In this event you will hear both the brand-new results from TEK Graduate Survey 2024 as well as interesting keynotes about international tech graduates. The theme of this year's seminar is The retention and well-being of international technology graduates.

In the morning of the event, the newly published TEK Graduate Survey 2024 will be presented and the results discussed. Solutions to their integration into student and working life will then be considered in talks and a panel discussion.

The afternoon of the event will feature workshops on a variety of topics related to international technology graduates. The workshops are intended for people working at universities or closely associated international students. 

You can participate either for just the morning or for the full day, and the morning of the event will also be live streamed. The event is open for anyone interested. 

The event will take place in the Marsio Building in Otaniemi, from 10 until 15.

Program

• 10:00 – Opening Words (stream starts)
  • Petri Suomala, Vice President for Education, Aalto University
  • Juhani Nokela, Director of Public Affairs, TEK
• 10:15 – How does industry think we should improve graduate retention? Markus Jokinen, Design Manager, ELOMATIC
• 10:45 – What does the TEK Graduate Survey tell us about international
  graduates? Virve Murto, Researcher, TEK
• 11:15 – Panel: Retention and well being of international technology 
  graduates, Hosted by Owain Hopeaketo, TEK
  • Kaisu Piiroinen, OKM
  • Marcell Berta, AYY
  • Elina Hannikainen-Himanen, LUT University
• 12:00 – Lunch (stream ends)
• 13:00 – Workshop 1 
• 13:45 – Coffee break 
• 14:15 – Workshop 2 
• 15:00 – End of Seminar

The workshops will be held on the following themes. You may choose the two themes that interest you the most when signing up. 

• Belonging of international students
• Future of engineering education
• Native language teaching
• Career support of international students

Sign up by 25th March.