Every year our first year students in International Business, Företagsekonomi and informationsteknik travel to Stockholm for a three day conference with lectures and company visits as part of the Arcada 360 course. Here are some students reflections from this years trip: I expected this trip to be full of emotions and new experiences, during journey I found a lot of new friends, met people who are open-minded and truly amazing!…
En strålande chans att tjäna in 5 sp under en givande och kreativ vecka, för att inte tala om att kursen i år ordnades på Laugarvatn, Island, där de även ser till att man blir väl gödd. 4.3.2018 Söndag Vi anländer till Reykjavik, Island, där vi har några timmar på oss att se staden. Att hitta mat är i sig ingen utmaning men i och med den främmande valutan och…
In September I got the opportunity to go to Paris to attend the 12th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2017, and to discuss entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship education with colleagues from all over the world. This is a topic close to my heart and something I see as very important to consider for our students. When I talk about entrepreneurship I emphasise the holistic process and the so called entrepreneurial…
It has been a tradition for Arcada’s MBA students to organize a study trip visiting companies in the Nordic countries suiting the theme chosen by the students themselves. This year choosing a theme was a bit trickier as it had to suit both the Nordic market track students and Fintech track, which had started in autumn 2016. In the end the hot topic Internet of Things (IoT) and its globally…
I år frågar vi oss på The 4th Nordic Forum for Nurse Educators (som är i full gång) om sjuksköterskeutbildningen är up to date? Seminariet ordnas på Tartu Tervishoiu Kõrgkool (Tartu Health Care College) den 14–15 november. Gårdagens tema var kompetenser. Vi talade om vårdlärarnas, studenternas och sjukskötarnas kompetenser. Jag hade ett intressant uppdrag som moderator på seminariet (på bild med en av Keynotes speakers Virpi Sulosaari från Turun AMK)….
Jag har nu varit ett par veckor vid University of Queensland (UQ) i Brisbane Australien som gästande akademiker och det är bara att konstatera att atmosfären här är inspirerande. UQ är ett av Australiens äldsta och mest prestigefyllda universitet, som konstant rankas bland topp universiteten i världen. Speciellt inom företagsekonomi och turism hör UQ till den globala toppen. Det är inte undra på att jag många gånger tycker att alla…
-Master students set out on trip to explore new ways companies are run in the Nordics There is no crystal ball in business anymore. Today’s leaders know that they have to change the way they work and can no longer rely only on traditional strategy. To boost results and growth, leaders look for new ways to find a competitive edge to charge new industries, markets, products and services. Company leaders need…
A few snapshots of our days in Kenya, where Arcada students have gathered together with students from DIAK and the University of Eastern Africa Baraton. The joint Master’s Degree Programme in Global Health Care, which focuses on crises preparedness and management, kicks off with an intense learning symposium at the Equatorial circle. Sunny greetings, Gugge and the Global Health team
Monday September 21st an eager bunch of 168 students from FE, IB and IA gathered at the Katajannokka terminal in Helsinki for a conference trip to Stockholm. The atmosphere in the terminal was good and students seemed eager to get on the trip. On the boat we gathered in the conference area and had an interesting lecture by Patrik Levlin from Viking Line. After that we worked in small groups…
Monday September 22nd an eager group of 151 students from Arcada Business School took a conference trip to Stockholm. During the conference students had time for team building, company visits, “speed dating” and formal dinners. The overall impression I had was that the students learned a lot about presentation skills, companies, importance of organisational skills as well as network building. I can proudly say that I am happy to be…