You can also nominate any Laurea alum for the alum of the year. Nominations can be made by Laurea alumni association's members and the staff of Laurea UAS.  The Alum of the Year receives a diploma and a present in the Alumni Event.

Alumni Evening 22nd February 5pm-9pm

Laurea Alumni will get together in a relaxed athmosphere in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Kamppi Shopping Centre, in Laurea Showroom, just above the Espoo bus terminal. In the event, we will publish our Lecturer Pool, which is open for all Laurea Alumni. The Pool is a chance for all graduates to share their know-how and working life experiences in exchange for a standard fee. The Lecturer Pool will officially be launched in fall 2012 but you can already sign up!

We also want to make sure that our alumni are represented to their advantage in the Pool and thus we offer you the chance to get yourself photographed by a professional photographer in the Kamppi Alumni Evening. You can of course use the photos as you see fit but they come free of charge when you sign up for the Pool. 

The event is also the perfect chance to hear what is going on with the association and meet new and old acquiaintances. You can come anytime between 5pm and 9pm and stay as long as your schedule allows.

The event is free of charge. Please sign up at

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=fi&formkey=dEFJc01wdHdZRUJxTk9naGFFT0g4TXc6MQ#gid=0

, so that we know how much coffee and snacks to reserve.  

For more information about the Showroom:  http://www.laurea.fi/fi/showroom/Sivut/default.aspx

P.S Remember to book 26th of April in your calendar for the best and biggest Alumni Event yet. More information to come!

Come and listen to graduates’ career stories in Laurea Showroom at the Kamppi Shopping Centre, in the middle of Helsinki. Several Laurea alumni are there to talk about their careers and working life experiences.

We also offer some light snacks. You can come anytime between 5pm and 9pm and stay as long as your schedule allows.

The event is free of charge. Please sign up at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=fi&formkey=dEFJc01wdHdZRUJxTk9naGFFT0g4TXc6MQ#gid=0

, so that we know how much coffee and snacks to reserve.  

For more information about the Showroom:  http://www.laurea.fi/fi/showroom/Sivut/default.aspx

P.S Remember to book 26th of April in your calendar for the best and biggest Alumni Event yet. More information to come!

 15.11 Laurea Alumnies annual meeting chose the new board for year 2012!

New Chairperson is Tuomas Sarpakunnas. Board members are Sanna Kallioinen, Antti Seppinen, Johanna Pääkkönen, Milla Taskinen, Anna Dunder sekä Ritva Leijala.

Vice boad members are Michael Casagrande, Elisa Leinonen, Mari Alila ja Miia Haanpää.

New board will start its work in beginning of january.

Welcome to Laurea Alumni Association’s Additional Annual Meeting on tuesday 15 of November at 6pm!

Place: Tikkurila, Laurea, A122 Ratatie 22, 01300 Vantaa

Agenda (inter alia)

• Financial Statements 2010
• Election of board 2012
• Action plan 2012

Registrations at info@laureanalumnit.fi by 11th of November 2011.

Official language on annual meeting is Finnish.

The Board of Laurea Alumni Association

Simo Takanen is a bachelor of business administration (Laurea UAS) and he has previous experience in various association posts. His current tasks include membership development, coordination and development of association activities and cooperation with our stakeholders. Simo can be reached from 045-355 0688 and simo.takanen@laureanalumnit.fi. The office of Laurea alumni association is located in Laurea Tikkurila.

The board of Laurea alumni association welcomes Simo warmly and hopes that he will be an important link between the association and our members.

The Annual Ball will be held in Laurea, Tikkurila, Ratatie 22, Vantaa

Dinnercard 35 €/45 € (members/non-members)

In the dinnercard is included the programme of the ball and the dinner with drinks.

Sign-up: https://elomake3.laurea.fi/lomakkeet/4449/lomake.html

Dresscode: Black suit/dress

You are warmly welcome!

More info of the annual ball: http://www.laureamko.fi/en/activities/parties/anniversary-event/

In co-operation Laurea Alumni association.

http://www.laureanalumnit.fi/

Hello Alumni,

Are you aware that 6-8 Finnish men every year and every fourth woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. Prediction is normally good when it is diagnosed early but still it is important to develop treatments.

