International Activities

New Skills through Erasmus+ event is primarily meant for SeAMK students who have already been on exchange, are going or thinking of going on exchange  and international exchange students currently at SeAMK. All interested participants are welcome to join. Since limited number of places, registration is required.

Time: Wednesday 11 October 2023 at 16.00-18.00

Venue: SeAMK, Frami F, first floor, F144

PROGRAMME:

16.00 Opening of the event

16.10  Short introduction of participants

16.30  Skills developed through Erasmus+ (Erasmus+ exchange experiences of students)

17.00  Questions and Discussion

Networking and coffee

Registrations by 4 October 2023 through this link: https://forms.office.com/e/x9EaKAYAc1

Read more:   

International experiences of SeAMK students: https://stage.dev.seamk.fi/en/study-with-us/adventure-awaits/

#ErasmusDays: https://www.erasmusdays.eu/

European Year of Skills: https://year-of-skills.europa.eu/index_en

Contact information: international.office@seamk.fi

The programme includes interesting up-to-date expert presentations and workshops and offers opportunities for teaching, meetings and networking. Also, social programme is available. ​

The week is organised partly in a hybrid form. You can participate either physically on SeAMK campus or online.​

More detailed information  can be found on the SeAMK International Week 2022 website (link).

SeAMK International Week organizers
international.office(at)seamk.fi 

SeAMK cordially welcomes You and Your colleagues to join our

Virtual International Week in February 2021!

Sustainability and digitalisation in higher education are the two themes of our Virtual International Week at SeAMK in February 2021 – Join us Online!

Please find the programme with the profile descriptions of the presenters from this link:

• Virtual International Week organised by SeAMK 2021 brochure (pdf)
• Riffle through the programme brochure | yumpu.com

Some thoughts and feelings of the week can be read on this website:
Five meaningful and insightful day at SeAMK International Week

SeAMK International Week offers opportunities to work on these topics but also opportunities to teach, have workshops and meetings in different fields of education and research which are based on the traditional cooperation fields and common interests between SeAMK and the international partner institution.

The International Week includes opportunities for teaching, workshops and meetings in all Schools of SeAMK:

• School of Business and Culture
• School of Food and Agriculture
• School of Social Work and Health Care
• School of Technology.

Participants can sign up for the sessions and activities according to their interests and schedules.

Registration

Registration is closed. For further information, please contact: international.office@seamk.fi.

Programme

All times are in Finnish time (CET +1 / UTC+2)

Monday, 15th February 2021

Sustainability at HEIs

1.00 pm Welcome, Practical Information, Music and Virtual Tours. See the Welcome presentation (pdf).

1.30 pm Internationalisation as Part of SeAMK’s Strategy and Operations

• Dr Jaakko Hallila, President, SeAMK. See the presentation by Jaakko Hallila (pdf). 

2.00 pm Sustainability and Digitalisation in Erasmus+ 2021-2027

• Ms Ioana Dewandeler, Team Leader Erasmus+ Policy and Programming, Directorate General Education and Culture, European Commission. See the presentation by Ioana Dewandeler (pdf).
• Mr Jose Manuel Fernandez Arroyo, Head of Sector Erasmus+ Coordination, Directorate General Education and Culture, European Commission. See the presentation by Jose Manuel Fernandez Arroyo (pdf).

2.30 pm Virtual Coffee Break 

3.00 pm HEIs and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

• Mr Juha Ketolainen, Director, International Affairs, The Finnish National Agency for Education EDUFI. See the presentation by Juha Ketolainen (pdf).

3.30 pm Enhancing the Capacity of HEIs in Sustainability and Circular Economy

• Circular Economy in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences
  Dr Kari Laasasenaho, SeAMK School of Food and Agriculture. See the presentation by Kari Laasasenaho (pdf).
• Green Universities – Efforts and Ideas
  Dr Dario Liberona, SeAMK School of Business and Culture. See the presentation by Dario Liberona (pdf).

