International Projects

International research and development project cooperation promotes education and staff proficiency. Projects often also include student and teacher mobility and thesis work.  International R&D project cooperation of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences has intensified year by year thanks to the long-term international cooperation networks.

At the moment, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences is involved in 32 international education development projects and other research and development projects as a partner or as a coordinator. The majority of the projects are European, which are principally financed by education programmes of the European Community. Notable cooperation projects are also carried out with Asian, African and American partners. Funding has been received also e.g. from Tekes, the National Technology Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Provincial State Office.

Leonardo da Vinci Programmes

Leonardo da Vinci Programme is a European Community Programme which promotes European cooperation between vocational and higher level institutes and advances the education in Europe .

- Conservation and Restoration of Trinitatis-church in Liepaja 2002-2004 (CoReTri)
- Conservation, Documentation and Modelling the Trinitatis-  
  church 2004-2005 (CoDoMoTri)
- Conservation, Documentation and Marketing the Trinitatis-Church 2006-2008 (Consetri)
- International Competencies trough Practical Placements
- BSc European Nursing
- ISP training with CNA
- Physiotherapy Training
- Physiotherapy Specialists Exchange
- Placements for Trainees in Natural Resources
- University-Enterprise Partnership for the Development of
  Competence Assessment Tools
- Tradition and Modernism pilot project
- TyTy / 1+1 Exchange
- Innovations in guiding and advisory services supporting
  Mobility in Higher Education
- Team Teaching: Transferability and Boundary Zones in
  Content and Language Integrated Learning
- SUMOHE: Innovations in guiding and advisory services
  SUpporting MObility in Higher Education
- Foreign Language Communication on eCommerce Websites
  (Languages for eCommerce)

Tempus Projects

Tempus is a cooperation programme in Higher Education managed by the European Commission. Tempus is a part of the more extensive Phare and Tacis programmes. The objective of the programme is to develop the higher level education system in the cooperation countries by renovating the education structures and by emphasising teaching and studying. Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences is involved in two Tempus projects.

- Tempus Phare CME –project’s aim is to develop nursing
  education in Albania
- Tempus Curriculum Development Joint European Project -"Compendium"

Socrates / Erasmus projects

Socrates-Erasmus is the European Commission’s educational programme for Higher Education students, teachers and institutions. The programme involves the promoting of student and teacher mobility, teacher mobility, and funding of intensive courses and realising different education development projects. Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences is involved in 5 Socrates / Erasmus projects as a partner.

- Virtual Intensive Management Assistant Communication
  project
- Physiotherapy Management of Postural Disorders: concepts
  of assessment and treatment
- Politicas de Intervencao Social no Ambito da Terceira Idade
- International Marketing Management Game
- Management Simulation in Multinational European
  Companies

Nordplus- projects

NORDPLUS is a Nordic exchange programme, which aim is to enhance the co-operation between Nordic higher education institutions. The programme involves the funding of student and teacher mobility. Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences is nowadays involved in 2 Nordplus- projects.

- Conservation Network
- Samarbete inom vårdarbete och åldringsvård i Seinäjoki och
  Karlstad
- Perioperativ vårdarbete och hälsovårdarbete samt vårdarbete
  vid förlossningar och kvinnosjukdom
- Kulturella attityden till åldrande och handikapp
- Perioperativ vårdarbete in Seinäjoki och Karlstad

Other international R&D projects

- Enhancing Nurse Teacher Expertise through Self and
  External Evaluation
- HADCO - Health Africa Development Cooperation Organisation
- WebCT information and working environment for HADCO
- North-South Health Africa -project
- Finnish Support to Continuing Nursing Education in Kosovo II phase
- North-South Tili Tonse! -project
- EU-CANADA cooperation
- TANGO 2002
- Tango musical project
- Internationalisation of Tango - a key to the regional development
- Intertango
- Telematics in Health Care for Supporting Healthy and
  Independent Living of Elderly People (Hebuite I)
- New Model of Elderly Care Utilizing Telematics (Hebuite II)
- Discharge of the Elderly People from Acute Hospitals
- Comparative Study of Home Nursing in Finland and Japan
- International Comparative Study on Effective Home Care for
  Improvement of Independence in Activities of Daily Living in
  over 65 with Mild Care Assistance
- Finnish Wellbeing Center (FWBC)
- Interreg III B -project: eHealth for Baltic Sea Regions
- EUROPEA-FINLAND teacher mobility project in the field of
  natural resources
- EUROPEA / Baltia project
- Entrepreneurship Development in Latvian Agriculture
  Education (EDLAE)
- Jeunes Ruraux Europeens-Unissons nos Cultures
- I.N.C.C.L.U.D.E. (Initiative network for collaborating co-
  operationg links utilising drama in employment)                   
  - FADO - Formacao Avancada e Desenvolvimento Organzacional suportados por e-learning Alfa-  project
- County Council of Västerbotten, Audit in Children Health Care