FINNISH NATIONAL EVENT - INVEST EDUCATION AND SKILLS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, ON 19-20 SEPTEMBER

Karelia University of Applied Sciences hosted the event “INVEST – Education and Skills for a Sustainable Future” in Joensuu, Finland on 19-20 September 2023.

The event was opened by Pekka Auvinen, Vice Rector of the Karelia UAS, and Lucia Palšová, INVEST Alliance Coordinator, from the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra.

The two-day programme started with a seminar presenting the achievements of the INVEST, with a particular emphasis on the opportunities it offers to students and staff of the INVEST partner universities. The seminar concluded with a panel discussion focusing on the impact of European University Alliances. The discussion included INVEST representatives as well as panelists from the Finnish National Agency for Education and from the YUFE and EU4DUAL alliances.

On the second day of the event, partners participated in workshops discussing the institutionalization of the results at partner universities and reflecting on the role of INVEST as a strategic educational alliance. 

Event programme