International Week

Future Challenges in Social and Health Care

Together with international partner universities, the School of Health and Social Services organizes a 3-ECTS BIP (blended intensive program) course for Bachelor students of nursing, public health nursing, and social services. The course consists of three online sessions before the physical mobility week at KAMK on 10. – 14 February 2025.

This BIP course is only open to partner universities listed below.

• Brandenburg University of Technology Gottbus-Senftenberg (Germany)
• Duale Hochschule Baden-Wuerttemberg (DHBW) Stuttgart (Germany)
• Howest, Belgium
• Inholland University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)
• NHL Stenden (Netherlands)
• UCLL Leuven-Limburg (Belgium)
• University of Kiel (Germany)

For more information, please contact Jaana Härkönen (jaana.harkonen(at)kamk.fi).

Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences and KAMK organize a course on Smart Solutions for Wellbeing Service Development and Management for Master students on 10 – 14 February 2025. This blended mobility course is only open to the students and staff of Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences and KAMK.

For more information, please contact Kirsi Moisanen (kirsi.moisanen(at)kamk.fi) or Saija Huhtala (saija.huhtala(at)kamk.fi).

Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility

The Online Master Winter School, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, 5 ECTS, will take place in Teams on 11 – 13 February 2025. The course will be delivered in cooperation with lecturers from international partner universities, guest lecturers from working life and KAMK.

Further information and enrolment, please contact Jaana Lappalainen (jaana.lappalainen(at)kamk.fi) or Päivi Karhu (paivi.karhu(at)kamk.fi).

The Winter School Programme will be added to this website within a few weeks.

In the Schools of Business, Tourism, Sports, and Information Systems/Game Development, the week will be held as a three-day event on 11 – 13 February 2025. During the week, we will organize a workshop to brainstorm new BIP courses and discuss opportunities for collaboration, both in terms of curricula and RDI projects. During the week, it will also be possible to present exchange opportunities at your institution and give lectures.

If you are interested in giving a lecture, please contact Kirsi Sievers (Esports Business, International Business, Tourism), Helka Leimu-Pelkonen (Sports) or Tommi Helin (Game Art, Game Programming, Game Production, Game Design, Game Engine Development, Data Center, Intelligent & Embedded Systems or AI & Big Data), by 15 December 2024. Further information and email addresses: kirsi.sievers(at)kamk.fi, helka.leimu-pelkonen(at)kamk.fi and tommi.helin(at)kamk.fi.

To register for the week, please contact international.office(at)kamk.fi. Registration is open until 5 January 2025.

You can travel to Kajaani by

• plane, please see the Finnair website for more information on flight connections
• train, please see the VR website for more information on train connections

Accommodation in Kajaani is offered by:

• Original Sokos Hotel Valjus
• Peera Hotels
• Vieraanvara Hostel
• Airbnb, Kajaani