Co-funded by the EU Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

Cultural Diversity for Study Paths

Regardless of your background this project provides tools for finding study paths in higher education and for building your own career!


Xamk’s sub-programme and Work package 3

South-Eastern Finland UAS, Xamk, is responsible for the main project’s Work package 3 that focuses on increasing international students’ engagement in studies and providing them with better opportunities to network with South Savo employers. This work package especially targets international degree programme students at the start of their studies through the following three key activities.

three key activities:

1) producing and piloting a course called Multicultural career skills in Finland: This course of  3 ECTS credits is under construction and it’s first targeted to Xamk’s students of Information Technology. The course is soon piloted in the autumn 2024.



2) studying the needs of South Savo employers and strengthening the networking opportunities between employers and the target group students: The first steps to accomplish this have already covered for example interviews of possible employers and planning an event called Idea afternoon, arranged in April 2024 together with Xamk’s Talent Boost project.

3) efficient communication and strengthening the cooperation network of the project partner HEIs: The main stepping stone in achieving this has the working title of Kaikkien korkeakoulukierros (Round of five HEIs for all). The aim is that the partner HEIs get to know each other better and this activity is carried out in cooperation with Karelia UAS in 2025.

Facts

Project name:

Cultural Diversity for Study Paths

Project duration: 1.10.2023–31.5.2026

Info

Lead partner: Diak, Diaconia University of Applied Sciences (UAS)

Budget

Financier and main source of funding: The project is funded by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) through the ELY Centre of South Savo.
Total budget: EUR 2 148 030
EU part of the total budget: EUR 1 718 417
Xamk part of the total budget: EUR 273 422

Project partners

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More Information

Pia Paakkulainen

Project Manager
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
050 312 5007
pia.paakkulainen@xamk.fi

Terhi Kaipainen

Career Counsellor
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
050 312 4965
terhi.kaipainen@xamk.fi

Tarja Isokääntä

Project Specialist
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences 
050 414 6055
tarja.isokaanta@xamk.fi

Tomi Numento

Project Specialist
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
040 842 0628
tomi.numento@xamk.fi