Higher Education Institutions have an essential role of virtual bridge building in the Arctic Europe. The Kolarctic Bridge project builds bridges on different levels, between universities, teachers and other employees, firms, students and regions.
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Sustainable Impact Entrepreneurship
New urgent objective of international business training at Lapland UAS is to increase know-how of entrepreneurs (current and future), and businesses, to become more resilient to climate change with the competence to create new business models aiming to meet Sustainable Development Goals or SDG.
Advancing education in Germany and Finland for better employability in 21st century
The future is about more innovative partnerships to help our students to advance and succeed in the future worklife. Isolation of single universities in a world of complex learning systems will seriously limit potential and talents of students.
Educational service ecosystems in the Arctic Europe
My wish is that also in future, Lapland UAS, together with partners, will look to the future and support cross-border projects and educational programmes where the young generation learns about the opportunities of the European Arctic. Because the future is in the North.
Education defines the future of cross-border cooperation in Europe Arctic
There is a need to increase CBC competence among young graduates and education is the key factor that defines the success of CBC cooperation in the future in Barents and circumpolar Arctic region. In years to come we will witness the role of young people and university graduates in overall regional development activities. Collaboration in between Lapland UAS and Kolarctic CBC programme representatives is mutually beneficial.
Sustainable personal growth in the Northern business milieu
The business environment in the High North and in other parts of the world is changing due to digitalization, financial and political developments, green economy and globalization. This calls for holistic business understanding, critical thinking, communication, problem solving, scenario writing and ability to work in international context.
Preparing graduates for global jobs – lessons from annual EAIE Conference
Regardless current world politics and fragmentation, intercultural skills are as important as ever. Internationalization has become a strategy line almost in all university strategies and policies. However, it is still a long road ahead to improve and increase intercultural fluency and make it as an integral part of ecosystem of all universities.
Internationalization of Entrepreneurial Marketing Education
Ulster University (UK), the University of Applied Sciences Kempten (Germany) and Lapland University of Applied Sciences (Finland) have developed a pilot project to test the capability of master’s students to work together on a virtual entrepreneurial marketing project.
Medication safety week in Laugarvatn, Iceland
MEDICO network (Nordic Medication Educators’ Collaboration) focuses on development of medication education in undergraduate nursing programs in all Nordic countries and Estonia.
Leadership learning in real life projects at Lapland UAS
Leaders are not born: leadership can and should be learnt. Four students took leader´s role in various real life projects.
Cross Border Cooperation as a Way of Living in the Barents Region
Raising an awareness on regional issues and CBC from an early stage of the education, we educate a generation of future managers, decision makers and region developers, who with this better understanding of cross-border cooperation mindset.
Arctic actors increasing awareness of the possibilities of CLT construction
Five organizations from the northernmost parts of Finland and Sweden joined forces and started a research and development project called Future possibilities for CLT / Nya möjligheter för CLT.
The Future is in the North
Finland is the Chair of the Arctic Council in 2017–2019. In this issue of LUMEN, the Top of Europe is described and analyzed from different perspectives.
Cross-border expertise
Border expertise is important and needed but when it comes to finding financing no one seems to be ready to provide the resources needed.
Co-creating cross-border learning experiences
When teachers and students co-create the teaching-learning experience, it results in a positive learning outcome. The co-creation that happens in a cross-cultural classroom would imply learning for both students and teachers.
Storytelling along the Northern Lights Route
Heart of a story event was organized for the tourism companies along the Northern Lights Route in Finland, Sweden and Norway. The purpose of the event was to inspire and present different storytelling tools to the participants: “Connecting the dots”.
Collaborating and crossing borders – lessons learnt
Building a partner network requires individuals to make personal contact with partners and to work actively to bring about collaboration. Maintening international contacts and a partner network has become more demanding in the School of Industry & Natural resources.
Nordic Green Care co-operation
The Nordic Green Care co-operation is beginning. The Nordic researcher network has been active for a few years. Through study trips and participation in Green Care events in other countries, connections have been made with higher education institutions, research institutes and Green Care entrepreneurs in Sweden and Norway in particular.
Future-Proof Management in the North
It is important that the institutes of higher education take the role as a link to the Central Europe, US and Asian countries. In these networks, the universities could train people in businesses and business environment of the High North including the sustainable development.
Smart Happiness in the Arctic
The Nordic countries is the happiest area in the world – can we also be the smartest?