International conferences and seminars
2013
Global Campus - seminar
February 4, 2013
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS
o Participants: 70 from 7 different countries
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
International Project Week
February 11-15, 2013
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, School of Technology
o Participants: 9 lecturers and administrators from 4 different countries and around 400 students (including the exchange students) participating in lectures
o More information: tapio.pihlajaniemi@seamk.fi
Arfican Afternoon - Global Responsibility seminar
May 8, 2013
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS
o Participants: 30 from 6 different countries
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
2012
Interreg IVB partner meeting in Seinäjoki, “PrimCareIT” project
February 6-8, 2012
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, South Ostrobothnia Regional Council, South Ostrobothnia Health Care District, Kaksineuvoinen Health Center
o Participants: 35 from 9 different countries
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
International Project Week
February 13-17, 2012
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, School of Technology
o Participants: 18 lecturers and around 80 students from 10 different countries
o More information: tapio.pihlajaniemi@seamk.fi
Up with People –show and voluntary work
April 30 – May 6, 2012
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, Vocational Education Centre Sedu, Vocational Adult Education Sedu
o Around 2500 participants from more than 15 different countries
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi and terho.valkonen@gmail.com
Tango concert “Remembering Cumbre Mundial del Tango”
July 12, 2012
Culture Forum
July 14, 2012
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, City of Seinäjoki, Seinäjoki Tango Festival, Embassy of Argentina
o Participants: around 400 from different countries
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
Seminar on “Doing Business in Latin America”
November 23, 2012
o Host: Business School, Seinäjoki UAS
o Participants from different countries
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
2011
International Project Week
February 14-18, 2011
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, School of Technology
o Participants: 18 lecturers from 8 different countries, all students of the School of Technology
o More information: tapio.pihlajaniemi@seamk.fi
Agro Food Russia seminar
February 9, 2011
o Host: South Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce, Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia, City of Seinäjoki SEEK, Seinäjoki UAS, OSKE
o Participants: 80 from three different countries
o More Information: international.office@seamk.fi
Intensive Course “Functional Foods: Science, Engineering and Myths”
January 30 - February 12, 2011
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, School of Technology
o Participants: 40 from four different countries
o More information: tapio.pihlajaniemi@seamk.fi
Regional Development through Global Partnership – Latin America and Finland co-operation in HE and working life
March 23-24, 2011
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, Tampere University and CIMO
o Participants: 50 from seven different countries
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi, julio.vallejo@seamk.fi, riina.luttinen@seamk.fi
Intensive Course ”Creating Care Competence for Immigrant”
May 15-28, 2011
o Host: Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, School of Health Care and Social Work
o Expected participants: 30-40 from 4 different countries
o More information: helina.mesiaislehto-soukka@seamk.fi
Interreg IVB partner meeting and ICT for Health seminar
June 28-30, 2011
o Expected participants: 40 from 8 different countries
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
Cumbre Mundial del Tango 2011
June 29 - July 8, 2011
o Tango Summit once in two years, including seminars, concerts, milonga dancing as well as workshops and other programme for the citizens. Artists and speakers come from ten different countries.
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
2010
Markstrat seminar
January 24-31, 2010
o Host: Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Business School
o Participants: 72 students and 20 academic staff members from ? countries
o More information: ritva.leppanen@seamk.fi
International Project Week
March 15 – 19, 2010
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS and School of Technology
o Participants: 13 lecturers from 4 different countries, all students of the School of Technology
o More information: tapio.pihlajaniemi@seamk.fi
International Week and International Conference “Creativity and Innovation”
March 15-19 2010 (conference: March 18-19, 2010)
o Host Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
o Participants: 110 from 14 different countries
o More information: international.office@seamk.fi
Interreg IVB partner meeting
March 23-25, 2010
o Host: Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Business School
o More information: outi.aaltonen@seamk.fi
INVEST Intensive Course
May 23 – June 3, 2010
o Host: Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, School of Health Care and Social Work
o Participants: From seven HEIs, six different countries, totally 39 teachers and students, also students and academic staff from Seinäjoki UAS
o More information: helena.jarvi@seamk.fi
Culture forum and concert
July 10, 2010
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, City of Seinäjoki, Seinäjoki Tango Festival
o Participants: around 100 from 5-6 different countries
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
Seminar on Intercultural Communication
October 6, 2010
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, School of Technology
o 100 participants from 10 different countries
o More information: tapio.pihlajaniemi@seamk.fi
Seminar on Business in Mercosur
November 2010
o Host: Business School, Seinäjoki UAS
o 50 participants from 10 different countries
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
2009
International Project Week
March 08 – 13, 2009
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, School of Technology
o Participants: 23 lecturers from 8 different countries, all students of the School of Technology
o More information: tapio.pihlajaniemi@seamk.fi
Seminar on the Educational Cooperation between Vietnam and Finland
and particularly on that between the Hanoi University of Technology and the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
March 13, 2009
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, School of Technology
