International conferences and seminars
2007
Urban Aspect of Tango - Tango and City
March 2007 Granada
o Seminar of the Intertango-project
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
Internationalization of the Finnish Tango
July 2007 Seinäjoki
o Seminar of the Intertango-project
2006
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
Social Integration of the New Immigration in the Community
November 2006 Paris
o Seminar of the Intertango-project
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
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
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
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
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