On 16-20 November 2015, the International Week took place on Arcada University of Applied Sciences. The event provided an opportunity for students in the fields of social services, occupational therapy, and nursing to meet and together reflect on a number of issues related to the ethical dimensions of their professions. It also offered the participants an opportunity to practice in English the terminology connected to their specific professional field. The…
Read moreAn International week for students from Social Services, Occupational Therapy and Nursing was held last week. The aim with the week is that the students can discuss, argue and reflect in groups with professionals from different areas and with professionals with different cultural background on issues related to ethical questions. Someone else will soon post another blog about the week and what we did. During International week our group (Group…
Read moreI maj 2014 träffade jag en grupp lektorer från Arcada vid deras besök på MDH – Mälardalens högskola i Eskilstuna. Jag träffade Denice, Mia och Rut från sektionen för hälsa och samhälle på Arcada. De visade stort intresse för min forskning och bjöd in mig till Finland. För ett tag sedan har jag varit i Finland för att föreläsa på Arcada för studenter under deras internationella vecka den 17-21 november….
Read moreHär kommer en hälsning på danska från internationella veckans gästföreläsare Lena Knudsmark i Danmark: Sjældent har jeg glædet mig til at besøge et nyt sted, som da jeg skulle besøge Arcada i Helsingfors. Foruden Mummitroldene og Angry birds, er Finland jo kendt for deres vellykkede uddannelsessystem, og jeg ville gerne lære hemmeligheden bag succesen. Dette fik jeg indblik i på Arcadas International Week, hvor studerende delte perspektiver på etik og…
Read moreThe International Week is an annual happening among students and lecturers on the study programmes for Social Services, Occupational Therapy and the English Nursing programme. We always connect an important topic to the week, and this year it was ethics. During the week the students are discussing and reflecting in smaller workshop groups with the student fellows from different areas and with different cultural background on issues related to ethical…
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