15th European Congress of Psychology, 11.-14.7.2017

15th European Congress of Psychology will be organised in Amsterdam on 11-14 July 2017. One of the keynote speakers will be Research Professor, SWiPE Researcher Jari Hakanen from Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. His presentation is titled “Bored, burned out or engaged? The job demands-resources model and employee well-being”. Congress website: https://psychologycongress.eu/2017/

(Mediated) Social Interaction in Groups, Networks and Organizations -Conference

(Mediated) Social Interaction in Groups, Networks and Organizations, 23-25 October 2017 Bi-annual meeting of Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction (ICSI) Division of ECREA ICSI Regional Conference is the 5th bi-annual meeting of the Interpersonal Communication and Social Interaction Division of ECREA, European Communication Research and Education Association. The preliminary conference program is published (http://www.jyu.fi/icsi2017/program), and … Continued

Value Co-Creation in Digital Era! Workshop 23 August and Webinar 24 August 2017

Workshop Time: 23 August 2017  at 9:00-16:00 Place: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 B, Helsinki Registration:   https://elomake3.uta.fi/lomakkeet/19331/lomake.html. Participation is free of charge with limited seats available. Deadline for abstracts: We kindly invite you to submit an extended abstract (about 2000 words) by email inka.koskela@ttl.fi. The submission should contain authors’ names,  institutional affiliations and … Continued

Platform Economy and Cohesion of European Competition Policy, 23.5.2017

Time:  23 May 2017 at 12:30-17:00 Venue:  House of Estates, Snellmaninkatu 9–11, 00170 Helsinki Programme:  Link to the programme   Platforms and platform economy have been topical issues in the implementation of competition policy during recent years and nothing suggests that the interest in these questions is fading. As a result of increased digitalization, the nature … Continued

“Meaningful Technologies for Daily Life. Seniors in Japan and Finland” seminar, 5.5.2017

Time:  5 May 2017 at 9:30–14:30 Venue:  Lahti, Wanha Walimo, Masuuni hall (Vesijärvenkatu 25) Programme:  METESE_KUMOUS_ROSE_seminar_170505_FINAL   Care for the elderly is becoming an increasingly topical subject around the world, as populations age. ICT and robotics are expected to improve the quality of life and care for the elderly, maintain their ability to lead independent … Continued

Platform Economy and Cohesion of European Competition Policy 23 May 2017

Time: 23 May 2017 at 12:30-17:00 Venue: House of Estates, Snellmaninkatu 9–11, 00170 Helsinki Programme:  Link to the programme Registration:   Registration by 18 May 2017. The link to the registration form can be found from the conference website.    Platforms and platform economy have been topical issues in the implementation of competition policy during recent years … Continued

Guest lecture: Professor Jay Barney, 11.4.2017

Time:  11 April 2017 at 9:15–11:30 (coffee served before the lecture) Venue:  EDU1, Educarium, Assisstentinkatu 5, University of Turku   On 11th of April the Entrepreneurship Unit has an opportunity to welcome Professor Jay Barney (University of Utah, USA) who will visit University of Turku, School of Economics. Professor Barney is best known for his contributions … Continued

Competitive firms and uncertain renewal of everything -seminar, 10.4.2017

Time:   10 April 2017 at 13:00–15:30 Place: Kallio 1B309, Conference Center (Building B), Innovaatiokeskus Tekes, Porkkalankatu 1, Helsinki   Program: Program Development Manager Christopher Palmberg (Tekes): Welcome and foreword Senior Researcher Pekka Stenholm (University of Turku): How do firms make sense of their strategies and their success/failures? Professor Anne Kovalainen (University of Turku): Disruption … Continued

Turku Academic StartUps Pitching Event 20 April 2017

The event will take place in SparkUp (Tykistökatu 4, 20520 Turku) on 20th April 2017 at 12:00, register here! Turku Academic StartUps Pitching Event is an all new event hosted by Turku Science Park, University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University and Turku University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with FIBAN (Finnish Business Angels Network). The purpose … Continued

Guest lecture 11 April 2017: Professor Jay Barney

Time:  11.4.2017 at 9:15–11:30 (coffee served before the lecture) Place:  EDU1, Educarium, Assisstentinkatu 5, University of Turku Registration:  Registration link   On 11th of April the Entrepreneurship Unit has an opportunity to welcome Professor Jay Barney (University of Utah, USA) who will visit University of Turku, School of Economics. Professor Barney is best known for his … Continued