
How to build hope for a sustainable future in education?

Haaga-Helia School of Vocational Teacher education is organising the seminar as part of it’s international activities.
The following questions and more will be discussed during the seminar day:
- What is education’s responsibility for hope for the future?
- What is the role of teachers in promoting sustainability?
- How sustainable development skills can be promoted in higher education?
- How social sustainability and pedagogical wellbeing can be enhanced in schools?
The seminar is open and free of charge for all who are interested in sustainability in education.
Programme
Wednesday 22.3.2023
Morning coffee
10–10.15 Welcome and opening the seminar, Director, Dr. Jari Laukia
10.15–11 Keynote 1: Orientation to the main theme of the seminar: Education's responsibility for hope for the future, Principal lecturer, Dr, Crister Nyberg
11-11.45 Keynote 2: To be confirmed later
Comments and questions to the keynote speakers
Chair of the seminar, Jari Laukia
12–13 Lunch
13–15 Parallel workshops
The role of teachers’ in promoting sustainability and the current challenges
- Facilitated by teacher students Anisa Sota, Pui Law, Samaneh Khalili and Farad Siddiq with Senior lecturer David Mauffret
Workshop on promoting sustainable development skills in higher education. Investigating the current situation and the needs of working life
- Facilitated by Principal lecturer, Dr Crister Nyberg and co, to be confirmed
Social sustainability and pedagogical wellbeing - sharing experiences and ideas about enhancing pedagogical wellbeing in school organisations
- Facilitated by Research director, Dr Irma Kunnari and Principal lecturer, Dr Liisa Vanhanen-Nuutinen & project teams from Sole and HyPe projects, to be confirmed
15–15.15 Coffee break
15.15–16 Closing session, Director, Dr Jari Laukia and co, to be confirmed
Thursday 23.3.
9–12 Meeting at brunch and working with further RDI-collaboration initiatives
- Facilitated by Research director, Dr Irma Kunnari