4 pm UK Pedagogical Experiment to innovate HE Digital Teaching

• Dr Federico Farini, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Northampton Applied Social Sciences and Sociology
• Ms Angela Scollan, Middlesex University in London. See the presentation by Farini and Scollan (pdf).

4.30 pm Sustainability and Digitalisation in Education and RDI at the Tallinn University of Technology

• Dr Tauno Otto, Professor, Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech). See the presentation by Tauno Otto (pdf).

4.50 – 5 pm Closing of the Day

Tuesday, 16th February 2021

Digital Europe and HEIs

1.00 pm RDI at SeAMK and Future Collaboration Opportunities

• Dr Elina Varamäki, Vice President
• Ms Anne-Maria Mäkelä, Senior Advisor in International RDI. See the presentation by Varamäki and Mäkelä (pdf).

1.10 pm Digital Europe – Role of HEIs

• Ms Silvia Merisio, Policy Officer in the Digital Economy, Recovery Plan and Skills Unit, Directorate General Connect, European Commission. See the presentation by Silvia Merisio (pdf). 

1.30 pm Digitalisation and Growth of SMEs

• Dr Sanna Joensuu-Salo, Principal Lecturer, SeAMK School of Business and Culture. See the presentation by Sanna Joensuu-Salo (pdf). 

2 pm Digitalisation in Health Care

• Dr Merja Hoffren-Mikkola, Principal Lecturer, and Dr Pedro Moreno Sánchez, RDI Expert, SeAMK School of Health Care and Social Work. See the presentation by Hoffren-Mikkola and Sánchez (pdf).

2.30 pm  Digital Factory

• Dr Juha Hirvonen, Principal Lecturer, SeAMK School of Technology. See the presentation by Juha Hirvonen (pdf).

3.00 pm Virtual Coffee Break

3.30 pm Future Vehicle Technologies

• Dr Pasi Junell, Principal Lecturer, SeAMK School of Technology. See the presentation by Pasi Junell (pdf).

4.00 pm Sustainability and Food Safety 

• Dr Gun Wirtanen, Senior Advisor in Food Safety, SeAMK School of Food and Agriculture. See the presentation by Gun Wirtanen (pdf). 

4.30 – 5 pm Virtual Networking  and Presenting Schools and Teams at SeAMK

Wednesday, 17 February 2021

10 –10.30 am Sensing Technology for Dementia Care Support

• Dr Wenwei Yu (PhD, MD), School of Engineering, Chiba University. See the presentation by Wenwei Yu (pdf). 

1 – 2.30 pm Workshop: New M – exploring virtual mobility

• Ms Kaija-Liisa Kivimäki and Ms Saija Råtts, SeAMK School of Business and Culture

2 – 4 pm RDI in Sustainability and Digitalisation at Partner HEIs

2 – 2.30 pm Tourism Skills Gaps in the Field of Digital, Sustainable and Social Skills

• Dr Corne Dijkmans, Manager Research & Business Innovation, Academy for Tourism, Breda University of Applied Sciences. See the presentation by Corne Dijkmans (pdf). 

2.30 – 3 pm  Smart Sensors 4 Agri-Food – Thematic Smart Specialisation Partnership for Ecosystem Development, Interregional Collaboration and RDI

• Ms Veerle Rijckaert, Coordinator of the Established Office of Smart Sensors 4 Agri-Food and Business Development & Internationalization Manager at Flanders’ FOOD
• Mr Simon Maas, Chair of Smart Sensors 4 Agri-Food and Project Manager at AgriFood Capital. See the presentation by Rijckaert and Maas (pdf). 

3 – 3.30 pm COST Action ‘International Interdisciplinary Network on Smart Healthy Age-friendly Environments’ as a base for RDI Collaboration at European level

• Dr Katja Valkama, RDI Manager at SeAMK School of Health Care and Social Work, and Member of the Management Committee of the COST Action. See the presentation by Katja Valkama (pdf). 

