10 Days of INGENIUM Winter 2025
February 10-14
at XAMK, Mikkeli, Finland
February 17-21
at UNIOVI, Oviedo, Spain
About the event
Junior and Senior Winter Schools, Staff Academy and Science Factory
The forth edition of 10 Days of INGENIUM took place in February, 2025 and was hosted by South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences – Xamk, Finland and University of Oviedo, Spain.
The main themes of this winter edition were centered upon:
- design thinking, creativity and entrepreneurial skills;
- social responsibility, sustainable development;
- student-centered learning and blended learning methodologies;
- bringing education and research closer together.
Twice a year the INGENIUM European University organizes the alliance’s biggest event, 10 Days of INGENIUM, where students and staff from all the partner universities meet face-to-face to work together, exchange ideas and share best practices.
Watch the highlights from the event
For Junior Students @ Xamk, Finland
For Senior Students @ Oviedo, Spain
Junior Winter School
From Idea to Disruption: Transforming Visions into Innovations
This edition of INGENIUM Junior Winter School was organized by Xamk, Finland, under the theme “From Idea to Disruption: Transforming Visions into Innovations”.
As part of the INGENIUM European University, which brings together 10 universities to collaborate on various fronts, this event presented an unique opportunity for bachelor students to engage with fellow colleagues and staff from partner universities.
For five days, the students expanded their entrepreneurial skills, design thinking, multicultural teamwork, and communication skills to another level by solving real-life stakeholders’ challenges and cases.
The cases focused on the topics of:
- Nature and Wellbeing
- Smart Cities
- Circular Economy
- Logistics and Security
- Digitalization and Tourism
The Junior Winter School offered an opportunity to become a change maker and enjoy the diversity and multidisciplinary of the team to develop the best outcome for clients. The team’s solutions could have been implemented and used in real-life processes.
The Junior Winter School participants were able to:
- recognise challenges and opportunities in working life and the business environment.
- generate new solutions.
- utilise information obtained from different sources and stakeholders.
- employ various development methods.
- explore full potential in creativity and problem-solving skills
Where & When
Virtual: 1st Online session 15th January 2025 at 3-5 pm (EET),
2nd Online session 22nd January 2025 at 3-5 pm (EET)
On site: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences – Xamk, Mikkeli Finland – 10-14 February.
See Schedule HERE
Senior Winter School
Creativity and Communication in Research
This edition of the INGENIUM Senior Winter School is organised by the University of Oviedo, Spain, under the theme “Creativity and Communication in Research”.
This February, the INGENIUM European University invites postgraduate students to the Senior Winter School at the University of Oviedo’s Milán Campus. Over the course of five days, participants will engage in dynamic sessions that foster creativity, collaboration, and innovative approaches to communicating research.
The programme is designed to help Master’s students and Ph.D. candidates master the art of effective communication and make a real impact in both academic and public spheres, and will address both traditional forms of scientific communication and modern approaches.
The School will focus on the increasing importance of scientific outreach and communication across diverse audiences. Participants will explore the key concepts of scientific communication and dissemination, understanding their distinctions and relevance in today’s research landscape.
Special emphasis will be placed on engaging with non-expert audiences, ensuring that complex ideas are accessible without compromising accuracy.
Additionally, participants will learn about vital considerations such as data protection and how to counter scientific misinformation, particularly on topics like health and climate change.
Competences to be acquired:
- The ability to critically analyse, evaluate, and synthesise new and complex ideas.
- Effective communication with both the academic/scientific community and broader society, using the appropriate modes and languages common in international scientific contexts.
- The promotion of scientific, technological, social, artistic, or cultural advancement within a knowledge-driven society.
Key learning outcomes:
- A deep understanding of the importance of research and scientific communication in maximising the societal impact of research findings, particularly in tackling misinformation.
- Familiarity with various forms of research and scientific communication, tailored to different audiences, and the ability to apply this knowledge in practical contexts.
- A comprehensive understanding of both traditional and emerging tools for scientific communication and dissemination, with the ability to assess which methods are most suitable for conveying complex information to the public.
- Insight into strategies for integrating research communication and dissemination into the everyday workflow of a researcher or scientist.
Find out more about how you can apply HERE.
Where & When
Virtual: 3 Online sessions, two before and one after the on-site event.
On site: University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain – 17-21 February.
See Schedule HERE
Staff Academy
Student-centered Learning, Blended Learning and Connected Research and Education
The INGENIUM Alliance organises Staff Academy workshops to share, transfer and showcase selected innovative pedagogical methodologies from the partner Universities. Each Staff Academy event has ten individual sessions, lasting an hour, with one from each partner university.
The Staff Academy sessions are based on proposals submitted by Alliance staff implementing innovative learning methodologies or wishing to develop them in cooperation with INGENIUM partners.
Staff Academy is held twice a year. Each event will be hosted by one of the Alliance Universities within the 10 Days of INGENIUM framework.
Staff Academy workshops allow participants to gain and enhance their teaching and facilitation skills by providing additional time for hands-on learning and interaction with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and fields. It will also provide an appropriate framework for knowledge sharing and transfer, offer new networking opportunities, and open avenues for enhanced cooperation with the Alliance.
This edition of Staff Academy held by Xamk focused on topics like:
- Effective student-centred learning equips students with knowledge and other professional and personal development skills. For example, collaborative learning, flipped classrooms, creative teaching methods, and reflective assessment.
- Connecting research, education, and working life promptly utilises research findings in education, bringing education and research closer together through challenge-based, work-based, and other methodologies. For example, simulations based on cutting-edge research, innovative work placements or internships, or new pedagogical theory or practice advances.
- Blended learning, or hybrid teaching, combines traditional classroom-based education with other innovative learning methodologies, including distance, digital, or work-based learning. This might include, for example, online learning environments, digital tools, and good blended teaching practices.
We also welcomed out-of-the-box proposals that do not fit within a single category or are interdisciplinary. Proposals should have actively involved students and stakeholders in their development or implementation and included appropriate transfer strategies.
See the Staff Academy Booklet form Mikkeli.
Where & When
On site: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences – Xamk, Mikkeli Finland – 10-14 February 2025
See Schedule HERE
Past Editions of 10 days of INGENIUM
3rd Edition of 10 Days of INGENIUM Summer 2024
20-31 May 2024
The 3rd Edition of the event took place in May 2024 and was hosted by “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Romania and University of Rouen, Normandy, France.
2nd Edition of 10 Days of INGENIUM Winter 2024
05-16 February 2024
The 2rd Edition of the event took place in February 2024 and was hosted by by the University of Crete, Greece and the Munster Technological University, Ireland.
1st Edition of 10 Days of INGENIUM Summer 2023
13-23 June 2023
The 1st Edition of the 10 Days of INGENIUM was hosted by Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences from Germany and University “G. d’Annunzio” from Italy, in June 2023.
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