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North Karelia University of Applied Sciences
NKUAS: Y4I activities
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INNOstudio®
LECTURE:
INTRODUCTION TO INNOVATION
SEMINAR ON INNOVATIVE CROSS-BORDER CO-OPERATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Miniprojects
in St Petersburg
Miniproject
in Petrozavodsk
Introduction to Innovation: LecturesInnovation: What and Why (31.10. 10.00 – 12.00)• Mirja Kälviäinen, NKUAS, D’ART Design Resource CentreThe perquisites of interdisciplinary innovation process (7.11. 10.00 – 12.00)• Mirja KälviäinenHow to invent and develop superior new value offerings (14.11. 8.00 – 12.00)• Anssi Tuulenmäki, Helsinki University of Technology, DECODE research group
Case examples form local companies (22.11. 16-18) • Tenho Kohonen, NKUASInnovation methods (28.11. 10.00 – 12.00)• INNOstudio® concept• Mirja KälviäinenRussian consumer markets (11.12. and 12.12. 10 – 16)• Julia Solovieva, St. Petersburg State University of Economics and FinanceINNOstudio®: Innovation for Russian markets (13.12. 9:00-16:00)Interdisciplinary innovation session• Mirja Kälviäinen, 2-3 companies, students of Design and International Business; Julia Solovieva, 2-4 professors from the NKUAS
Introduction to Innovation: Students
60 students
Students of International Business: 53
• 1st year: 23
• 3rd year: 17
• Exchange students: 13
Students of Design: 7
Introduction to Innovation: Outcomes
Students Basic knowledge of innovations and innovative methods.
Institution Development of a joint study module (Introduction to Innovation) for degree programmes in International Business and International Design.
INNOstudio®Topic Design of new value offerings for 2-3 local companies
with the help of an innovative idea generation method (INNOstudio®) in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural settings.
Participants
Students of International Business (17), Design (7) and exchange students (13); Professors from NKUAS (3-5) and SPUEF; company presentatives (2-5).
Outcomes Recognition of the benefits and challenges of team work in multi-disciplinary context; practising of an innovative tool for idea generation and planning.Practising the use of a pedagogically innovative tool in multi-disciplinary context. Developing methods for the joint study module and company projects for degree programmes in International Business and International Design.
Companies gain new ideas for their product/service development.
Companies
Mini PROJECTS in St. Petersburg
Topic Market research for 3-6 North Karelian companies, which are planning to enter the Russian market, based on the use of innovative methods in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams.
Participants • 20 students of Design and International Business at the NKUAS• 20 students of Marketing at the University of Economics and Finance, St Petersburg• Guidance by professors from the involved universities • Work load by students: 40 * 60h = 2400h
Outcomes Students gain intercultural competence and experience in utilising innovative methods, institutions receive experience in design and supervision of projects in demanding settings, and companies benefit from accurate market information.
Mini PROJECT in PetrozavodskTopic Market research for one North Karelian company,
which is planning to enter the Russian market, based on the use of innovative methods in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams during a one-week intensive period. Includes introduction to innovation and INNOstudio®.
Participants • 10 students of Design and International Business at the NKUAS• 10 students of Design at the International Slavic Institute in Petrozavodsk (and hopefully, 10 business students from Petrozavodsk State University).• Professors from the involved universities
Outcomes Students gain intercultural competence and experience in utilising innovative methods, institutions receive experience in design and supervision of projects in cross-border co-operation, and the company benefits from produced market information.
SEMINAR
Topic Seminar on Innovative Cross-Border Co-operation in Higher Education, based on exploration of the experiences.
Participants Professors from University of Economics and Finance in St. Petersburg, Petrozavodsk State University, International Slavic Institute in Petrozavodsk, State University in St. Petersburg, NKUAS and other Finnish Universities. Representives of companies and students.
Outcomes Better understanding of the benefits and challenges of cross-border co-operation. Design of new scopes and procedures for future co-operatation with the help of INNOstudio®
CROSSING BORDERS BETWEEN
1) DISCIPLINES (Business and Design)
2) COUNTRIES (Finland and Russia)
3) EDUCATION AND BUSINESS
4) EU PROJECTS (Y4I and Competences in Russian Business among SMEs)
5) RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES