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Day 1 – Mon 19 Feb (Kuopio)
| 12:00-13:00 | Registration and coffee | Campus heart |
| 13:00-14:45 | Opening of International Week (streamed here) – 13.00-13.10 Musical performance by Savonia students LUSH Cover Duo – 13.10-13.20 Welcoming words Rector Mervi Vidgrén – 13.20-13.30 Introduction to the week, Director of Internationality Virpi Laukkanen – 13.30-14.45 Keynote: Where is the world going? Mr. Pekka Reinikainen, Finnish Red Cross, European Union Climate Pact Ambassador at EU Climate Pact Secretariat |
Campus heart Streamed Event |
| 15:00-16:00 | Get-together event | Campus heart |
Day 2 – Tue 20 Feb (Kuopio)
| 09:00-09:30 | Morning coffee | Campus Heart |
| 09:30-09:45 | Joint start of the day | |
| 09:45-10:45 | Workshop 1: Ethical Food Entrepreneurships project – RDI Specialist Anna-Maria Saarela | B5015 |
| 09:45-11:15 | Workshop 2: Kick off for Green Economy grand challenge | B5016 |
| 10:00-10:30 | Presentation 1: Bio and Circular Economy Cluster / HOOP – R&D Manager Harri Auvinen | B5014 |
| 10:30-11:00 | Presentation 2: Circular Economy Related to Food Waste – Research Manager Tuomo Eskelinen and Dr. Ardita Hoxha-Jahja | B5014 |
| 11:00-12:00 12:00-13:00 |
Lunch (free)/ Campus tour group 1 Lunch (free)/ Campus tour group 2 |
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| 13:00-13:30 | Visit to Bio and Circular Economy lab (Open link on Google Chrome, right click and select “translate”) | |
| 13:00-14:00 | Workshop 3: Updated name: Enhancing the Value of Agricultural and Forestry Residues (previously: Bioreactor)– R&D Manager Harri Auvinen | B5014 |
| 14:00-15:00 | Presentation 3: SMEs Heading Towards Carbon Neutrality and Optimization of Energy Production – RDI Specialist Jari Niemelä, School of Business | B5016 |
| 13:30-15:00 | Workshop 4: ILCA Project presentation – Project Coordinator Miika Kajanus and RDI Specialist Jyri Wuorisalo Coffee break around 14.15 |
B5015 |
| 17:15 | Transport to Saana | Departure in front of Hotel Atlas, Haapaniemenkatu 22 |
| 17:30-20:30 | Sauna and ice swimming | |
| 20:30 | Departure to city centre | Return at Hotel Atlas |
Day 3 – Wed 21 Feb (Kuopio)
| 08:45-09:15 | Morning coffee | Campus Heart |
| 09:15-11:00 | Workshop 5: How AI and Art can help us design scenarios and narratives and evoke change – Jukka Kähkönen RDI Specialist and Jyri Wuorisalo RDI Advisor | B5014 |
| 09:15-10:00 | Workshop 6: Presentation of the Future-Oriented Sustainable Development Master Programme – Principal Lecturer Maria Luojus | B5015 |
| 10:00-11:00 | Presentation 4: Part 1: Secondary Waste Streams, Added Value and Productisation (SETELIT project) – Senior Specialist Petri Juntunen, School of Engineering Part 2: Closing local water circuits by recirculating nutrients and water and using them in nature (ReNutriWater) Rosa Sartjärvi, RDI-specialist |
B5015 |
| 11:00-12:20 | Lunch (free) | |
| 12:30-15:00 | Workshop 7: Creating Cooperation and Joint Course Content in Green Economy – Principal Lecturer Maria Luojus and Senior Lecturer Anssi Suhonen Coffee break around 13.30 |
B5014 |
| 12:30-15:00 | Workshop 8: Higher educational institutions impact to green economy – how to measure it? (PRIA-Prospective Rapid Impact Assessment for Human Security-workshop used in the development of Universities for Sustainable Development) RDI Specialist Sanna Rantala, Miika Kajanus, Anni Kesänen Coffee break around 13.30 |
B5015 |
| 15:15-17:00 | Kuopio city tour and/or skating: 15:15 City tour 16:15 Skating |
Day 4 – Thu 22 Feb (Kuopio)
Day 4 – Thu 22 Feb (Iisalmi)
| 08:45-09:15 | Morning coffee | Campus Heart |
| 09:15-10:15 | Workshop 9: Ideation workshop – Virtuality in Nature Tourism, Digital Routes in North Savo – Project Manager Mira Saari, RDI Specialist Kalle Sievänen and Senior Lecturer Petra Laakso | B5014 |
| 09:15-11:00 | Workshop 10: Part A – 45mins: Relevant funding programmes related to Green Economy/Application process – RDI Specialist Emma Incze 15 minute break Part B – 45mins: Brainstorming a road map for funding – RDI Specialist Minna Kaarakainen, Principal Lecturer Maria Luojus and RDI Specialist Jyri Wuorisalo |
B5015 |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lunch (free) | |
| 12:00-14:00 | Discover World (Mobility promotion for students, by students and by mobility representatives) | Campus heart |
| 12:15-13:45 | Workshop 11: Product innovation workshop: Textile Fiber Mass – RDI Service Designer Mikko Vidgren and RDI Specialist Eeva Käärmekallio | B5015 |
| 14:00-15:30 | Field-specific networking events Business Studies + Tourism and Hospitality B5014 Health Care B5015 Engineering and Technology B5016 Tourism and Hospitality (MERGED WITH BUSINESS STUDIES B5014) Design D3020.1 |
B5014, B5015, B5016, D3020.1 |
| 08:00 | Transport by bus from Kuopio to Iisalmi (1 hour) | |
| 09:00-11:00 | Workshop 12: Competencies, Skills, and Education in Child Welfare Services Supporting Social Sustainability *This session begins with a field visit, then continues on campus Senior Lecturer Riitta-Liisa Kumpulehto , Senior Lecturer Johanna Komulainen, Senior Lecturer Taina Lehtoranta, Senior Lecturer Tuija Pakarinen and Principal Lecturer Pirjo Turunen |
Field trip Hau-B2078 |
| 11:00-12:00 | Lunch (free) | |
| 12:00-13:30 | Workshop 13: Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Forestry – Teaching and RDI examples | Hau-B2078 |
| 13:30-14:00 | Campus tour: School of Natural Resources and School of Social Sciences | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Networking event for teachers and RDI specialists in the area of agriculture / social work to brainstorm education and research cooperation | Hau-B2078 |
| 15:00-16:00 | Transport by bus from Iisalmi to Kuopio (1 hour) |
Day 5 – Fri 23 Feb (Kuopio)
Possibility for individual program (individual or networking meetings, teaching, project planning). Please let us know your wishes for personal meetings etc. on the registration form.