Digital tourism technology has potential to create new opportunities for growth and development and it motivates tourism companies to adopt innovative technologies in their products and services.
The changes in the operating environment challenge the tourism industry. What are the working practices in the world that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA)?
Pohjoisessa koulutetut kansainväliset osaajat eivät useinkaan jää hyödyntämään Lappia. Kielitietoinen työnantaja motivoi kansainvälistä työntekijää opettelemaan suomen kieltä. Resurssiviisas työyhteisö puolestaan on tietoinen suomenkielisten jäsentensä kielenkäyttäjäprofiileista ja hyödyntää niitä tarkoituksenmukaisesti.
Jotta saataisiin selville ruotsalaisten ja suomalaisten pk-yritysten ekosysteemiyhteistyön mahdollisuuksia ja haasteita kansainvälistymisessä, DigiProcess-hankkeessa haastateltiin 47 pk-yrityksen edustajaa Pohjois-Suomessa ja -Ruotsissa.
Ekosysteemimäinen toimintatapa auttaa myös matkailuyrityksiä menestymään. TOURBIT-hankkeen kokonaisbudjetista suunnataan 520 000 euroa suoraan matkailualan pk-yrityksille erillisen rahoitusmekanismin kautta.
Lapin hiihtokeskuksia on joskus verrattu erämaassa sijaitseviin Ruotsin laivoihin. Toki vertailu on kaukaa haettu, mutta riskikartasta löytyy yhteneväisiä piirteitä. Jäämeren risteilymatkailussa alus on käytännössä yksin ja oman varautumisen merkitys on elintärkeää.
Strategic partnership does not just happen, it can be advanced and strengthened through practical collaborative joint actions. An example is Erasmus+ intensive blended study program jointly created and implemented by Lapland UAS, Finland, Fontys UAS, the Netherlands and FH Aachen UAS, Germany.
This special issue of our online Lumen journal discusses an international Lapland UAS and the significance of internationalisation in our region, both in national and global networks.
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Finland has good opportunities to respond to changes in tourism: we have worked hard to promote sustainable travel and digitalisation in the sector, and Finland also attracts international travellers as a destination offering unique nature and culture experiences.
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More university graduates are leaving Finland than are immigrating. It would be important to successfully brand in-service training in international competence so that Finnish and local companies understand its significance and necessity for Finnish working life.
Around European rural areas, many companies are in a situation where finding new forms of earning is necessary to enable them to make a living and develop their operations.
This article aims to look at how can global education is a part of teaching at Lapland UAS and how can its results be seen. It provides a case study of former International Project Management specialization study programme and current training within KATOS project aiming to increase EU funded project competence among relevant regional stakeholders.
Knowledge sharing and acquisition forms the foundation for international collaboration during which knowhow is exchanged and new perspectives are gained. Lapland UAS has an established network of international partners and has been involved in various international activities to enhance its global reach and address the strategic issues concerning internationalisation.
Entrepreneurs and organisations can collaborate with International Business students in various ways. For example, they can provide students with thesis ideas and topics, offer practical training positions, and participate in different sorts of events and even lectures.
Tourism companies in Lapland are in many ways trailblazers for internationalisation, when it comes to marketing, serving customers and managing human resources internationally. In this article, we demonstrate how international students can concretely enrich the intercultural competence in local businesses.