International Week

There will be individual programmes for teaching and non-teaching staff.

On Leppävaara Campus (Espoo city) there is ongoing programme for all participants to take part in. There is joint programme for all participants on Monday and Friday. Lecturers and teachers can meet Laurea lecturers on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday on all campuses and teach on those days.

You can also request to meet a specific Laurea staff member of any expertise (HR, IT, finance etc.). Please specify all your wishes in the registration form.

There is no separate participation fee. Please note that registration is binding and there is a possible cancellation fee of 50 euros. All participants pay for their own flights and accommodation from the Erasmus+ funds of their own university. Please do not buy any flights or make any bookings before you get a confirmation of attendance. The registration is closed. You can check this page for the event 2025.

General programme in Leppävaara 

*Open to Laurea staff

**Open to Laurea staff and students

Monday March 18th, 2024

• 9:00-10:00 Registration at Leppävaara campus lobby 
• 10:00-11:30 Welcome session by Jouni Koski, Laurea President, International Team & Unit Directors, auditorium Timo **
• 11:30-13:00 Lunch  
• 13:00-14:15 Keynote **
  
  •  Three Keys to the Futures: Anticipating, Innovating and Communicating by Futurist Elina Hiltunen, auditorium Timo
    
• 14:30-15:30 Campus tour in Laurea Leppävaara
• 15:30 Meet & Greet Afterwork at Leppävaara Lobby

Tuesday March 19th, 2024

• 9.00-10:30 Transforming Higher Education for the Digital Age: Sharing Best Practices of Graduate Working-Life Competence Development in European HEIs by Senior Lecturer Paresh Rathod, auditorium Timo**
• 10:30-11:30 Learning by Developing (LbD) Showroom Experience, room 206 & 206A**
• 11:30-13:00 Lunch  
• 13:00-15:00 Inclusion and Activity-Based workshops
  • 13:00-15:00 Room 232A: Diverse Talent workshop: Leena Kuosmanen, Riikka Mulder 
  • 13:00-14.30 Room 240: Anu Hagman Drama activity “All the layers of age within me”  
  • 14:00-15:00 Room 236 All equal, all different by Piia Tiilikallio, Karoliina Nikula 
  • 13:00-14:00 Room 238 LbD in Nursing studies, Emma Tamankag
•  15:00-19:00 From past to present tour: Thousand stories of Espoo
  • Guided tour in WeeGee museum and sightseeing guided by Hospitality Management Students (only for preregistered participants)

Wednesday March 20nd, 2024

• 9:00-11.00 Living labs 
• 11:00-12:00
  
  • Overview of Laurea's Master programs, Jani Merikivi Experimenting with digital implementations, Ville Saarikoski, ”Do you want to be an influencer in Digital Transformation in Health Care? Outi Ahonen, MBA PRO – Exploring new ways to study and collaborate via LbD and MOOCs, Taina Vuorela**
• 12:00-13:00 Lunch  
• 13:00-15:00 International Fair: visitors will present their UAS or universities for Laurea students and staff (Obligatory for International Visitors)  **
• 15:00-16:00 Research, Development, and Innovation (RDI) and Learning and Teaching. auditorium Timo, online viewing possibility **

Thursday March 21st, 2024

• 9.30-11.30: We are here for you at Laurea! Come and meet our degree programmes, services and projects, with Laurea staff and get some coffee! room 245-246 *
  
• 11:30-12:30: Lunch
• 12.30-16:00: International Experience Development at Your Own University – Service Design Workshop, Timo auditorium
  
  •  Case Studies and Workshops *
• 18:00 Farewell dinner at Laurea Leppävaara, by BarLaurea (only for preregistered participants)

Friday March 22nd, 2024

• 8.30-9.30 Key Partnership Concept Presentation, Timo auditorium **
• 10:00-11:00 Insights into Digital pedagogy and Microlearning, Timo auditorium **
• 11:00-12:00 Workshops *
  
  • Partnerships for Sustainable Blended Intensive programmes, Ideating and Networking Event, room 254
    
  • Teacher & Staff Mobilities, room 225-226
  • Outgoing Exchange Students, room 236
  • Incoming Exchange Students, room 255
• 12:00-12:30 Certificates and feedback, Timo auditorium
• 12:30- Lunch

Thank you and goodbye!