o Participants: 5 lecturers from 2 different countries, 60 participants
o More information: tapio.pihlajaniemi@seamk.fi
The 8th International Tango Seminar
July 10, 2009
o Host: Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Business School
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
2008
International Project Week
March 10-14, 2008
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, School of Technology
o Participants: 12 lecturers from 6 different countries, all students of the School of Technology
o More information: tapio.pihlajaniemi@seamk.fi
The 7th International Tango Seminar
July 11, 2008
o Host Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Business School
o More information: Julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
2007
INTERTANGO seminar: Urban Aspect of Tango - Tango and City
March 2007, Granada
o Host: University of Granada, Spain, together with Seinäjoki UAS
o Participants: Appr. 100 participants from Spain, France and Finland
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
International Project Week
March 10 – 14, 2008
o Host: Seinäjoki UAS, School of Technology
o Participants: 9 lecturers from 5 different countries, all students of the School of Technology
o More information: tapio.pihlajaniemi@seamk.fi
Interreg III B "Cross-Border eHealth in the Baltic Sea Region"
May 21-22, 2007, Stockholm
o Host: projects Baltic eHealth and eHealth for Regions
o For further information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi and www.ehealthconference.info
New Focus to European Clinical Nursing
May 23-26 Prishtina, Kosovo
o For further information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi and www.kosovonursingconference.org
INTERTANGO seminar: Internationalization of the Finnish Tango
July 5-7, 2007, Seinäjoki
o Seminar of the project Intertango
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
Seminar on Business in Mercosur
November 26, 2007, Seinäjoki
o Host Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Business School
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
2006
International Conference Team Teaching CLIL
June 14-17, 2006, Helsinki
o More information helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
International Tango Seminar
July, 2006 Seinäjoki
o Host: Seinäjoki Business School, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o 60 participants from 5 different countries
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
Interreg III B "eHealth for the Baltic Sea Region"
September 13-16, 2006 Seinäjoki
o Host: Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
o Expected participants: 30 from 7 different countries
o For further information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
Precision Farming - Field and Domestic Animal Husbandry
November 2-3, 2006
o Host: Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, School of Agriculture and Forestry, Ilmajoki
o Expected participants: 80 from 5 different countries
o For further information: kirsi.suhonen@seamk.fi
INTERTANGO seminar: Social Integration of the New Immigration in the Community
November 2006 Paris
o Host: Finnish Institute in Paris together with Seinäjoki UAS
o Participants: Appr. 100 participants from France, Spain and Finland
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
2005
Markstrat intensive course/seminar
January 23-28, 2005 Seinäjoki
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic, Business School
o about 100 participants from 7 different countries
o More information: sirkku.rantalainen@seamk.fi
The 10th Anniversary of the Gateway Programme – Doing Business in Finland and Her Neighbouring Areas:
The Baltic States and Russia
May 26-27, 2005 Kauhava
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic, The Finnish School of SME Business Administration
o Participants: 70 from 12 different countries
o For further information: sanna.rinta-nilkku@seamk.fi
Journey of the Baroque II Leonardo da Vinci Seminar:
Conservation and Restoration of Jaeger’s Oath-Church in
2 June, 2005 Liepaja, Latvia
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Participants: appr. 50 from Finland and Latvia
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi and tiina.peltola@seamk.fi
International Tango Seminar in Seinäjoki
July 7, 2005
o Host: Seinäjoki Business School, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o 70 participants from 5 different countries
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
Food Choices and Healthy Eating Focusing on Vegetables, Fruits and Berries
September 2-3, 2005
o Host: School of Food Management, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Themes:
- Factors that effect on customers food choice and eating behaviour
- New products on food market and the buying behaviour§
- Healthy eating and food consumption
- Nutrition education
o Aim was to provide new information about food choices, eating behaviours as well as consumer behaviours. Aim was also to
introduce new functional food and the research and development activities of Kauhajoki School of Food Management concerning vegetables and food-travelling
o More information tuija.pitkakoski@seamk.fi and www.foodconference.seamk.fi
Seminar on Business in Mercosur
October 7, 2005
o Host: Business School, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o 45 participants from 10 different countries
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
2004
Entrepreneurship – A Good Choice
22-24 January, 2004
o Main organisers: City of Seinäjoki, Seinäjoki Vocational School, Seinäjoki Polytechnic, Seinäjoki Service Sector College, The Federation of Finnish Enterprises, South Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce
o Participants: 111 from 6 different countries and 150 students
o Themes:
- International Family Business
- Identify Your Talents
- A Young Entrepreneur
o More information:
tiina.peltola@seamk.fi
International Seminar: Equal project
10-12 March, 2004
o Host: School of Health Care and Social Work, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o 40 participants from 4 different countries
o More information: timo.toikko@seamk.fi
Journey of the Baroque I - Leonardo da Vinci Seminar: Conservation and Restoration of Jaeger’s Oath-Church in Liepaja, Latvia
31 March, 2004
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Participants: appr. 100 mainly from Finland , but also from Latvia
o More information helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi and tiina.peltola@seamk.fi
International Tango Seminar in Seinäjoki
July 9, 2004
o Host: Seinäjoki Business School, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o 50 participants from Argentina and Finland
