Sessions on Friday 12.6.2026 - NordYrk 2026
The third conference day include one parallel session. On this session programme you can find all paper and poster presentations, workshops and symposiums on Friday 12.6.2026.
6A Paper presentations, in English
Location: Auditorium, 1st floor
- Shaping Students' Professional Identity in Vocational Secondary Education: Students' and Vocational Training Teachers' Perspectives. Work in progress.
Veronika Babyrádová, Masaryk University (en) - Readiness for change and its role in the educational organization. Work in progress.
Anatoly Lvov, Humak University of Applied Sciences (en) - “Pulling in the Same Direction” How to build professional learning communities in everyday school life? Work in progress.
Åse Stensland, Kjerstin Valland, Valborg Kløve-Graue & Grethe Nina Hestholm, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (EN)
6B Workshop: Outcome Data or Background Factors? Rethinking Evidence on Student Study Ability and Well-Being for Data-Informed Management in Vocational and Higher Education
Location: D206, floor 2
- Language: in English
- Based on: Work in progress
Aija Laaksonen, University of Turku & Joonas Merikko, University of Helsinki.
6C Workshop: Learn how to learn together
Location: D306, floor 3
- Language: in English
- Based on: work in progress
Jessica Silfver, Christoffer Ericsson, Petra Ekman & Maria Appelroth, Arcada University of Applied Sciences.
6D Workshop: Co-creating Internship Pathways
Location: D311, floor 3
- Language: in English
- Based on: work in progress
Rika Nakamura & Sirpa Laitinen-Väänänen, Jamk University of Applied Sciences.
6E Poster presentations, in English
Location: D506, floor 5
- Continuous Learning in Working Life (CLWL) Research Group. Research.
Soila Lemmetty, University of Eastern Finland (UEF); Sara Keronen, UEF; Sari Vanhanen, UEF; Oana Velcu-Laitinen, UEF; Jasmiina Leskinen, UEF; Teemu Ojala, UEF; Katja Köykkä, UEF; Tuomo Kuivalainen, UEF; Maija Tietäväinen, UEF; Mia Ahonen, UEF; Marianne Jaakkola, University of Jyväskylä; Emilia Väänänen, UEF; Maria Sarasti, UEF; Antti Jauhiainen, UEF & Meiju Welling, UEF - Technology acceptance of 3D technology among practical nursing students’ - a mixed-method study with qualitative dominance. Research.
Mika Alhonkoski, Tampere university of applied sciences; Marjaana Veermans, Turku university; Hanna Nurmi, Salpaus further education; Sari Kotonen, Salpaus further education; Camilla Strandell-Laine, Turku university; Kalle Artukka; & Leena Salminen, Turku university - The quality of special support in vocational education. Development project.
Kaisa Räty, Jamk University of Applied Sciences & Emma Mannerkivi, Savo vocational college - Transforming Learning Vocational Skills through Social Human-Agent Interaction. Development project.
Maritta Valtari, Hyria Education; Jari Mattila, Hyria Education & Elisa Utriainen, Häme University of Applied Sciences - Diversity power! Multicultural module training in nursing. Development project.
Tuija Kontinen, Sara Tuisku, Marina Hirjaba & Venni Wang, Jamk University of Applied Sciences - Jamk Future Factory® - A Collaborative Model Empowering Students to Co-Create, Innovate, and Engage with Working Life. Development project. Hakkarainen Mari, Niskakangas Johanna, Satu Aksovaara & Minna Silvennoinen, Jamk University of Applied Sciences
- Green Digital Transformation – Strength and Weaknesses in the vocational education system and will the vocational titles of the future be affected? Work in progress. Anette Yttereng, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology. (en)
- Basic level paramedic students’ learning motivation towards a 24-hour exercise. Development project.
Mika Alhonkoski, Tampere University of Applied Sciences; Marjaana Veermans, University of Turku; Leena Salminen, University of Turku; Kalle Ojanen, Turku Vocational Institute; Tiina Marjamäki, Turku Vocational Institute; Marja-Liisa Gustafsson, Turku Vocational Institute; Mikko Viitanen, Turku Vocational Institute & Heikki Riihimäki, VARHA - The wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland
6F Symposium: Movement and maturity in Nordic VET systems: Follow up and theorizing current developments in the Nordic countries
Location: D405, floor 4
- Language: in English
- Based on: Research
Hedvig Skonhoft Johannesen, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University; Elsa Eiríksdóttir, University of Iceland; Maarit Virolainen, University of Jyväskylä; Stephen Billett, Griffith University; Arnt Louw, Aalborg University; Per Andersson, Linköping University; Franz Kaiser, Rostock University.
6G Workshop: SIMSEC: Advancing Demand-Driven Educational Innovation in High-Risk Technology Industries
Location: D505, floor 5
- Language: in English
- Based on: Work in progress
Sanna Brauer & Mika Mecklin, Tampere University of Applied Sciences.
Programme, NordYrk 2026
Here you can find the updated timetable for the general programme and the detailed session programme, including parallel sessions, of the NordYrk 2026.