Event
E³UDRES² Spring Summit
Join us at the E³UDRES² Spring Summit 2026 – Where Europe’s brightest ideas meet! At the Spring Summit, you’ll dive into a week filled with inspiring discussions, hands-on workshops, cross‑border networking, and visionary sessions on the future of European education, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The event is targeted at the partner and associated partner institutions of the E³UDRES² alliance and their respective stakeholders only.
English
Rajakatu 35
40200 Jyväskylä
Finland
Monday 20 April
15.00 - 18.00 | Regional Engagement Assessment
- For who? WP8 REA Critical Friend Review group only. (Closed session, invitation only).
- Location: C119
Tuesday 21 April
8.30 - 16.30 | Registration
- Location: F-wing entrance hall, via F-doors.
9.00 - 12.30 | Parallel Sessions
Regional Engagement Assessment
- 9.00-10.30: WP8 REA Critical Friend Review group only. (Closed session, invitation only).
- 10:30-12:30: WP8 REA Critical Friend Review. (Limited capacity, registration
needed). - Location: C119
Student Board Workshops
- For who? Student Board members
- Location: F304
12.30 - 15.00 | Parallel sessions
Stakeholder Programme - Tested by Jamk
- 12.30 - 16 Laboratory open doors & demonstrations
- 12.30 - 14 AI Non-stop Workshop
- For who? Respective Stakeholders and Summit participants – registration needed.
- Location: Meet in room FK14
Get to know Jamk
Get to know Jamk by hearing from our RDI projects and Jamk actors and take part in Campus Tour!
- 12.30-14.45
- For who? Anyone interested in Jamk
- Location: Auditorium Tulikari (D205 - Entrance from B-wing, 2nd floor)
E³UDRES² for Newcomers
Introduction to the E³UDRES² alliance to participants not yet acquainted with its vision, activities, and opportunities for engagement.
- 13.30 - 14.30
- For who? Anyone interested to know what E³UDRES² is!
- Location: F205
15.00 - 16.00 | Opening Sessions
Speakers:
Mari-Leena Talvitie, Minister of Science and Culture (video greeting)
Vesa Saarikoski, President of Jamk University of Applied Sciences
Hannes Raffaseder, E³UDRES² President
Eetu Ruotsalainen, Chair of E³UDRES² Student Board
Stakeholder speakers:
Developing player and coaching pathways through international knowledge exchange with AKA St. Pölten and FC Vitória Formação, Football club Jypk-JJK, Mikko Manninen, Head of Sports
- For who? Executive Board, Board of Coordinators, Board of Student Representatives, Advisory Board, External Stakeholders.
- Location: Auditorium Tulikari (D205 - Entrance from B-wing, 2nd floor)
16.00 - 16.30 | Coffee Break
- Location: Café Twist, D-wing
16.30 - 17.50 | Opening Sessions Continues
Stakeholder speakers
Petri Salminen, Chair Suomen Yrittäjät
The Role of the Jyväskylä Region and Universities in Supporting StartUp Growth, CEO Joni Kettunen, Firstbeat Technologies
Share & Celebrate
EUDRES Arena, Alex Moolhuizen / Pauliina Uusi-Penttilä
Talent Funnel, Roger Hejmans
Innovation Hubs, Vera de Ruiter
Regional Engagement Assessment, Alexandra Laschkolnig
Center of Excellence (Business Modelling), Thierry Tartarin
- Location: Auditorium Tulikari (D205 - Entrance from B-wing, 2nd floor)
Wednesday 22 April
8.30 - 16.30 | Registration
- Location: F-wing entrance hall, via F-doors.
9.00 - 12.30 | Parallel Sessions
General Assembly workshops
Work together on the future of our network. In three sessions, you help to create the next phase of the E³UDRES² Alliance.
- Introduction, setting the scene. A plenary session reflecting the E³UDRES² 2.0 progress and emerging framework of the E³UDRES² 2.1 priorities. Introduction of the following group work.
