partners
  • Organisational matters
  • Integration workshop: "So Different and So Similar – Let Us Get to Know Each Other" (2 hours)
    Speaker: Magdalena Muszel (Fundacja Zatoka)

12:00–13:00

  • Lunch (Tryton Canteen)

13:00–16:00

  • Seminar: Introduction to the Baltic Sea Region (1.5 hours)
    Speaker: Marta Grzechnik (University of Gdańsk)
  • Youth Participation
    Speaker: Aline Mayr
  • Presentation of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
    Speaker: Kazimierz Musiał

19:00–22:00

  • Welcome and Networking Dinner

 

Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Day 2: Maritime Security Architecture and Environmental Security

09:00–12:00

  • Maritime Security
  • Environmental Security: Pollution, Environmental Threats, Underwater Ammunition and Chemical Weapons
    Speaker: Rafał Miętkiewicz (Polish Naval Academy)

12:00–13:00

  • Lunch (Tryton Canteen)

13:00–16:00

  • Workshop: Critical Infrastructure and Cyber Security
    Speaker: Paweł Kusiak

 

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Day 3: Civil and Civic Resilience

09:00–12:00

  • Migration (1 hour)
    Speaker: Elżbieta Czapka
  • Guided Exhibition Tour at the European Solidarity Centre focusing on Grassroots Civil Resistance (2 hours)

12:00–13:00

  • Lunch (Tryton Canteen)

13:00–16:00

  • Building Societal Resilience: Citizens and Communities in Times of Crisis (1.5 hours)
    Speaker: Andrzej Chyży
  • Guided Gdańsk Shipyard Tour (1.5 hours)

 

Thursday, 16 July 2026

Day 4: Futures of the Baltic Sea Region

Workshop by Busola Trends

09:00–12:00

  • Workshop – Part I

12:00–13:00

  • Lunch (Tryton Canteen)

13:00–16:00

  • Workshop – Part II

 

Friday, 17 July 2026

Day 5: Roundtable – The Manual of Resilience: National Safety and Preparedness Handbooks

10:00–12:00

Roundtable Discussion

Moderator

  • Grzegorz Piotrowski (European Solidarity Centre)

Panelists

  • Kazimierz Musiał (Council of the Baltic Sea States)
  • Ingrid Nielsen (Naiskodukaitse – Estonia's Women's Voluntary Defence Organisation)
  • Adrian Bucałowski (Deputy Director, International Cooperation Office, State Fire Service)
  • Toke Hanghøj (Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies)

12:00–13:00

  • Lunch (Montownia Food Hall)

13:00–16:00

  • Free time for preparation of group presentations

 

Saturday, 18 July 2026

Day 6: Presentation Day

09:00–12:00

  • Presentation Session I
    (4–5 groups; 30-minute presentation + 15-minute Q&A per group)

12:00–13:00

  • Lunch (European Solidarity Centre Canteen, 1st Floor)

13:00–16:00

  • Presentation Session II

Evening

  • Farewell Dinner

 

Sunday, 19 July 2026

Departure

  • Departure

 

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