Cancer Society of Finland is organizing Pink Ribbon –campaign in October which is held to raise funds for Finnish breast cancer research. Campaigns climax is the Pink Ribbon –day 14th of October.

Student Union LAUREAMKO is supporting the campaign and also gives You a chance to help. You can take part to a fundraising event. Event takes place in Narinkkatori, Helsinki on 14th of October at 7-9 or 15-18. You are also welcome to join both of the times. You can sign up here: http://www.cancer.fi/roosanauha/roosanauha/ryhdy-lipaskeraajaksi/
When signing up remember to write LAUREAMKO after Your name so we can give You further information closer to the event.

If you don’t feel Yourself as a fundraising type You can also support the campaign by participating to the after party in Kaivohuone 14th of October at 22-04. Tickets are available for 5 €/7 €/9 € (member/non-member/from the door). All the profits are donated to Cancer Society of Finland.

Come and join us to help because we just love Finnish women, don’t we?
LAUREAMKO Tikkurila

Language training for immigrant nurses

Target group:

The training is intended for nurses who live in Finland and have graduated in the EU region, but lack the Finnish language skills required in the Finnish work life. Participants need to have a permit (or the right to seek it) to act as a nurse in Finland issued by the
National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira).

Training description:

The goal of this training is to provide linguistic skills that allow participants to get employed as a nurse in different Helsinki city branches. The training is full-time and it consists of classroom lessons, distance teaching and practical training. The course will
be organized in Helsinki. The course has a pragmatic approach for teaching the Finnish
language and it emphasizes the skills needed for a nurse in an every-day work environment. The training also includes lessons of Finland’s health care system, the patient registry and the basics of computer know-how.

Training period: 1.11.2011-8.4.2012

When to apply: 15.8.-30.9.2011

Applying for training:

You can apply for the training at the Employment and Economic Development Office web page at http://www.mol.fi (Labour market training available -> course number 633238 works as a search word) or by using a paper form.

Additional information:

Regarding the job and practical training Maija Jyrkkäranta,
Health Care Center, phone 040 334 7154, maija.jyrkkaranta@hel.fi
Regarding the training and applying, Kati Granroth, Mediverkko,
phone 050 521 1704, kati.granroth@mediverkko.fi and Eliisa
Kekäläinen, phone 040 734 6920, eliisa.kekalainen@mediverkko.fi

The training is considered as labor market training and therefore it is free of charge. More information regarding labour market training is available at Koulutuslinja. Phone: 010 194 901.

"More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than at any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject." - Peter Drucker 

In Connect ED™ we will have exellent speakers from all angles of networking and different kinds of actual networking exercises to get full benefit out of this event. After Connect ED™ you will hopefully know when, where and how to really get the best out of your existing contact network, and naturally how to create a benefitial network base for the future. A warm welcome all networkers!

We have all heard a thousand times about the importance of networking and Connect ED™ is an event ALL about networking, for networking and for You to sharpen your skills  personal contacts. Your future career, our next job and your next success will most likely be  because of your networks. So get connected, brought to you by LaureaES, Laurea Alumni and  Laurea Leppävaara. The events speakers include Rasmus Nyberg, CEO of Creo Consulting,  Paul Brennan, CEO of Jolly Dragon and Antti Seppinen the Finnish "Apprentice" 2010 Winner  and Laurea Alumni Chairman.

Welcome and remember: "Strangers are just friends you haven't met yet"

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Combi2011 is an international conference, where practice and research become one. The conference is held at Hämeenlinna which is a traditional and vibrant educational and cultural town at the junction of nationally important rail, road and waterway network.

Combi conference joins the great minds of academics, business leaders and other professionals from both private and public sectors to share and co-create knowledge on business-related topics. It increases the integration of local enterprises, regional authority and other local actors with research entities. As a result of attending this international conference, new business solutions and activities are expected to arise among the participants.

The Best Paper in the Conference will be awarded. All the accepted papers will be published in the electronic, ISSN/ISBN identified Conference Proceedings.

