Please notice that several workshops run parallel to each other
Materials will be available afterwards on this page
Day 1 – Mon 17 Feb (Kuopio)
| 12:00- 12:30 | Registration and coffee | Campus heart |
| 12:30 – 14:45 | – 12:30 Opening of International Week – 12:35-12:45 Welcoming words, Rector Mervi Vidgrén – 12:45-12:55 Introduction to the week, Director of Internationality Virpi Laukkanen – 13:00-13:30 Autonomous Mobile Robots and 5G/6G Wireless Networks- Digital Development Manager Aki Happonen – 13:30-14:00 Keynote: Mayor Soile Lahti | Campus heart Streamed Event |
| 15:00- 16:00 | Get-together event | Campus heart |
Day 2 – Tue 18 Feb (Kuopio)
| 09:00-09:30 | Morning coffee | Campus Heart |
| 09:30-09:45 | Joint start of the day | |
| 09:55-11:25 | Workshop 1: Sustainability Reporting, Best Practices and Opportunities – Administrative Manager Heidi Soininen | B5014 |
| 09:55-11:25 | Workshop 2: Comprehensive Security – Concept and Growth Potential for SME:s – RDI Specialist/Teacher Jari Niemelä and Project Manager/Specialist Lauri Kerman | B5015 |
| 11:30-12:30 12:30-13:30 | Lunch (free)/ Campus tour group 1 Campus tour group 2/ Lunch (free) | |
| 13:35-14:50 | Workshop 3: ReNutriWater – Closing Local Water Circuits by Recirculating Nutrients and Water – Water Safety RDI Specialist Rosa Sartjärvi, Savonia UAS and Communications Officer Sonja Lavonen, Centrum Balticum | B5015 |
| 13:35-15:05 | Workshop 4: Dialogue and Community Investment for an International Savonia – Hosted by Talent Hub Eastern Finland – RDI specialists Johanna Taavitsainen Savonia UAS and Sami Tanskanen UEF | B5014 |
| 17:15 | Transport to restaurant Saana | Departure in front of Hotel Atlas, Haapaniemenkatu 22 |
| 17:30-20:30 | – Dinner – Sauna and ice swimming | Saana |
| 20:30 | Departure to city centre | Return at Hotel Atlas |
Day 3 – Wed 19 Feb (Kuopio)
Day 3 – Wed 19 Feb (Iisalmi)
| 08:45-09:15 | Morning coffee | Campus Heart |
| 09:25-10:40 | Workshop 5: Comprehensive Security at Savonia UAS – Deliberating Future RDI Project Partnerships (RDI Specialists only) – Manager of International RDI Antti Iire and Research and Development Manager Kaija Villman | B5014 |
| 09:25-10:55 | Workshop 6: Cross-Institutional Project Based Learning for Comprehensive Security and a Resilient Future in Europe – Senior Lecturer Özerk Göker and Senior Lecturer Abdelazim Hannoura | B5015 |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lunch (free) | |
| 12:10-13:40 | Workshop 7: Comprehensive Security in Multidisciplinary Master’s Studies – Senior Lecturer Anssi Suhonen, Lecturer Timo Ovaskainen | B5015 |
| 13:00-15:00 | Workshop 8: Art Without Barriers – Inclusiveness Through Art – Max. 30 participants – Music Lecturer and Project Manager Hanna Turunen, Mariia Hämäläinen, Eeri Pihlajakari | B5014 |
| 15:15-17:00 | Kuopio city tour and/or Puijo Tower hike: 15:15 City tour 16:15 Puijo tower hike | Departure from campus parking Microkatu 1 |
| 19:00 | Music Performance by Savonia Students: Quiet Storm – This is Michal Franks. Only 20 slots available (Free Entry) 1-1.5 hours Please note that this is self-guided: You can use google maps to get there, quick walk from the city centre. | Address: Suokatu 42, 70110 |
| 08:00 | Transport by bus from Kuopio to Iisalmi (1 hour) | |
| 9:15 -9:45 | Welcoming words plus coffee/tea – Petri Kainulainen, Head of the Agricultural and Rural Industry Faculty at Savonia UAS | Campus Canteen |
| 9:45-10:30 | Global Market event with the students presenting pieces of their culture on the stands (MultiPro students and Finnish Students) -Agnieszka Laherto, Business Coach and Behavioural Change Practitioner/MultiPro Academic Coordinator | Iisalmi campus Sport Hall |
| 10:30-11:00 | Iisalmi Campus tour – Paavo Maskulainen, RDI specialist | Iisalmi campus, start in main aula |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lunch (free) | Campus Cafeteria |
| 12:00-12:30 | Comprehensive security – joint kick off – Petri Kainulainen and representatives of city of Iisalmi | Auditorium |
| 12:30-14:00 | Workshop A: Food Security: Safe plate, healthy future: Working group facilitator: Ardita Hoxha-Jahja Dr.Sc.Agr. Research Manager and Lecturer in Savonia UAS – Food and Business Keynote speaker: Kati Partanen, World Farmers’ Organisation Board Member, Senior Lecturer in Savonia UAS | D2082/D2083 |
| 12:30-14:00 | Workshop B: Health and Safety in Farm Work – Everyday Safety Matters: Working group facilitator: Mika Repo, RDI specialist Keynote speaker: Jarkko Leppälä D.Sc. (Tech.), Senior Scientist, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Bioeconomy and environment unit | D2086/D2087 |
| 12:30-14:00 | Workshop C: Strong Societies in Changing Times – Finnish Solutions for Managing Regional Threats and Crises: Working group facilitator: Paavo Maskulainen MA, RDI specialist. Keynote speaker: to be confirmed. Lecturers: Katri Savolainen and Pirjo Pehkonen. | F2011 |
| 14:00-14:30 | Coffee break | Campus Cafeteria |
| 14:30-15:30 | Final conclusions from each working group – Paavo Maskulainen, Ardita Hoxha-Jahja, Dr.Sc.Agr. Food and Business Research Manager and Lecturer and RDI specialist Mika Repo The summary of the discussions and final words – Ardita Hoxha-Jahja, Dr.Sc.Agr. Food and Business Research Manager and Lecturer | Auditorium |
| 15:45 | Transport by bus from Iisalmi to Kuopio (1 hour) |
Day 4 – Thu 20 Feb (Kuopio)
| 08:45-09:10 | Morning coffee | Campus Heart |
| 09:15-10.30 | Workshop 9: Arts and Culture in Strengthening Societies Psychological Resilience Sustainable Society – RDI Specialist Raisa Leinonen | B5014 |
| 10.35-12:05 | Workshop 10: Participation and Inclusiveness: Key Pillars of a Secure Society – Principal Lecturer Pirjo Turunen, RDI Specialist Paola Kontro, RDI Specialist Inka Pironetti | B5015/ B5014 |
| 12:05-13:05 | Lunch (free) | |
| 13:05-14:25 | Workshop 11: Introducing the “Science and Innovation Network for European Comprehensive Security” and Seeking partnerships – R&D Manager Jarno Ruusunen and RDI Adviser Jyri Wuorisalo | B5015 |
| 14:30-16:00 | Workshop 12: Resilience in Social and Health Care – The importance of the employee and the work community in strengthening the overall safety and wellbeing – Lectures Petra Nissinen, Pirja Pehkonen, and Katri Savolainen | B5014 |
| 12:00-14:00 | *Optional: Discover World (Mobility promotion for students, by students and by mobility representatives) | Campus heart |
Day 5 – Fri 21 Feb (Kuopio)
Possibility for individual program (individual or networking meetings, teaching, project planning). Please indicate in the enrollment form your wishes for personal meetings etc.