Language and culture aware SEAMK
At SEAMK, we foster an appreciative and responsible operational culture that strengthens equity and resilience across all areas of activity.
- We promote inclusion and a sense of belonging for everyone within the community.
- We support multilingualism and language learning as part of everyday life and collaboration.
- We strengthen cultural competence and activities in our multicultural environment.
- We develop the skills of our community members to operate in a globally networked world.
Competence strengthens connections
One of the core values at SEAMK is supporting internationalisation and enabling competence and inclusion for everyone.
As the SEAMK community and its operations become increasingly international, the need for skills to operate in multilingual and multicultural environments grows. We aim to enable everyone’s participation in every day community life and regional activities by strengthening language and cultural competence and fostering a culture of mutual respect.
Collaboration with international networks is intensifying, allowing for broader education and RDI (Research, Development, and Innovation) work globally. Regional partners and companies operate both locally and globally, and we want to support the region’s language and cultural competence through our activities.
Language and culture-aware competence is an essential part of today’s diverse society and all working life, and thus a strength for every member of the SEAMK community, both staff and students.
Important connections for us include regional networks such as the key and developing partners, international networks like the HEROES alliance, and national networks such as strategic partnerships. Equally, we value the students studying at SEAMK, the skilled graduates, and our alumni.
SEAMK's policies
Equity
Equity is a core value at SEAMK, which we implement by strengthening language and cultural awareness and engaging the entire community. We operate openly and equally, learn together, and provide opportunities to grow in a multilingual and culturally rich environment, both locally and globally.
Appreciation
We appreciate one another, as well as the languages and cultures within our community. We promote language- and culture-aware practices and competencies across all areas of activity.
Inclusion
We enhance members’ inclusion and participation in the community by recognising the importance of languages and cultures. We act flexibly and develop our community to be linguistically and culturally inclusive.
Multilingualism
We operate multilingually, according to everyone’s language skills and abilities. We use clear standard language in both Finnish and English. We support language learning and studying by offering opportunities to learn languages. We utilise technology to support interaction.
Resilience
We strengthen the community’s resilience by enhancing the ability to operate flexibly in a diverse environment both locally and globally through shared learning and renewal. We support the development of staff and learners into active local and global contributors.
Responsibility
We act responsibly and commit collectively to the community’s competence, regional success, and social sustainability. We promote linguistically and culturally responsible practices, develop our expertise, and create open, well-being-supporting practices in everyday interaction.
Encouragement
We serve as an encouraging example of language- and culture-aware work and organisational culture in the region and beyond – we engage our partners and openly share our values and practices. We all act as mediators of language and culture in teaching, project work, and interaction for the benefit of the entire region.
Strength
Language and culture awareness is a strength we all share!
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