Sustainable Blue Growth in the High North

Recruitment rules for International Mobility within the SEA-nergy Project 

BASIC INFORMATION 

Name 

Nord Summer School 2025 – course „Sustainable Blue Growth in the High North”  

Objective  

The aim of the course offered as part of the summer school is to familiarize participants with issues related to sustainable development in the blue economy, focusing on the context of Northern Norway. The classes will focus on the practical aspects of sustainable development within the region’s socio-economic environment. Participants will have the opportunity to visit local marine and maritime enterprises and take part in field trips to understand how regional industries achieve blue growth in balance with environmental protection and for the benefit of local communities. 

Destination and duration of mobility 

The international mobility will be conducted at SEA-EU’s partner university, NORD University in Bodo (Norway) from June 30th to July 4th, 2025. 

Detailed program  

https://www.nord.no/en/study-programmes/nord-summer-school#programme

Set of learning outcomes (competencies):

1. The application of scenario planning methodology in the project.
2. Participation in discussions on blue economy issues.
3. Collaboration in a multinational and multicultural group.

Learning outcomes:

• Knowledge:
  The candidate:
  1.1 knows the basic concepts related to sustainable blue economy,
  1.2 understands the local socio-economic environment conditions in Norway,
  1.3. knows the scenario planning methodology,
• Skills:
  The candidate:
  2.1. uses specialized vocabulary,
  2.2. is able to apply scenario planning methodology to various cases,
  2.3. is able to work in a group,
• Social competencies:
  The candidate:
  3.1. demonstrates creativity in both independent and team work,
  3.2. adapts to a multinational and multicultural environment,
  3.3. manages stress related to presenting knowledge and expressing opinions in an international setting.

Criteria for assessing learning outcomes: 

The candidate: 

Learning outcome	Verification criteria	Form of verification
1.1. knows the basic concepts related to sustainable blue economy	1.1.1 describes individual concepts 1.1.2 recognizes acronyms	Test
1.2. understands the local socio-economic environment conditions in Norway	1.2.1 describes the economic and social processes of individual regions in Norway	Test
1.3. knows the scenario planning methodology	1.3.1. recognizes the stages of scenario planning	Test
2.1. uses specialized vocabulary	2.1.1. uses professional terms and acronyms  2.1.2. uses industry-related texts	Test
2.2. is able to apply scenario planning methodology to different cases	2.2.1 designs scenarios for several cases  2.2.2 selects the optimal scenario	Test
2.3. is able to work in a group	2.3.1 expresses its opinion and takes into account the arguments of the other party in group work	Test
3.1. demonstrates creativity in both independent and team work	3.1.1. shares ideas and observations with the group	Test
3.2. adapts to a multinational and multicultural environment	3.2.1 discusses/exchanges professional and personal information  3.2.2 learns about and respects the work culture of other nations	Test
3.3. cope with stress related to presenting knowledge and expressing opinions in an international environment	3.3.1 can verbally present views in a discussion  3.3.2 prepares and presents an oral presentation	Test

REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILITY 

Participants of the mobility 

To apply for the mobility, candidate must be an active student of the University of Gdańsk on the day of applying for the recruitment process and the planned mobility. Applicants are not allowed to be on any type of leave. 

The participant’s declared English language level is a minimum of B1. 

The summer school program also includes online sessions, which will take place before and after the mobility. Participants are required to have access to the internet, as well as a laptop with a functional audio system (speakers/headphones and a microphone) and a camera and meeting the requirements of the application selected by the summer school organizer. 

Recruitment 

All candidates are required to complete a special registration form at:  https://forms.office.com/e/BmBnp6dPsZ One of the elements of the application form is a cover letter justifying the choice of mobility which should raise the candidate’s competence. The form must be completed and submitted by March 5th, 2025. 

The order of funding allocation depends on the total number of points obtained – applications with a higher total score will have priority in funding allocation and will be processed according to the ranking list. 

Those who have submitted a complete set of required documents and meet the mobility requirements may be qualified to participate in the mobility. Funds for this purpose have been allocated for one person. 

Recruitment is conducted in accordance with the horizontal principles outlined in § 2 point 8 of the Project Regultions. If support is needed during the recruitment process for persons with disabilities or special needs, please contact the task coordinator seaenergy@ug.edu.pl. 

Recruitment criteria 

Recruitment results 

The committee responsible for verifying and evaluating the applications is required to prepare a ranking list, dividing it into the list of qualified candidates, reserve candidates, and those who do not meet the criteria. All candidates participating in the recruitment process will be individually informed about the results via email by March 7th, 2025. The list of selected candidates will also be available on the website https://sea-eu.ug.edu.pl/aktualnosci/.  

RULES FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT 

Funding may be granted for the implementation of mobility between June 30th and July 4th, 2025, plus two days for travel. The funding is paid as a lump sum of approximately 6000 PLN and covers travel, accommodation, and per diem expenses. 

Qualified students are required to pay a registration fee of 1500 NOK. 

Documentation before mobility 

Those who are qualified for mobility are required to complete the following: 

• an online pre-test which will assess the participants’ knowledge and skills related to the course content before starting the course, 
• registration on the NAWA platform to confirm the participant’s eligibility for the project, 
• an online registration form for the organizing institution. 

Documentation after mobility 

Those who complete the mobility are required to: 

• complete an online post-test which measures the participants’ knowledge and skills after the course, 
• provide the original certificate of stay at the partner university. 

Completion of mobility 

Those who according to the test have improved their competencies during the mobility will receive a certificate. 

RECRUITMENT RESULTS 

https://sea-eu.ug.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Lista-rankingowa-_Sustainable-Blue-Growth-in-the-High-North.pdf

Contact to Coordinator: seaenergy@ug.edu.pl 

The initiative is being implemented as part of the project „Support for Synergistic and Complementary Actions of the SEA-EU 2.0 Project – SEA-nergy,” which is part of the NAWA program „Support for European University Alliances” funded by the European Social Fund