Tag: kansainvälisyys

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.

Step2Job tukemassa koulutettujen maahanmuuttajien tietä työelämään

Korkeakouluopiskelulla on iso merkitys maahanmuuttajien kotoutumiselle, työllistymiselle ja ural­la etenemiselle: kouluttautuminen edesauttaa kiinnittymään yhteiskun­taan ja Lapin alueelle, ammattitaito ja asema työmarkkinoilla paranevat sekä verkostot ja työelämäyhteydet laajenevat. Maahanmuuttajan osaaminen voidaan tunnistaa ja ohjata häntä sopivaan koulutukseen.

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.

Asiantuntijaverkosto luontolähtöisen kotoutumisen tukena

Kotouttamisessa voidaan hyödyntää luontolähtöisiä menetelmiä, joilla vahvistetaan maahanmuuttajan työ- ja toimintakykyä. Monialaisten verkostojen asiantuntijuus yhdistyy voimavaraksi, joka on enemmän kuin osiensa summa ja josta Polut-hankkeen tapauksessa hyötyvät kotoutumistukea tarvitsevat maahanmuuttajat.

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.