Please note that the International Professors’ Week has been cancelled due to lack of enrolments. However, we still warmly welcome articles to be considered for publishing in The Finnish Business Review.

International Professors' Week will stimulate international discussion, dialogue and networking between JAMK's partner schools, researchers and industry representatives.

What

International Professors' Week gathers colleagues from JAMK's partner institutions around the world. Participants are given a  great possibility to  present their latest cutting-edge research topics to both faculty and students.

Why

The International Professor's week gives our guests a possibility to hear from a range of international academics on different research topics, develop global perspective, opportunity to network and socialize. Participants are also able to observe  JAMK's Intensive Innovation Week and meet industry representatives.

 

 

Where

Proferssors' Week takes place at Lutakko Campus, which is close to the Jyväskylä city centre, next to the railway station and 20 km from the airport. The address is Piippukatu 2, Jyväskylä.

Location in Google Map
 

Programme

Tuesday 27th
9.45-10.00   Registration and coffee
10.00-11.00  Welcome and introduction, Dr. Asta Wahlgrén, Director, School of Business and Practical information, Risto Korkia-aho, International Affairs Coordinator
11:00-11:30 Tour around Dynamo building
11:30-13:00 Lunch. Poster exhibition.
13:00-14:30   Teaching sessions
14:30-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-17:00 Cultural Activity – Guided City Tour               
17:00-19:00 Free time
19:00 Dinner

Wednesday 28th
8:30 Welcome and coffee
9:00-10:00 Introducing Innovation Weekend Design Thinking Methodology
10:00-11:30 Teaching sessions
11:30-13:00 Lunch, poster presentations and student information stand.
13:00-14.30 Teaching sessions
14:30-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-17:00 Presentations of the best abstracts and researchs
17:00-19:00 Free time
19:00 Dinner

Thursday 29th
9:00-11:00 Reseach

  • JAMK research strategy
  • Finnish Business Review – call for papers by lecturer Murat Akpinar
  • Recent activities in research lines such as Competitiveness, Value Creation in Digital Environment. JAMK principle and senior lecturers.

11:00-12:00  Lunch
12:00-13:30   Collaboration between Business and Universities. Visiting JAMK business partners.
13:30-14:00 Closing

 

Call for Abstracts

The incoming lecturers should submit us an extended abstract of approximately 800 words in length outlining the aims, subject matter, main results and major conclusions. In addition, send us a short description of the lecturer and inform the corresponding authors.

We welcome contributions from the fields of

  • Competitiveness
  • Accounting and Finance
  • Innovation and Technology Management
  • Digital Marketing
  • Strategic Management
  • Diversity Management
  • Sport Business
  • Sustainability
  • Tourism and Hospitality Management.

We invite the authors of best abstracts to present their research topics and impact of the results. Selected submissions will be given consideration for publishing in the Finnish Business Review - Journal.

 

We invite you to submit your abstracts in advance. Selected submissions will be given consideration for publishing  in the Finnish Business Review Journal. The journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure and the process should not take more than four weeks.

Teaching Sessions

Guests teaching session will be based on your abstract. All participants will be undertaking two 1,5 hour sessions, this will be the same session repeated to a different audience. We are considering filming some of the sessions, please let us know if you have any objections to this.

Poster Exhibition

We would like you to send your posters at the latest on 19th of Oct, so that we have time to print them for you. More information on posters will be added later.

Student Information Stand

We offer you a possibility to bring some promotional material with you to provide potential exchange students with information about your institution and the courses that you offer.

The event is part of JAMK's commitment to internationalization and research collaboration.  There is no participation fee and it is compatible with the Erasmus Staff Mobility scheme.

If you are interested, please submit the application, including extended abstract and your CV. We will carefully considerate all the applicants and keep you informed in due course.

 

Finnish Business Review

Finnish Business Review is an international forum for publication of applied and scholarly research on managerial issues in Finnish and international context. Researchers from Finnish as well as foreign universities, universities of applied sciences, and research institutes are welcome to share their work in this forum.

Read further about aims and scope and instructions for writers

Innovation Week

On Wednesday we will introduce our Innovation Week, which is held at the same time as the International Professors Week. Read articles on this method below.

Innovation Week for students

Innovation Week provides all JAMK students with a Design Thinking-type problem-solving method. The method is also used and taught by the world’s leading business schools as an operating model for diversified, multi-disciplinary development groups. 

JAMK is the first educational institute in Europe to teach the method to all students through practical experience. Innovation Week is part of the five-credit Entrepreneurship and Innovation course taken by all JAMK students.

Read more

JAMK Staff at Innovation Week

The entire JAMK personnel participated in the 'Innovaatiopäivät' ('Innovation Days') event at the Paviljonki congress centre in Jyväskylä. The entirely new event concept involved two days of testing the Design Thinking method introduced during the students' Innovation Weeks event.

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Let Jyväskylä get you inspired!

Every 4th person that you pass in Jyväskylä is a student. The city is very dynamic modern centre for industry and learning. All the services, shops, schools and work are close at hand. The city has a wide variety of leisure and sport activities. Jyväskylä is surrounded by a beautiful nature, situated between lakes and hills. Its population is 133 000.

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Korkia-Aho Risto

Korkia-Aho Risto

Kansainvälisten asioiden koordinaattori, International Coordinator
LIKE Hallinto, Administration
Liiketoiminta, School of Business
+358405215687

This video shows you the way from Jyväskylä railway station to Dynamo building where the event is held.

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