Activities in 2010
St Petersburg Business Campus work meeting in Tampere, 9 June 2010
Work meeting on the Joint Programme for Finnish companies was discussed at a work meeting organized at the Baltic Institute of Finland. Finnish companies operating in St Petersburg, Tampere University of Technology and the University of Tampere took part in the discussions.
St Petersburg Business Campus project event in St Petersburg, 2 June 2010
Joint programme for Finnish companies was discussed at a round table organized at the St Petersburg University of Economics and Finance. Finnish companies operating in St Petersburg, universities from Finland and St Petersburg, the City Resource Centre, Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade, Fintra Russia and City Council of Rectors took part in the discussion. MBA programme will be launched in January 2011.
St Petersburg Business Campus project event in St Petersburg, 1 June 2010
Bart-dinner on Finnish business art promotion was organized for the Leningrad region administration, for the city authorities, for Finnish and Russian companies. See also BART website
St Petersburg Business Campus project event in St Petersburg, 1 June 2010
A workshop on Apprenticeship education was organized jointly with the Committee for Education, City of St Petersburg. Finnish Apprenticeship model was discussed by the City Administration, directors of vocational institutes and city employment officers. Practical steps on introduction of the apprenticeship contract to the city were negotiated. A vocational institute was visited by representatives of Finnish companies.
St Petersburg Business Campus project recruitment event in St Petersburg, 1 June 2010
Finnish companies that operate in St Petersburg discussed recruitment issues with the City Committee for Labour and Employment and city employment officers.
St Petersburg Business Campus project event in St Petersburg, 16 April 2010
Establishment of a joint programme for Finnish companies was discussed at a round table organized at the St Petersburg City Legislative Assembly. Finnish companies operating in St Petersburg, universities from Finland and St Petersburg, University of Economics and Finance, Committee for Higher Educations and Science, Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade as well as City Council of Rectors took part in the discussion.
St Petersburg Business Campus project event in St Petersburg, 15 April 2010
A workshop on Apprenticeship education was organized jointly with the Committee for Education, City of St Petersburg. Finnish Apprenticeship model was presented to the City Administration and to directors of vocational institutes. Finnish companies operating in St Petersburg discussed the apprenticeship contract issues with the City Committee and city employment officers. The Finnish model was accepted as an effective model to be adopted by the city. A vocational institute was visited by representatives of Finnish companies.
St Petersburg Business Campus project recruitment event in St Petersburg, 15 April 2010
Finnish companies operating in St Petersburg discussed the recruitment issues with the City Committee for Labour and Employment and city employment officers.
St Petersburg Business Campus project bench learning event in St Petersburg, 14 April 2010
A benchlearning workshop devoted to collaboration with the city authorities was organized jointly together with the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade (CEDIPT) and the St Petersburg International Business Association for Northwest Russia (SPIBA). St Petersburg as a city of high economic potential was presented by representatives of the CEDIPT and Committee for Energy and Engineering. Foreign companies operating in St Petersburg, the city administration and leading experts in the mentioned areas participated in the discussions.
Activities in 2009
St Petersburg Business Campus project bench learning events in St Petersburg, 1-2.12.09
Two bench learning workshops devoted to logistics and quality management issues were organized within the Days of Finland at the St Petersburg University of Economics and Finance, 1-2 December 2009. Finnish companies that operate in St Petersburg, the city administration and leading experts in the mentioned areas participated in the discussions. The project Steering Committee was organized same time. See programme.
St Petersburg Business Campus project recruitment event in St Petersburg, 1.12.09
Finnish companies that operate in St Petersburg discussed the recruitment issues with the City Committee for Labour and Employment, Committee for Higher Education and Science and city employment officers. The event was organized in the framework of the Days of Finland at the St Petersburg University of Economics and Finance.
Project kick-off meeting
The project kick-off meeting was organized in St. Petersburg on 30 September 2009 within the framework of the II St. Petersburg Innovation Forum. Representatives from the St Petersburg City Administration, General Consulate of Finland in St Petersburg, Finnish companies working in St Petersburg and other partner organisations took part in the meeting. The event was aiming at introduction of the partners, discussion of the goals, tasks and activities of the two-year project.
