The Baltic Sea Academy was established in February 2010. Common objective is to bridge the business world, in particular of small and medium sized companies, with the academic world.

• Strengthening of the economic competitiveness of the Baltic Sea region and development of an intensive cooperation with a high spatial identification
• Support of the medium-sized economy and the skilled crafts, in particular all transnational activities and international cooperation’s
• Promotion of the vocational training, excellent education of businessmen and executives of the medium-sized economy in form of dual bachelor studies as well as further training
• Furtherance of the economic and cultural development in the partial regions of the Baltic Sea Region as well as support of the experience exchange and a cooperation orientated on regional strengths.

The overall goal of the 19 academic insitutions of the Baltic Sea Academy is to foster the cooperation of educational and research oriented institutions with small and medium-sized enterprises.