Education Engineering Days October 27–29 2013. Otaniemi-Helsinki, Finland Education Engineering Days is an unconference event for founders and practitioners of unconventional offline educational programmes from Northern Europe, and all over the world, that successfully fill in the gaps within traditional education systems. Over two days in Helsinki, a group of visionary and hard-working educators gather together to share professional experience, explore new ways of collaboration and map educational initiatives. Preliminary program October, 27 (Sunday) Get to know each other dinner
October, 28 (Monday) Daytime: introduction by participants, mapping, group discussions
October, 29 (Tuesday) Daytime: group discussions
Evening public event: schools presentations for interested audience
In an unconference format we would like to discuss visions and missions / methodologies / formats and tools / changing roles / funding, fundraising, organization and business models / outreach / admission and alumni / sites of learning / collaboration and learning models
Organizers is a cross-university ad-hoc research and education program for top students with interdisciplinary backgrounds mostly in IT, creative industries and business based in St. Petersburg, Russia.
is a transdisciplinary platform for experimental art, design, research and activism in Helsinki, Finland.
Partners
NDPC is an extensive cultural cooperation tool which reaches out to cultural operators, creative entrepreneurs and to the business communities throughout the entire Northern Dimension area.
is a government fund of funds and a Development institute of the Russian Federation, one of Russia’s key tools in building its own national innovation system. RVC aims to encourage Russia’s own VC industry and boost capital of VC funds.
is a Russian innovation company developing and implementing cutting-edge projects in mobile and NFC technology, electronic finance, digital content distribution, electronic payments and micropayments, applications for smartphones and new network devices, B2C and B2B projects in mobile marketing. Company operates in the CIS and internationally.
Venue
Day 1: Otaniemi
Day 2: Suvilahti
Otaniemi is a district located next to the border of Helsinki known as Northern Europe’s largest technology hub. We will be hosted by Aalto Digital Design Laboratory and Startup Sauna.
Suvilahti is a former energy production area in Helsinki now transformed into a vibrant cultural district. We will be hosted by Magito space and Pixelache office.
Participants (as of October, 4)
GREEN Program Global Renewable Energy Education Network
le group
For additional questions please contact Elena Yarmanova: yarmanova@gamechangers.ru