Your submitted abstract will be published online at www.combi2011.fi prior to the Conference in order to attract potential interest groups and stakeholders to attend and meet with you in person. You yourself may also invite additional participants to join in the spirit of networking.

Keep your eye at www.combi2011.fi for the latest developments. The Combi2011 Organising Committee awaits to see you in Finland next October!

Now you have the possibility to participate in Universum’s Young professional 2011 -survey and share your thoughts on your career goals and employer expectations. We want to know which your most important career goals are, how you would like to get information about employers and which your ideal employers are.

Participate by following the link: https://survey.confirmit.com/wix1/p1771426820.aspx?reid=16

All participants in the survey have a chance to win a travel voucher worth 500 euro. In addition to that you can get immediate feedback on your results as well as a personal career profile.

Your response in anonymous.

Thank you!

Best regards,

Universum and Laurea Alumni Association

For the first time, the International Student Barometer gives internationally comparable information at national and institutional level about Finland as a study destination for international students. The Finnish section of the survey was co-ordinated and funded by CIMO.

International students happy with Finland and their Finnish institution

According to the survey, 89 per cent of the international students are generally happy or very happy with their Finnish institution of higher education and study in Finland. The happiest students come from India, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Russia, while there is most dissatisfaction among Ukrainian, Mexican, American and Hungarian students.

Of the respondents, 83.9% would recommend their Finnish institution and Finland as a destination of study to other students. This compares well to the average European figure of 80.5%, and even more favourably to the overall average rate of 79.1%.

Student satisfaction was measured in four main areas: learning, living and accommodation, support services, and services at arrival.

Material facilities and stable Finnish society score highly

The students are especially happy with the material facilities of the institutions, such as libraries, lecture rooms, laboratories, computer facilities, IT services and support services. Finland is also identified as a safe and socially stable country.

The Finnish institutions score higher than average for services at arrival and are duly commended for these arrangements. The staff at the international offices as well as the accommodation services are recognised for their excellent levels of service.

Most criticism of careers and recruitment services and living costs

There is clearly room for improvement in employment-related services. Students are also concerned about finding a job after graduation. Similarly, Finland is an expensive country to live in: judging by the international average, this is the single biggest problem for international students.

The results show that many students seek not only a degree or a student exchange in Finland but would also like to find a job here.

– That the students need careers guidance, that they wish to find their place on the Finnish job market and perhaps make their home here is something that the Finnish institutions of higher education and working life in particular should consider, says Pasi Sahlberg, Director General of CIMO.

More than 20,000 international students in Finland

While the Finnish institutions of higher education have made great strides in internationalisation, Finland continues to have fewer international students than OECD countries on average. According to Statistics Finland, the Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences had more than 14,000 international degree students and almost 9,000 exchange students in 2009. China and Russia are the biggest countries of origin for degree students, while Germany, France, Spain and Italy send a large portion of exchange students to Finland.

The students are obviously motivated by gaining a degree but most of all by a chance to find relevant employment either internationally or in Finland.

– This need is perfectly understandable. But in order to be successful, the institutions need business life, industry and the service sector to appreciate one thing: here is a pool of graduates with singularly useful cultural capital, and it would be in the interests of any internationally active business to recruit them, Sahlberg notes.

The survey enables institutions of higher education to improve their teaching and student services

The results of the survey give the participating institutions insights into where they need to improve their teaching and student services. The survey does not produce ranking information of a single country or institution as such.

The survey is based on an online questionnaire carried out in November-December 2010 with students at all levels of study, including Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral students. Almost 158,000 international students responded to the questionnaire; of these, 6,441 were students at a university or university of applied sciences in Finland.

Participating in the survey were institutions of higher education from Britain, Canada, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States. Country packs similar to that commissioned by CIMO were compiled by at least Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands.

The survey was conducted by The International Graduate Insight Group, a British consultancy and benchmarking service.

Source: CIMO / Higher Education Department

Welcome to Laurea alumni Association’s Additional Annual Meeting on Thursda 28 of April at 4pm!

