Programme of the International Conference
"Creativity and Innovation"
Thursday 18 March 2010
International Conference in Seinäjoki Hall
9.00-10.00 Registration and coffee
9.00-15.30 Job Fair for students in the lobby area of Seinäjoki Hall
10.00-10.30 Opening ceremony
Welcome: Dr Tapio Varmola, President, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
Singers from Tritonus Choir, Cultural Management students of Seinäjoki UAS
Practical information: Ms Helli Kitinoja, Manager of International Affairs, Seinäjoki UAS
10.30-12.00 Key note speeches
Chair: Ms Helli Kitinoja, Manager of International Affairs, Seinäjoki UAS
10.30-11.00 The role of higher education in increasing SME innovativeness: Dr Asko Peltola,
Regional Mayor, Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia, Finland
11.00-11.30 Higher education and research in Finland and United States: Dr Tapio Varmola, President,
Seinäjoki UAS, Finland
11.30-12.00 Development of international mobility from a National Agency perspective: Mr Juha Ketolainen,
Assistant Director, Centre for International Mobility (CIMO), Finland
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00-14.30 Presentations on Theme 1: Current trends in curriculum development
Chair: Dr Antti Pasila, Dean, School of Agriculture and Forestry, Seinäjoki UAS
13.00-13.15 Current challenges in international curriculum design: Dr Päivö Laine, Seinäjoki UAS, Finland
13.15-13.30 Academic podcasting revisited - practical experiences, new applications, limitations:
Prof.Dr. Alexander Klee, University of Applied Sciences Flensburg, Germany
13.30-13.45 Idea Based Learning (IBL): Dr Kari Salo, Seinäjoki UAS, Finland
13.45-14.00 Active learning approach using Projet Based Learning (PBL) in the NgheAn Medical College:
Dr Cao Thi Phi Nga, NgheAn Medical College, Vietnam
14.00-14.15 Mathematics teaching innovation in higher technical education: Prof. Jaak Sikk, Tallinn University
of Technology, Estonia
14.15-14.30 Teaching mathematics using Mathcad: Dr Jyri Lamp, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
14.30 -15.00 Coffee
15.00-16.30 Presentations on Theme 2: Integration of research & development & innovation and education
Chair: Dr Jouni Niskanen, Vice President, Seinäjoki UAS
15.00-15.15 Project based education: MEd Linda Huskes, Fontys International School of Business
Economics, the Netherlands
15.15-15.30 IAESTE - opportunities for students and employers within a network of more than 80 countries:
Ms Niina Juuti, Centre for International Mobility, Finland
15.30-15.45 Requirements for practical projects using agriculture as an example: Prof.Dr. Alexander Stoy,
University of Applied Sciences Kiel, Germany
15.45-16.00 SeAMK Projektipaja / Seinäjoki UAS Project Workshop: Mr Pauli Huhtamäki, Seinäjoki UAS,
Finland
16.00-16.15 Devotional ceramics composition: a smaller art in Valencia's streets: Prof. Fernando Sendra,
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
19.00-20.30 Seinäjoki City Reception at Törnävä Manor. Bus transportation to the reception leaves in front of Sokos Hotel
Vaakuna and CityHotel (next to Hotel Alma) at 18.40 and it takes about 10 minutes to drive to Törnävä Manor.
Friday 19 March 2010
International Conference in Seinäjoki Hall
9.00-11.00 Key note speeches
Chair: Dr Jorma Nevaranta, Dean, School of Technology, Seinäjoki UAS
9.00-10.00 Current issues in internationalisation of higher education in Finland: Dr Carita Blomqvist, Head of
Unit, Recognition and International Comparability of Qualifications, Finnish National Board of
Education, Finland
10.00-10.45 Internationalisation in adult education: a challenge: Lic. Agnes Dillien, International Relations
Manager, Katholieke Hogeschool Kempen, Belgium
10.45-11.15 Coffee
11.15-12.00 Presentations on Theme 2: Integration of research & development & innovation and education
Chair: Dr Asta Heikkilä, Dean, School of Health Care and Social Work, Seinäjoki UAS
11.15-11.30 International Council in Forestry Higher Education Professional Training in the Finno-Ugric
Countries and RF Regions: Ms Natalia Sedusova, Syktyvkar Forest Institute, Komi, Russia
11.30-11.45 Entre Intentio - towards the impact evaluation of measures aimed at promoting
entrepreneurship: Dr Elina Varamäki, Seinäjoki UAS, Finland
11.45-12.00 Combining enterprise architecture and quality assurance system from data administration
viewpoint: Dr Jaakko Riihimaa, Seinäjoki UAS, Finland
12.00-12.30 Presentations on Theme 3: International study couselling
Chair: Dr Asta Heikkilä, Dean, School of Health Care and Social Work, Seinäjoki UAS
12.00-12.15 International study counselling - preparing students for international study periods and work
placements: Ms Zeynep Tugce Ciftcibasi Guc, Akdeniz University, Turkey
12.15-12.30 Counselling international degree programme students for studies and living in Finland:
Ms Helli Kitinoja and Ms Ritva Leppänen, Seinäjoki UAS, Finland
12.30-13.00 Closing ceremony
Dr Harri Jokiranta, Vice Mayor, City of Seinäjoki
Songs from "The Kalevala", a musical production based on the national saga of Finland: Cultural Management
students, Seinäjoki UAS
Dr Jouni Niskanen, Vice President, Seinäjoki UAS
13.00 Lunch and Coffee