- World Café. Split in the smaller groups (including 30min coffee break)
- Finding North: E³UDRES² Mission. What are our long-term goals? How does that link to our mission and vision, and which adaptations could be useful?
- Scaling up: E³UDRES² 2.1 priorities. In the next funding phase (2027-2029) the European Commission will attach great importance to the scaling up of existing products and ideas within each Alliance. Which of our E³UDRES² products or concepts is most suitable for scaling up? And how?
- Delivering results: Our network requires more coherent and deeper cooperation. Are our structures adapted to this, or what can we change?
- For who? WP members, predefined workshops
- Location: Auditorium Valjakka (FP05)
Stakeholder programme
Visit to the Startup Factory
- Presentation of Startup Factory - How an incubator took on a significant role in the innovation ecosystem, with the help of project funding? Tuomas Raatikainen, Stakeholder & Community Engagement Manager
- The Future of Incubation in Higher Education: Tiimiakatemia´s Responsible Venture Model and TEAMIT+: An Expert Course for Multicultural and Responsible Teampreneurship. Tapu Holttinen, team coach
- For who? Respective Stakeholders and Summit participants – registration needed.
- Location: Departure from F-doors, Main Campus.
Student Board Workshops
- For who? Student Board members
- Location: F304
12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch Break
- Location: Restaurant Twist
13.30 - 18.00 | Parallel Sessions
Executive Board meeting
- For who? Executive Board members
- Location F124 (Galilei)
- Continues on Thursday
Board of Coordinators meeting
- For who? Board of Coordinators members
- Location FK07
Student Board meeting
- Location: F304
E³UDRES² Health Circle Meeting
- Location: D148
CoE: Business Modelling for Managing Sustainability in a Circular and Climate Neutral Economy: Creating opportunities for Smart and Sustainable Regions
- For who? Members of the CoE
- Location F205
- Continues on Thursday
CoE: LEIA + CEFE-groups joint meeting
- 13.30 - 15.00
- Location: E207
CoE: RESONANCE
- For who? Members of the CoE
- Location D110 (Rajakabinetti)
- Continues on Thursday
Internationalisation Relations Offices meeting
- Get to know each other
- International Services Team and tasks
- Internationalisation at Jamk
- For who? International relations offices
- Location: D149
- Continues on Thursday
Pedagogy Amidst a War
The aim of the workshop is to raise awareness of the participants about how conditions of war – a state of an extreme emergency - impact on developing pedagogical approaches and solutions for teaching and learning. By combining contextual insight, student voices, and collective professional reflection, the workshop encourages the participants to brainstorm pedagogical approaches and methods to the academic and emotional needs of students affected by crisis.
- 13.30 - 15.00
- For who? Open for all
- Location: F207
Stakeholder programme - Meet the Experts: The Roundtable Discussion for the University-Industry Collaboration
Meet the regional experts/stakeholders, roundtable discussions on several topic options.
