Open innovation ecosystems - U!REKA Annual Conference 2020

16th November 2020, time:

UTC+2: 10:45 - 12:30 (Finland)
UTC+1: 09:45 - 11:30 (Czech, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway)
UTC+0: 08:45 - 10:30 (Portugal, UK)

The first session “Good morning Europe” opens the conference. We will discuss with the U!REKA steering committee and working group members about the recent work done in the alliance. In addition, the session includes a keynote from Helsinki EU office, Metropolia’s contact point in Brussels. We will discuss and share information on the networking possibilities in Brussels for higher education institutions.

10:45 - 11:00 Connecting to conference 
11:00 - 11:15 Welcome to the U!REKA annual conference by conference host Minna Kaihovirta, President, CEO Riitta Konkola (Metropolia UAS) and Rector Geleyn Meijer (Amsterdam UAS)
11:15 - 11:45 What is U!REKA: Presenting U!REKA working groups and recent activities by the chairs:

Erik van den Berg (Amsterdam UAS): UREKA coordinators group
Sandra Bos (Amsterdam UAS): Urban Commons joint programme
Karolien Steen (HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts): Research support group
Didi Griffioen (Amsterdam UAS): Higher Education Research and development network, HERD
Terhi Topi (Metropolia UAS): Mobility working group
Iris Bräuning (Frankfurt UAS): Student group
Kimmo Leiviskä (Metropolia UAS): Digital Transformation group
Brechtine Detmar and Carla van den Heuvel (Amsterdam UAS): Internationalisation at home

11:45 - 12:30 Keynote by Senior advisor, EU affairs Ilkka Myllymäki from Helsinki EU Office: How can U!REKA be present in Brussels?  

Read more on the working groups at the U!REKA website (ureka.eu).

16th November 2020, time:

UTC+2: 13:00 - 13:45 (Finland)
UTC+1: 12:00 - 12:45 (Czech, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway)
UTC+0: 11:00 - 11:45 (Portugal, UK)

In this session, you will get familiar with Metropolia University of Applied Sciences “over a cup of coffee”. The innovation hub leaders will present you the hubs. The session consists of 3 parallel groups named according to Metropolia innovation hubs.

Please indicate on the registration form which of the hubs below interests you the most as first option - kindly note first option is not guaranteed due to the possibility of balancing the amount of participants between groups.

• Virtual café 1: Smart Mobility & Data-driven Construction
• Virtual café 2: Functional City for People & Clean and Sustainable Solutions
• Virtual café 3: Customer-oriented Wellbeing and Health Services
   

16th November 2020, time:

UTC+2: 14:00 - 16:00 (Finland)
UTC+1: 13:00 - 15:00 (Czech, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway)
UTC+0: 12:00 - 14:00 (Portugal, UK)

We will discuss about the project ideas resulted from the call for collaboration proposals. The session servers you as a networking possibility to find trusted project partners, to develop the idea together with others and to exchange best practices. The project ideas can be at a very early stage.

The presentation at the workshop should be of max. 2 PowerPoint-slides and can last between max. 3-5 minutes followed by a conversation of 10-15 minutes. 

If you wish to send your proposal on collaboration, please submit the abstract of your presentation (max. 200 words) by using the registration form and enter your abstract to our VIIMA project booster platform too. 

Please address your proposal to one of the thematic parallel groups (A-F) fitting the best for your idea. Groups are named after Metropolia innovation hubs to give an anchor point for the discussion. 

If you wish to participate in the workshop and in the discussion, but not to send any proposal, please choose one of the parallel groups when registering to the event. Participation in the workshop requires registration by 02/11/2020. The workshops are regrouped as follows:

• Smart Mobility & Data-driven Construction
• Functional City for people & Clean and Sustainable Solutions
• Wellbeing and Health Services
• Digital Learning Ecosystems and Development

16th November 2020, time:

UTC+2: 16:15 - 16:45 (Finland)
UTC+1: 15:15 - 15:45 (Czech, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway)
UTC+0: 14:15 - 14:45 (Portugal, UK)

Wrapping together the workshop discussion and having a small cocktail together.

As a cocktail event, we will enjoy the opening of the Urban Commons Exhibition. The virtual exhibition on Urban Commons' educational framework and students' work is produced at four U!REKA universities. It consists of videos, photos, written and spoken texts presenting insights into urban commons initiatives and projects in the participating cities of Amsterdam, Ghent, Frankfurt & Helsinki. The virtual exhibition is guided in Zoom by lecturer Raul Gschrey and Urban Commons' students from Frankfurt UAS.

Visit the virtual exhibition at: http://urexpo.urcommons.eu/.

17th November 2020, time:

UTC+2: 10:45 - 12:30 (Finland)
UTC+1: 09:45 - 11:30 (Czech, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway)
UTC+0: 08:45 - 10:30 (Portugal, UK)

This session is dedicated to the main theme of the conference “Open innovation ecosystems”. As a starting point for a broader conversation on the topic, we are going to hear case examples on open learning environments and on open innovation ecosystems developed in Metropolia together with staff, associated working life representatives and students. Case examples are:

• Helsinki XR Center: project lead Tiina Vuorio (Metropolia); CEO Hannu Lesonen (Anarky Labs)
• Jätkäsaari Mobility Lab: Coordinator Juho Kostiainen (City of Helsinki), Test area contact Raimo Tengvall (Forum Virium Helsinki), Launchpad contact Anna-Stina Tähkävuori (Metropolia)
• Wellbeing and Health Village (“HyMy-Village”): senior lecturer Anita Ahlstrand (Metropolia) and Bachelor student of Social Services Hermanni Ilpala (Metropolia)

Slight changes in case examples and speakers are possible.

