How can University Promote Global Responsibility?

  * What kinds of connections my research has with global responsibility?
  * What are the global development impacts of my research?
  * What are the shared needs and goals of the global research groups of UTA?

13.00 Introduction of Participants
Chaired by Professor Olavi Luukkanen, Chair of UniPID Board
13.10 Internationalization at UTA: Strategy and Administration, Vice-Rector Harri Melin
13.30 Feedback to Vice-Rector Melin
13.40 UniPID in Short, Senior Advisor Annica Moore, University of Jyväskylä

13.50 Research Groups with Global Focus (10 min each)

Medicine: Professor Per Ashorn
Education: Professor Tuomas Takala
Water and sanitation: Senior researcher Pekka Pietilä, TUT
Management: Professor Seppo Hölttä
Innovation: Adjunct Professor Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko
Innovation systems (TaSTI): Senior researchers Mika Kautonen and Mika Raunio
Peace Research: Professor Tuomo Melasuo (tbc) or a member of the research group

15.00
HEI ICI (Higher Education Institutions Institutional Cooperation Instrument) in Short, Emeritus Professor Kaarle Nordenstreng

15.10
HEI ICI UTA-Project "Building Institutional Capacity for Training Leadership and Management of Ugandan Universities (LMUU)", Professor Seppo Hölttä

15.20
North-South-South Higher Education Institution Network Programme, Overview and UTA-Project "Social Well-being in North and South", Lecturer Anna Metteri and PhD Candidate Sónia Nhantumbo-Divage

15.30
Discussion - Finding synergies and way forward

16.00
End of Workshop

The language of the workshop will be English.

Coffee and refreshments offered. Please confirm attendance by 30th September (mikko.perkio@uta.fi).

University Partnership for International Development, www.unipid.fi

For more information:
Mikko Perkiö, mikko.perkio@uta.fi