SHORT ADVANCED PROGRAMME
How to Navigate Through Unfamiliar Contexts
25 August 2021
‘How to Navigate Through Unfamiliar Contexts’ is a RUN-EU Short Advanced Programme (SAP) jointly coordinated by the Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK), the Polytechnic of Leiria (IPLeiria), the NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences (NHL Stenden), the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (FHV) and the Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT).
To face the challenges demanded by a changing and uncertain world, you’ll need many more skills than those you get from your degree. These kinds of skills are called generic competencies or future skills. They include, for example, collaborating with others, problem-solving, flexibility, and taking responsibility. Plus, balancing contradictory demands requires empathy, compassion and respect towards yourself and others.
Understanding how to learn in a self-directed manner and reflecting on your development are two essential skills that will play an increasingly important role in the future of work. Developing future skills will raise your employability prospects, and most importantly, they will enhance your – and your peers’ – well-being.
This SAP aims to make students aware of the importance of future skills and encourage them to set goals for developing them.
Date
From 5 October to 29 October 2021
Online sessions and remote teamwork
5, 7, 12, 14 and 19 October (14h00-16h00 CET)
Contact week
From 25 to 29 October at HAMK (Hämeenlinna, Finland)
Mode of delivery
Blended
Language of instruction
English
ECTS credits
3 ECTS credits
Academic recognition
To be defined by each higher education institution. Generally, most students will have this RUN-EU SAP certified in their diploma supplement, as a minimal condition
Eligible participants
All RUN-EU degree students
Proposed learning outcomes
At the end of this Short Advanced Programme, you will:
- be familiar with various definitions of future skills
- utilise this information to develop proactive strategies that can be used in navigating unfamiliar contexts
- able to think about the requirements for successful working in multidisciplinary and multicultural environments
- unravel your own conceptions of learning practices, and recognise learning as an important future skill
- recognise how future and study skills are related to your well-being and propose solutions for enhancing wellbeing
- and evaluate the development of your future and study skills on the basis of given feedback and self-assessment.
How to apply
Fill in the application form
Deadline for applications
17 September 2021
Selection criteria
Order of submission, motivation, wide representation of subject fields of study and balanced participation of RUN-EU member institutions (a maximum of 5 students per RUN-EU member)
Total number of students to be selected
35
Coordination
HAMK, Finland
IPLeiria, Portugal
NHL Stenden, The Netherlands
FHV, Austria
LIT, Ireland
If you have any further questions, please send an email to liisa.postareff@hamk.fi (Liisa Postareff).