Time schedule of the session (UTC+2)
10:45 - 11:00 Connecting to conference
11:00 - 11:15 Opening the second day together with Director RDI Anna-Maria Vilkuna and Conference host Minna Kaihovirta from Metropolia
11:00 - 12:30  Perspectives on open innovation ecosystems: dialogue and case examples from Metropolia as a starting point for broader discussion 
 

17th November 2020, time:

UTC+2: 13:00 - 13:45 (Finland)
UTC+1: 12:00 - 12:45 (Czech, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway)
UTC+0: 11:00 - 11:45 (Portugal, UK)

E-learning by “escaping” data management. A game-inspired way of learning data management by using seppo.io.

After the registration deadline you will receive a link to the game with passcodes. We will meet in Zoom at the beginning of the session. For playing the game "The Great Data Mystery" you need a web-browser to use seppo gamification tool. Beware, as like the real escape room games, this one is tricky too, and you have to find out clues and solve codes. In case you need tips during the game, Metropolia's information specialist Saara Vielma (Saara.Vielma [at] metropolia.fi) can give you help via zoom chat during the session and by email afterwards.

17th November 2020, time:

UTC+2: 14:00 - 16:00 (Finland)
UTC+1: 13:00 - 15:00 (Czech, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway)
UTC+0: 12:00 - 14:00 (Portugal, UK)

The covid-19 situation has forced all of us to adapt in new ways of learning and teaching remotely, but it has also helped us to innovate new ways for distance teaching and studying. Share your best tips and practices in e-teaching and discuss with others on the remaining difficulties.

If you wish to share your good practices, please submit your abstract of max. 200 words to one of the thematic groups (A-F) when registering to the event and share your idea in our VIIMA project booster platform too. 

The presentation at the workshop should be of max. 2 PowerPoint-slides and can last between max. 3-5 minutes.

If you wish to participate in the online round table, but not to give a presentation, please choose the most interesting topic for you. We might later regroup some of the topics together, if possible depending on the amount of participants. Participation in the online round table requires registration by 02/11/2020.

A. Student participation 
B. Creating interactions and sense of community
C. Following up the progress of studies
D. Guiding students and giving feedback
E. Online exams and tests
F. IT tools for teaching
 

17th November 2020, time:

UTC+2: 16:15 - 16:45 (Finland)
UTC+1: 15:15 - 15:45 (Czech, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Norway)
UTC+0: 14:15 - 14:45 (Portugal, UK)

The U!REKA steering committee members President Dr. Koen Goethals (HOGent), Vice-Rector Igor Ivan (VSB Ostrava) and President, CEO Riitta Konkola (Metropolia UAS) together with our Conference host Minna Kaihovirta will share their thoughts and vision on the future strategy of U!REKA.

Questions for inspiration:

• How can we affect the habits of mobility to be more sustainable?
• How can Europe keep up in the quickly advancing mobility technology progress?
• What kind of professions will new mobility solutions create and what professions will die?
• How can we ensure inclusive and equal mobility opportunities?

Keywords for inspiration:

• sustainable food chain
• circular economy
• CDW
• textile recycling
• industry 4.0  

Questions for inspiration:

• How to combine good practices and industry 4.0 applications for creating more sustainable food chain, for minimising waste streams, adding value to side streams and raising awareness of impact of choices on consumer side? 
• Would there be a possibility to create common research infrastructure on the area of food chain? 
• How to improve circular economy and sustainable development goals of demolition and construction waste and in textile industry? 
• What is a role of digitalization on these two areas? 

Questions for inspiration:

• How to make cities better place for us all?
• How to facilitate participatory urban planning and decision-making?
• How to boost social innovations in cities?
• How to enhance well-being of citizens?
• How is the work and working life changing in the future?
• What skills and competences are needed to succeed in the future work and work life?

Questions for inspiration:

• How are data-driven advancements, combined with enabling technologies, likely to fundamentally influence construction and built environment?
• How do we ensure a responsible and ethical approach to data-driven design, construction, operations, management, and end-of-life management of built facilities?
• How to ensure that construction and built environment pedagogy and education not only reflects the changing requirements but also create responsible change agents of the future?
• In cities and towns full of legacy infrastructure and built environment, how do we ensure functional, procedural, and compatibility and synergy between the past, present and the future of the built environment?
• How is the built environment and construction ecosystem likely to shape up concerning changes in the wider business and market ecosystem?

Questions for inspiration:

We share common global challenges that threaten health, social wellbeing and equal access to health information. Our social and health system is undergoing a transformation. The European community is eroding strong ecosystems to strengthen human wellbeing, resilience and health in ever-changing conditions.

• How can we promote open science to produce health and well-being for all equally?
• What kind of research projects could we do around research infrastructures and the phenomenon?
• How do we open our research infrastructure and project portfolios for U!REKA students, teachers, researchers and other experts?

F. Learning Ecosystems and Development

Questions for inspiration:

• Do you have an interesting viewpoint into learning as a member of learning ecosystem?
• Have you reorganized your learning partnerships for getting better quality into learning outcomes?
• Do you want to share ideas for best practises of blended learning or build new partnerships for EU or international funding opportunities?

How to participate students in online learning courses?

How to create interactive communities in online learning courses?

How to follow up the progress of studies in online learning courses?

How to give feedback and guide students in online learning courses?

How to organize online exams or tests successfully?

Examples for IT tools for online learning courses