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
Rotary-seminar of young people in Ähtäri
August 8-15, 2004
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic, School of Agriculture and Forestry
o 17 participants from 11 different countries
o More information: pirkko.kivinen@seamk.fi
Doing Business with Mercosur
November 11, 2004 Seinäjoki
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic, Business School
o 32 participants from 9 different countries
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
eCommerce – project partner meeting
November 22-24, 2004 Tampere
o Foreign Language Communication on eCommerce Websites (Languages for eCommerce) -project
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic, Language Services
o 27 participants from 7 countries
o More information: heli.simon@seamk.fi
Health Africa Seminar
December 10, 2004, Seinäjoki
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o about 30 participants from 3 different countries
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
Interreg III b partner meeting and eHealth-seminar
December 16-18, 2004 Seinäjoki
o Baltic Sea Region eHealth-project
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o 30 participants from 7 countries
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
2003
International Forestry Skills Competition
June 3-7, 2003
o Competition for European forestry students in cooperation with Jämsänkoski School of Forestry
o Host: Seinäjoki Polyetechnic, School of Forestry
o Participants: 120 from 9 different countries
o More information:
pirkko.kivinen@seamk.fi
International Seminar on the Collaboration between Finland and Germany in the European Union, “Finnisch-Deutsche Zusammenarbeit in der EU”
October 2, 2003
o Main organisers: City of Seinäjoki, Finnish-German Association and Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Participants: 200 representatives from the higher education institutions, senior high schools, companies, municipalities etc. from Finland and Germany
o Themes:
- Education and Research
- Financing and Invests
- Collaboration between Twin Cities and Collaboration between Friendship Associations
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
2002
Quality of Life in the Third Age Seminar
March 13-15, 2002
o Host: School of Social Work, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Socrates financed
o Annual seminar, which was held for the first time in Finland
o Participants: 45 from 7 different countries
o More information
helena.jarvi@seamk.fi
The Quality and New Challenges of Higher Education Conference
September 25- 26, 2002
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Participants: 200 from 16 different countries
o Themes:
- Development of Higher Education and Research Activities
- Relations between Higher Education and Working Life
- Developing Higher Education through International Co-operation
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
2001
Leonardo Quick Multiplier Seminar: New Challenges in ICT Education, “Catch The Train QUICK”
April 27, 2001
o Host: Business School, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Leonardo financed
o Participants: 40 from 6 different countries
Association of Japanese Business Studies (AJBS) Conference
June 10-14, 2001
o Host: Business School, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o 14th Annual AJBS Conference, held first time in Europe
o Financed partly by Ministry of Education
o Participants: 140 from 15 different countries
o Themes:
- Co-operation of universities and business
- Japanese multinationals in the EU since 1992
- European expatriates in Japan
- Trilateral relationships between Japan, Europe and America
- E-Commerce
- Labour market issues
o Company seminar was also one part of the conference
o More information
helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
Physiotherapy Management of Postural Disorders Seminar
September 26 – October 5, 2001
o Host: School of Health Care, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Socrates financed
o Participants: 30 from 4 different countries
o About ten teachers and twenty students from participating countries get annually together to study physiotherapy methods. In 2001 this seminar was held for the first time in Finland .
o More information: tarja.svahn@seamk.fi
2000
International Nursing Conference: Developing Nursing Practice by Education and Research
May 23-25, 2000
o Host: School of Health Care, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Financed partly by Ministry of Health and Welfare (STM) and Ministry of Education
o Participants: 115 from 9 different countries
o Themes:
- Nursing Education and Future Trends
- Nursing Practice Today and in Future
- The Quality and Impact of Nursing
- Family Nursing
- Telematics in Health Care
- Multiprofessional Cooperation in Health Care
o More information
helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
International Construction Engineering Seminar
June 2-3, 2000
o Host: School of Engineering , Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Participants: 12 from 6 different countries: the Netherlands, Portugal, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Finland
o Themes:
- ATELCOMA (Application of Teleworking in Construction Management), Leonardo financed
- CDA (Curriculum Development at Advanced Level), Socrates financed
o More information heikki.yliharsila@seamk.fi
Rural Renewal Seminar
July 5-12, 2000
o Host: School of Agriculture, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Socrates financed
o Participants: 62 from 6 different countries
o Themes:
- European Union’s Agenda 2000 and its impacts to rural regions
- Environment
- Enterprise
- Agriculture
- Land use
- Agricultural and rural education
+ Summer School
o This innovative summer school provided an open forum to examine and discuss the diverse set of development issues faced by the rural regions of Europe. The course was designed to assess the impact of the European Union’s Agenda 2000 proposals on the rural renewal processes that are currently on their way.
o More information heikki.harmanen@seamk.fi
1995
International Seminar on the Development of Nursing and Rehabilitation
April 3-7, 1995
o Host: School of Health Care, Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Participants: appr.100 from 6 different countries
o Themes:
- Nursing and Physiotherapy Education
- Nursing and Physiotherapy Practice
o The aim of the seminar was to promote international collaboration in the field of nursing and physiotherapy by mutually exchanging information of the latest developments in research and education.
o More information:
helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi