Day I: Tuesday, 15 August 2023
9:00-10:00
Registration and morning coffee
10:00-11:00
Welcome ceremony
- Olli-Pekka Malinen
Finnish JoLII Board Chair; GINTL Regional Expert (China) - Johanna Mäkelä
Dean, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Educational Sciences - Zuoyu Zhou
Vice President, Beijing Normal University - Hannele Niemi
UNESCO Chair on Educational Ecosystems for Equity and Quality of Learning, University of Helsinki - Jun Wang
Vice Dean, Chinese Board Director - Tiina Vihma-Purovaara
Senior Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Education & Culture of Finland - Hongzhi Sun
Director of Educational Affairs, Chinese Embassy in Finland
11:00-11:15
Coffee break
11:15-11:45
Missions and Orientations of Chinese Normal Universities in the New Era
- Shijian Chen, Vice President, Southwest University
11:45-12:15
Keynote 2 (tba)
- Lauri Palsa, The National Audiovisual Institute of Finland
12:15-13:30
Photo and lunch break
13:30-15:00
Thematic sessions
15:00-15:30
Coffee break
15:30-17:00
Thematic workshops
Workshop 1
Inquiry-Based Learning in Early Childhood Education Through Playful Teaching Methods
Jonna Kangas (University of Helsinki, Finland)
Workshop 2
Sustainability, Imagination and Practice: STEAM Education in Phenomenon-Based Learning and Real-World Problem-Solving
Dr. Kristóf Fenyvesi (University of Jyväskylä, Finland), Dr. Werner Olivier (Nelson Mandela University, South Africa)
Workshop 3
World Café – Practical Issues of Quality Assurance in Sino-Finnish Joint Degree Provisions
Yulia Shumilova, Yuzhuo Cai (Tampere University, Finland)
17:00-18:30
Break
18:30-20:00
University reception
Day II: Wednesday, 16 August 2023
9:00-9:30
Morning coffee
9:00-9:15
Opening of the day and introduction to the Finnish Education MOOC
- Olli-Pekka Malinen
Finnish JoLII Board Chair; GINTL Regional Expert (China) - Mihaela Nyyssönen
Project Planner & MOOC Developer, GINTL - Hannele Niemi
UNESCO Chair on Educational Ecosystems for Equity and Quality of Learning, University of Helsinki
9:15-9:45
Keynote 3 (tba)
- Pigga Keskitalo, University of Lapland
9:45-10:15
Reshaping Education System in the VUCA Era: Concepts, Paths, and Dilemmas
- Baocun Liu, Beijing Normal Univeristy
10:15-10:30
Coffee break
10:30-12:00
Thematic sessions
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:00-13:30
Education for Sustainable Rural Development: Conceptual Framework and Good Practices
- Yuchi Zhao, Deputy Director, UNESCO INRULED
13:30-14:00
Keynote 6 (tba)
- Crystal Green, HundrED Organisation
14:00-15:00
Roundtable discussion
15:00-15:15
Closing ceremony
- Olli-Pekka Malinen
Finnish JoLII Board Chair; GINTL Regional Expert (China)
15:15-16:30
Optional event: Launch event of the Finnish Education MOOC
The launch event of the Finnish Education MOOC will be held as an optional event after the closing ceremony.
Day III: Thursday, 17 August 2023
Optional programme
8:15-12:00
Visit to innovative higher education learning environment at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Myllypuro Campus
Lunch at own cost at the student cafeteria
