GINTL Africa online seminar: collaboration between higher education and world of work

Haaga-Helia School of Vocational Teacher Education welcomes students, researchers and all interested to participate in the GINTL Africa Online Seminar on 18 September 2023 at 13.00 – 17.00 (local time in Finland). The seminar theme is “Collaboration between higher education and the world of work”.
The seminar includes presentations by GINTL Africa Haaga-Helia´s partner universities in South Africa and Haaga-Helia´s specialists and also roundtable conversations in smaller groups.
Programme
13 Forewords, Jari Laukia, Director of Haaga-Helia
School of Vocational Teacher Education
13.15 Introduction
Haaga-Helia´s education-business collaboration and
partnerships
Tuula Ryhänen, Competence Area Director, Haaga-Helia
University of Applied Sciences
13.35 Introduction
Crafting teachers' work for collaboration with
the world of work
Irma Kunnari, Research Area Director, Haaga-Helia
School of Vocational Teacher Education
13.55 Introduction
Leading education for sustainable futures: the role of HEI´s
in reimagining the world of work
Kathija Yassim, Associate Professor
University of Johannesburg
14.15 Break
14.30 Introduction
What does it mean to quality assure
work integrated learning?
Gloria Castrillon, Director of Centre for Academic Planning
and Quality Promotion, University of Johannesburg
14.50 Introduction
Higher education and the world of work
policies in Finland and South Africa
Harris Andoh, Institutional Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
Expert, Tshwane University of Technology
15.00 Roundtable discussions in breakout rooms
16.15 Summaries and concluding comments
16.55 Wrap up and a peek into the crystal ball
Jari Laukia
Seminar participation is free of charge and open for all who are interested in collaboration between higher education and world of work. No registration is needed.
We welcome you to listen to interesting presentations and to enjoy a great opportunity to learn of higher education and world of work collaboration in South Africa and Finland. The seminar is organized in English.
Use the following link or code to join the seminar in Microsoft Teams.
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 354 200 172 075
Passcode: CeTPmu
Learn more about Haaga-Helia´s GINTL Africa network.