GINTL Africa online seminar: sustainability in higher education
Haaga-Helia School of Vocational Teacher Education welcomes students, researchers and all interested to participate in the GINTL Africa Online Seminar on 22 April 2024 at 13.00 – 17.00 local time in Finland (12.00 - 16.00 local time in Southern Africa). The seminar theme is “Sustainability in higher education”.
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
13.00 Forewords, Crister Nyberg, Director of Haaga-Helia
School of Vocational Teacher Education
13.15 Introduction 1
The Implementation of UNESCO Recommendation for
Open Educational Resources in Higher Education in
Sub-Saharan Africa
Aletta Hautemo, Senior Lecturer
Namibia University of Science and Technology
13.45 Introduction 2
Designing Sustainable Business Courses
Meri Vehkaperä, Senior Lecturer
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
14.15 Introduction 3
Artificial intelligence literacy in sustainable development:
A Iearning experiment in higher education
Ari Alamäki, Principal Lecturer
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences and
Crister Nyberg, Director
Haaga-Helia School of Vocational Teacher Education
14.45 Break
15 Introduction 4
Experimenting with “green pedagogies” as a conduit
towards education for sustainable futures
Kathija Yassim, Associate Professor
University of Johannesburg
15.30 Roundtable discussions in breakout rooms
16.00 Summaries and concluding comments
Wrap up
Crister Nyberg
Attendees are encouraged to check the event website, as the program may be subject to change.
Seminar participation is free of charge and open for all who are interested in sustainability in higher education. No registration is needed.
We welcome you to listen to interesting presentations and to enjoy a great opportunity to learn of sustainability in higher education 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: 350 222 887 296
Passcode: JDHcCT
Learn more about Haaga-Helia´s GINTL Africa network.