Location: FK14 + FK15
13.30 - 14.30 Round 1
- Table 1.1 Digital era: XR/VR, AI, Gaming
- Table 1.2 Security and Resilience: Cyber security, JYVSECTEC
- Table 1.3 Regional development w/ City of Jyväskylä, Central Finland Chamber of Commerse and Regional Council of Central Finland
14.30 - 15.30 Round 2
- Table 2.1 Digital era: AI in industry
- Table 2.2 Security and Resilience: Cyber security education
- Table 2.3 Regional development w/ City of Jyväskylä, Central Finland Chamber of Commerse and Regional Council of Central Finland
15.30 - 16.30 Round 3
- Table 3.1 Digital Era: AI in Universities
- Table 3.2 Security and Resilience: Resilience in current world situation
- Table 3.3 Entrepreneurial university
19.00 - | Joint dinner
- Location: Sataman Viilu (Satamakatu 10, 40100 Jyväskylä)
Thursday 23 April
8.30 - 9.00 | E³UDRES² Arena in detail
- For who? Mandatory for all
- Location: Auditorium Valjakka (FP05)
9.00 - 11.30 | Parallel sessions
Executive Board meeting continues
- For who? Executive Board members
- Location: F124 (Galilei)
Site Coordinators meeting
- For who? Site Coordinators
- Location: FK207
Advisory Board meeting
- For who? Advisory Board members
- Location: TBC
Student Board meeting
- Location: F304
Health Circle meeting
- Location: D148
CoE: Business Modelling for Managing Sustainability in a Circular and Climate Neutral Economy: Creating opportunities for Smart and Sustainable Regions
- For who? Members of the CoE
- Location: F205
CoE: LEIA + Cefe meeting
- For who? LEIA / Cefe members
- Location: E207
CoE: RESONANCE
- For who? Members of the CoE
- Location: D110 (Rajakabinetti)
International Relations Offices meeting
- For who? International relations offices
- Location: D149
- Individual/small group meetings, topics eg. managing internationalisation, student mobility, staff mobility, agreements, Mobility Online, BIPs depending on participants profiles
11.30 - 12.30 | Official Closing
- Closing sessions - lessons learned
- Community building
- Location: Auditorium Valjakka (FP05)
12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch Break
13.30 - 15.30 | Parallel sessions
REA Workshop
- 13.30 - 15.00
- Location: FK14
E³UDRES² Future University Think Tank workshop on Future Scenarios
- 13.30 - 15.30
- Location: FK15
Student Board meeting (if needed)
- 13.30 - 16.00
- Location: F304
CoE: Business Modelling for Managing Sustainability in a Circular and Climate Neutral Economy: Creating opportunities for Smart and Sustainable Regions continues
- 13.30 - 18.00
- For who? Members of the CoE
- Location: F205
STEM Group meeting
- 13.30 - 18.00
- Location: C119
16.00 - 16.30 | Coffee Break
16.30 - 18.00 | WP6 meeting
- For who? WP6 members who are available on site
- Location: FK07
Friday 24 April
9.00 - 15.00 | STEM group meeting
- Location: C119
Photography and video recording will take place during the event. The material may be used by Jamk or E³UDRES² for communications and marketing purposes in connection with this and other events. If you notice that you are being filmed and prefer not to appear in recognisable form in published materials, please inform the photographer on site.
Scandic Hotels
Scandic Hotels offers discounted price to these hotels:
- Scandic Jyväskylä City (Väinönkatu 3, 40100 Jyväskylä)
- Scandic Jyväskylä Station (Vapaudenkatu 73, 40100 Jyväskylä)
- Scandic Laajavuori (Laajavuorentie 30, 40740 Jyväskylä)
Booking code: CGRO
Guests can choose their preferred room type, and receive an additional discount when paying for the reservation upon booking. The cancellation policy for individual bookings depends on the booking type chosen by the guest. To confirm the reservation, guests must provide a valid credit card information. Rooms are subject to availability and should be booked 10 days before arrival at the latest.
Scandic Friends members should also check for available loyalty offers.
Click the link below, select your dates and search for Jyvaskyla. You should see all the hotels listed above.
Sokos Hotels
Sokos Hotels offers discounted price to these hotels:
- Original Sokos Hotel Alexandra
- Solo Sokos Hotel Paviljonki
Booking code: BEUDRES26
Original Sokos Hotel Alexandra
Address: Hannikaisenkatu 35, 40100 Jyväskylä
Tel. +358 20 1234 642
The rooms are Standard Twin rooms, which can be reserved for single guest or for two guests. Prices listed below:
- Standard Twin for one person: 139€ per room per night
- Standard Twin for two persons: 149€ per room per night
The room price includes a buffet breakfast, use of the hotel gym and sauna and VAT.
Solo Sokos Hotel Paviljonki
Address: Lutakonaukio 10, 40100 Jyväskylä
Tel. +358 20 1234 645
The rooms are Solo Twin rooms, which can be reserved for single guest or for two guests. Prices listed below:
- Solo Twin for one person: 149€ per room per night
- Solo Twin for two persons: 159€ per room per night
The room price includes a buffet breakfast, use of the hotel gym and sauna and VAT.
