International conferences and seminars
2007
- New Focus to European Clinical Nursing
- May 23-26 Prishtina, Kosovo
o For further information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
o More information: www.kosovonursingconference.org
- Interreg III B "Cross-Border eHealth in the Baltic Sea Region"
- seminar in Stockholm May 21-22, 2007
o Host: projects Baltic eHealth and eHealth for Regions
o For further information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
o More information: www.ehealthconference.info/
2006
- Precision Farming -Field and Domestic Animal Husbandry -seminar 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
- Interreg III B "eHealth for the Baltic Sea Region" - seminar in Seinäjoki
- September 13-16, 2006
o Host: Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
o Expected participants: 30 from 7 different countries
o For further information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi
2005
- Markstrat intensive course/seminar in Seinäjoki
- January 23-28, 2005
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 in Kauhava
- May 26-27, 2005
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
Liepaja, Latvia
- 2 June 2005
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic
o Participants: appr. 50 from Finland and Latvia
o More information: helli.kitinoja@seamk.fi and
tiina.peltola@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
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
- 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 – seminar in Seinäjoki
- November 11, 2004
o Host: Seinäjoki Polytechnic, Business School
o 32 participants from 9 different countries
o More information: julio.vallejo@seamk.fi
- eCommerce –project partner meeting in Tampere
- November 22-24, 2004
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
- Interreg III-b partner meeting and eHealth -seminar in
Seinäjoki
- December 16-18, 2004
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 now held 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
o More information: http://www.seamk.fi/NewChallenges
- 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 http://www.ajbs.seamk.fi and
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 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
- Aim of the 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