3.30 – 4 pm Circular Economy Competences and Learning Innovations as a Basis for Building a Sustainable Future

• Ms Marleena Ahonen, Specialist in Circular Economy, SITRA. See the presentation by Marleena Ahonen(pdf).

Thursday, 18 February 2021

9-12 am Panel presentation and discussion – perspectives from Singapore on sustainability and digitalisation in higher education.

• Professor Joel Lee Tye Beng, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore & Ms Nur Sahara Sadik, Assistant Director, Institute for Adult Learning (an institute of the Singapore University of Social Sciences). The panel discussion will be moderated by Su Teoh and Aino Alaverdyan.
• Please read more information from here: Perspectives from Singapore

1.30 – 2 pm European Universities Enhancing HEI Collaboration

• Ms Julie Anderson, Policy Officer Erasmus+ Higher Education, Directorate General Education and Culture, European Commission. See the presentation by Julie Anderson (pdf). 

2 – 3.30 pm Workshop: Joint Interests and Collaboration Opportunities in Teams:

1. Well-being Technology Supporting Transforming Societies led by Dr Katja Valkama and Dr Merja Hoffren-Mikkola
2. Growth Entrepreneurship and Business Transfers led by Dr Sanna Joensuu-Salo and Dr Anmari Viljamaa
3. Digital Manufacturing and Industrial Internet led by Dr Ari Sivula and Dr Juha Hirvonen
4. Food Safety led by Dr Taru Mäki and Dr Gun Wirtanen
5. Circular Economy led by Dr Kari Laasasenaho and Ms Krista Mäki

3.30-4.00 pm Wrap-up of the workshop sessions: each team presents the summary of the discussions (5 min per team)

3 – 4 pm Workshop: Exchange Programmes in the Future – traditional, short, blended and/or virtual?

Wednesday – Friday,  17-19 February 2021

Virtual Teaching Visits

• Lectures can be between 8 am and 4 pm. The duration of a lecture could be anything between 30 to 90 minutes according to personal schedules.

Meetings according to personal wishes and schedules. Please mention them in the registration.

For further information

SeAMK International Mobility Services Team, e-mail: international.office(a)seamk.fi

On behalf of SeAMK, the organisers of International Week welcome You and Your colleagues to join our Virtual International Week in February 2021!

Marjo Arola, Tiina Ojanperä & Tiina Välimäki (International Mobility Services Team),
Anne-Maria Mäkelä (RDI),
Heli Simon (Language Teaching Team),
Jussi Kareinen & Juhani Palomäki (School of Business and Culture),
Kirta Nieminen & Anna Tall (School of Food and Agriculture),
Terhi Haapala, Tiina Hemminki, Tiina Kohtamäki, Tua Niemelä & Tarja Svahn (School of Health Care and Social Work),
Riikka Ala-Sankila (School of Technology).

You can contact us by email: firstname.lastname@seamk.fi

SeAMK International Language Week offers opportunities to benchmark language teaching and methods,  participate in expert presentations, teach, have workshops and meetings virtually.

Participants can sign up for the sessions, teaching and workshops according to their interests and schedules. 

Registration

Registration is closed. For further information, please contact: international.office@seamk.fi.

Programme

All times are in Finnish time (CET +1 / UTC+2)

Please find a printable programme from here: ILW Programme

Monday, 15th February 2021

Sustainability at HEIs

1.00 pm Welcome, Practical Information, Music and Virtual Tours. See the Welcome presentation (pdf).

1.30 pm Internationalisation as Part of SeAMK’s Strategy and Operations

• Dr Jaakko Hallila, President, SeAMK. See the presentation by Jaakko Hallila (pdf). 

2.00 pm Sustainability and Digitalisation in Erasmus+ 2021-2027

• Ms Ioana Dewandeler, Team Leader Erasmus+ Policy and Programming, Directorate General Education and Culture, European Commission. See the presentation by Ioana Dewandeler (pdf).
• Mr Jose Manuel Fernandez Arroyo, Head of Sector Erasmus+ Coordination, Directorate General Education and Culture, European Commission.  See the presentation by Jose Manuel Fernandez Arroyo (pdf).

2.30 pm Virtual Coffee Break 

3.00 pm Welcome to the ILW21

• Getting to know each other
• Instant digitalisation of language teaching in the academic year 20-21 – we share experiences and lessons learned

4.30 pm Closing of the Day 

Tuesday, 16th February 2021

Virtual Teaching Visits

• Lectures can be between 8 am and 4 pm. The duration of a lecture could be anything between 30 to 90 minutes according to personal schedules.

1.00 pm RDI at SeAMK and Future Collaboration Opportunities

• Dr Elina Varamäki, Vice President
• Ms Anne-Maria Mäkelä, Senior Advisor in International RDI.  See the presentation by Varamäki and Mäkelä (pdf).

1.10 pm Digital Europe – Role of HEIs

• Ms Silvia Merisio, Policy Officer in the Digital Economy, Recovery Plan and Skills Unit, Directorate General Connect, European Commission.   See the presentation by Silvia Merisio (pdf). 

3.00 pm Virtual Coffee Break 

Benchmarking Language Teaching

3.30– 4.30 pm Presentations by partner university representatives

4.30 – 5 pm Virtual Networking and Presenting Schools and Teams at SeAMK

Wednesday, 17th February 2021

Virtual Teaching Visits

Lectures can be between 8 am and 4 pm. The duration of a lecture can be anything between 30 to 90 minutes according to personal schedules.

In addition, the following workshops and presentations will be organised:

1 1 – 11.45 am KiVAKO Language Teaching Project

• Heli Simon, SeAMK. See the presentation by Heli Simon (pdf). 

1 – 2.30 pm Workshop: New M – exploring virtual mobility

• Ms Kaija-Liisa Kivimäki and Ms Saija Råtts, SeAMK School of Business and Culture

2.45 – 3.45 pm Presentation: Critical Incidents in Intercultural Teaching

• Prof. Dr. Doris Fetscher, Westsächsische Hoschule Zwickau

4.00 – 4.30 pm The Kaleidoscope of Sustainable Virtual Conferences: The 2020 Virtual International Language Days at Aschaffenburg UAS/Germany as Best Practice Example

• Prof. Dr. Renate Link, Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences. See the presentation by Renate Link (pdf). 
  

4.30 – 5.00 pm Teaching English to Digital Natives. Game-Based Approaches and Tailor-Made Materials

• Alexia Larchen-Costuchen, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. See the presentation by Alexia Larchen-Costuchen (pdf). 

Thursday, 18 February 2021

1.30 – 2 pm European Universities Enhancing HEI Collaboration

• Ms Julie Anderson, Policy Officer Erasmus+ Higher Education, Directorate General Education and Culture, European Commission.  See the presentation by Julie Anderson (pdf). 

2 – 5.00 pm Teaching visits

• Language classes in various schools: English, Swedish, German, Spanish, French, Finnish, Employer Branding

Friday, 19 February 2021

Teaching visits.

Wednesday – Friday,  17-19 February 2021

Meetings according to personal wishes and schedules. Please mention them in the registration.

On behalf of SeAMK, the organisers of International Week welcome You and Your colleagues to join our Virtual International Week in February 2021!

Marjo Arola, Tiina Ojanperä & Tiina Välimäki (International Mobility Services Team),
Anne-Maria Mäkelä (RDI),
Heli Simon (Language Teaching Team),
Jussi Kareinen & Juhani Palomäki (School of Business and Culture),
Kirta Nieminen & Anna Tall (School of Food and Agriculture),
Terhi Haapala, Tiina Hemminki, Tiina Kohtamäki, Tua Niemelä & Tarja Svahn (School of Health Care and Social Work),
Riikka Ala-Sankila (School of Technology).

You can contact us by email: firstname.lastname@seamk.fi