Project
KOHTAUTUS – DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE COMPETENCY THROUGH INTERNATIONAL DIVERSITY
Project sponsors
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Implementation time
1.3.2024
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31.5.2026
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Financing program
European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021-2027
UN Sustainable development goals
Project description
KOHTAUTUS - project
Sustainable and developing expertise through international diversity. We supported the transformation of companies into internationally diverse work communities. Development brings certainty and new know-how to build a diverse work community.
We challenged central Finnish SMEs to develop the functionality, safety and productivity of their multicultural work communities through better encounters. We brought proven models and methods to the attention of companies. Some themes
- How language thresholds could be lowered in everyday work?
- How management and leadership should be done in a multicultural team?
- Which entities and services can help the company in rooting a skilled person in the locality?
- How does an international colleague get in as an equal team member?
Results can be found from www.etsitalentti.fi -pages.
More information: https://www.jamk.fi/fi/projekti/kohtautus
Hilkka Heikkilä | Projektipäällikkö | Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
hilkka.heikkila(a)jamk.fi | +358 50 430 8407
Project results
The KOHTAUTUS project developed the diversity expertise of the working communities and thus strengthening the ability of the region's business life to renew itself and build a sustainable, competent and international province where people can do well in accordance with the strategy of Central Finland 2025.
The activity had three main goals:
1. Development of skills
Develops the renewal capacity of the region's companies and the prerequisites for growth and productivity by developing the diversity and internationalization skills of employers and regional business services.
2. Renovation of operations
Develops operating models and tools for the development of a healthy diverse work community and promotes the sustainable integration of international experts into the work communities of the region.
3. Raising awareness
Increase the awareness of work communities about tools and practices for developing diversity and international competence through training, coaching, events, workshops and communication.