Place: Tikkurila, Laurea, A122 Ratatie 22, 01300 Vantaa

Agenda (inter alia)

• Financial Statements 2010
• Action Report 2010

Registrations at info@laureanalumnit.fi by 27th of April 2011.

Laurea alumni associations board

The Annual Alumni Event 2011 was held on the 7th of April in Vantaa. The evening's theme this year was work-life balance.

Guests arrived to Tikkurila at 6 pm to raise the toast, meet our partners (Tehy ry, Fennia, Pro liitto, Veripalvelu and Jyty), enjoy the music and the most important, networking.

The speakers of the event were President of UAS Pentti Rauhala, businessman Hjallis Harkimo and Jaana Laitinen-Pesola the Chairman of Tehy.

The Alum of the Year was awarded during the evening.

After the seminar, guests enjoyed good food, drinks, music and the atmosphere of the Alumni Event 2011.

Pictures from event can be found in our facebook page Laurean alumnit.

The Alum of the Year 2011 is Sara Asteljoki

Sara Asteljoki is the Alum of the Year 2011. Sara was awarded in the Annual Alumni Event in Vantaa on the 7th of April 2011. The selection criteria were those that Sara is active, positive and she inspire others by her own example.

Sara was awarded in March in Cambridge. The judges awarded The Rosedene VideoCare team the prize for Best Healthcare Innovation. The team consisted of Sara Asteljoki – a practising e-nurse, Mark Stockill – internet marketer, ‎Simon Elliston Ball – CTO, Youri Dabrowski – web and database developer and Derek Visser – e-health entrepreneur. Asteljoki and Stockill have studied in Laurea University of Applied Sciences.‎

Rosedene VideoCare allows health care professionals in the public and ‎private sector to care for patients and clients in need of their guidance and experience online. ‎Read more

Source: Laurea

The board of Laurea University of Applied Sciences Ltd has chosen Vice President Jaakko Tarkkanen as the new Managing Director of Laurea University of Applied Sciences Ltd and President of Laurea University of Applied Sciences in its meeting on 17.3.2011. Jaakko Tarkkanen will start as a substitute for Pentti Rauhala’s annual holiday on 30.6.2011.

Jaakko Tarkkanen has been involved in creating, developing and leading Laurea and its predecessor Evamk from the beginning of 1990, at the beginning as a study field director, starting from 1998 as the president of the Espoo regional unit and from 2005 as a substitute for President and Vice President. His dissertation about building strategic agility in managing a higher education institution will be submitted to precontrol at the University of Tampere in spring 2011.

Source: Laurea

Join now in Laurea alumni association (1.3-1.5.2011) and you will take part in a competition to win an iPad.

Invite your friends to become members of Laurea alumni association (be a referee) and you will score a point for each member you invite and you will take part in a competitition to win other prizes 1.4.2011. The more points you have (your name and email-address in the new membership form), the bigger chances of winning you have.

The winner will be notified in person 17.5.2011 and winner's name will be published on the website of Laurea alumni association (with permission).
 

Laurea’s entrepreneur of the year 2010-11.

Are you Laurea’s entrepreneur of the year 2010 – 2011? You may be a student, an alumnus or a member of the staff, as long as you have an existing company and you are a member of the Laurea community.

Laurea’s entrepreneur of the year will receive lots of fame and glory as well as a prize of 1000 €.

Selection criteria

The main selection criteria for Laurea’s entrepreneur of the year are:

• The success, growth and profitability of the company
• Innovativeness of the business
• How Laurea’s values are reflected in the business and the entrepreneur
• The entrepreneur’s active role in Laurea-community.

Schedule

Applications for Laurea’s entrepreneur of the year 2010 – 2011 must be filed by March 25th. The winner will be announced in April 20th during the final of the Sense – business idea competition.

Applying

Via a web-form: https://elomake3.laurea.fi/lomakkeet/3432/lomake.html

Jury

Laurea’s entrepreneur of the year 2010 – 2011 will be selected by a jury that consists of director Hilkka Heinonen, business director Antti Vettenranta and principal lecturer Vesa Taatila.

Additional information

Questions and more information: principal lecturer Vesa Taatila (vesa.taatila@laurea.fi)