EF days February 2022

Introduction to the event by programme director Jouni Kangasniemi

Video greetings by

H.E. Antti Kurvinen, Minister of Science and Culture

H.E. Ville Skinnari, Minister of Trade and Development

Increasing and supporting well-being through education
Speaker: Jukka Mönkkönen, rector, University of Eastern Finland 

How Finland’s School Lunch Contributes to Wellbeing
Video by University of Eastern Finland and New Nordic School
Teacher well-being at work – why does it matter?
Speaker: Janne Pietarinen, PhD, Dean, Philosophical Faculty, University of Eastern Finland

Students’ well-being and support in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences
Guests will hear about the key principles of students’ well-being and support in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences: student health care, student counselling and peer tutoring, courses and groups that promote students’ well-being, CampusMove and StudyWell projects, and Congregation services. 
Speaker: Tiina Savola, Dean, Faculty of Health and Welfare, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Physical learning environment supporting well-being

Speaker: Elise Tarvainen, COO, ISKU International

Possibility to meet the Finnish experts and mingle with other participants in an online coffee lounge

Playful learning and Wellbeing
Speaker: Jonna Kangas, PhD,  university lecturer, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Educational Sciences. 

KiVa Antibullying Program
Introduction to KiVa Antibullying Program and its approach in tackling bullying in schools. Participants will also learn the practices and experiences from operating the Program in Finland Oman School (Muscat, Oman).
Speakers: Programme Coordinator Céline Kylänpää, University of Turku, KiVa Program Team and 
Senior Teacher Anna Laaksonen, Senior Teacher Rihab Al Hosni and Social Worker Maryam Al Kharoossi from Finland Oman School
 

Supporting students´ well being and building individual learning paths, RUORI as an assessment tool
RUORI is a method for assessing the capacity to function and study. With the help of RUORI, an applicant or student can, in cooperation with experts, assess and identify their studying skills, resources and suitability for vocational studies.
Speaker: Riina Karvonen, Student Affairs Manager, Luovi Vocational College
 

Pasi Sahlberg is a Finnish educator and author. He has worked as a schoolteacher, teacher-educator, researcher, and policymaker in Finland and advised schools and education system leaders around the world. He is a recipient of several international awards for his lifelong service in education, and in 2013 his book “Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland” won the Grawemeyer Award (USA) for an idea that has potential to change the world. He is currently Professor of Education Policy at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.
 

Possibility to meet the Finnish experts and mingle with other participants in the online coffee lounges and company specific meeting rooms.

Video greeting from Ambassador of Finland to the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Marianne Nissilä

Developing entrepreneurial skills and mindset from K-12 to VET
Finland’s education system has been designed to support entrepreneurial thinking on all levels. The systematic development of entrepreneurial skills and mindset in Finnish education begins with encouraging creativity and individual thinking already in early childhood education and pre-primary education, followed by explicit recognition of entrepreneurial skills and competences during basic education. After 9 years basic education nearly half of all students continue to vocational education and training (VET). A key focus of competence-based and customer-oriented Finnish VET is job creation through entrepreneurship. 
Participants also hear a case example of Future Entrepreneurs Program for Saudi Arabia (2019), implemented by Omnia Education Partnerships (OEP).
Speaker: Laura Valojärvi, Lead Designer on Media and Learning (OEP)

Boosting entrepreneurship education in university education
Introduction to tools and pedagogic methods to promote entrepreneurship in university education. The key question is how to encourage teachers and students to behave as entrepreneurs – self-motivated, proactive and able to take the initiative. Participants also hear how Professional training workshop in Boosting entrepreneurship has been implemented in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Speakers: University lecturer Joachim Ramström, University of Turku,
Dr. Mohammed S. Alkathiri, Dean of University Academic Development, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University and
Dr. Philline Deraney, Deanship of Academic Development, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University
 

Student start-ups
Introduction to the Enterprise Accelerator in a Finnish University of Applied Sciences. How can new entrepreneurs get financial support for their start-ups from the university? What kind of help do the mentors give for new entrepreneurs?
Speaker:
Marko Mikkola, Senior Adviser, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Possibility to meet the Finnish experts and mingle with other participants in an online coffee lounge
 

Lifelong learning in working 
Future skills -  What are the jobs of tomorrow?
Micro Credentials - A way to develop skills for the fast-changing needs of working life 
Speakers:
Mr. Timo Huuskonen, Director, Soprano Plc 
Mr. Tauno Taajamaa, Director, Soprano Plc

Utilising artificial intelligence to predict future skills
With the help of General Semantic AI, predictive analytics, and simulation, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences has anticipated the skills required by future workplaces to provide solutions for graduate education and continuous learning. Data-driven insights enable to understand what skills are needed now and in the future to guide up-to-date curriculum development to improve the university's competitive offering. 
Speakers:
Mrs. Anu Passi-Rauste, HeadAI
Mr. Pasi Tuominen, Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

Five things that take corporate learning to the next level
- How and why to use gamification in workforce training
Speaker: Riku Alkio, CEO, Seppo

5G Technology learning contributing to global demand for expertise
Technological change is accelerating, and 5G, AI, VR/AR, Blockchain are examples of technologies that companies should be able to harness in order to stay at the cutting edge of development. Participants will hear about an effective way of keeping skills up to date: a multifunctional learning hub powered by 5G and cutting -edge technologies connecting people worldwide and offering easy access to continuously updated knowledge.
Speaker: Jari Handelberg (tbc), Start North
 

Possibility to meet the Finnish experts and mingle with other participants in the online coffee lounges and company specific meeting rooms.