Wednesday 14.5.
at 19 a free-form, self-paid get-together at restaurant Lalo (Valtakatu 46, Lappeenranta).
Thursday 15.5.
Location: LUT-University, Yliopistonkatu 34, Lappeenranta
Morning host Ella Kanninen
8.30 onwards Welcome coffee/tea and check-in
10–10.30 Opening the Language Centre Days, Viipuri Hall
- Turo Kilpeläinen, President, LAB University of Applied Sciences
- Pasi Puranen, Director, Language Centre, LAB University of Applied Sciences
- Emmi Huttunen, chairperson of FINEC, Uniarts Helsinki
- Heli Kamaja, project manager and Elina Niskanen, senior lecturer, LAB University of Applied Sciences
10.30–11.15 Professor Minna Maijala, University of Turku, Viipuri Hall: Kielikoulutus kestävän kehityksen tavoitteiden toteuttajana
11.20–12.05 Professor Tuija Saresma, University of Eastern Finland, Viipuri Hall: Kuinka kommunikoida kärjistyneen keskustelukulttuurin ja vihapuheen ilmapiirissä?
12.15 Lunch
13.30–15 Concurrent sessions:
- Presentation 20 min + 5 min discussion
- Workshop 50 min
- Language specific workshops 1 (inc. Russian, French, German, Spanish)
15 Afternoon coffee/tea
15.30–17 Concurrent sessions:
- Presentation 20 min + 5 min discussion
- Workshop 50 min
19 Dinner cruise on the Saimaa, M/S Camilla, departure from the city harbour
Friday 16.5.
Location: LUT University, Yliopistonkatu 34, Lappeenranta
Host Matti Mäkelä
9–9.45 University lecturer Katja Mäntylä, University of Jyväskylä, Viipuri Hall : Minä, me ja maailma: Kielet ja kielitaidot yhteiskuntaa ja kestävää kehitystä rakentamassa
10.00–12.00 Concurrent sessions:
- Presentation 20 min + 5 min discussion
- Workshop 50 min
12.00 Lunch
13.00–13.45 Academy research fellow Mélodine Sommier, University of Jyväskylä, Viipuri Hall: The ‘Ecological Turn’ in Intercultural Communication
13.50–14.35 Author and professional speaker Jenni Janakka, Viipuri Hall
14.35 Closing remarks, Viipuri Hall
- Jaana Sandström, Vice rector for Education, LUT University
- Pasi Puranen, Director, Language Centre, LAB University of Applied Sciences
- Announcement of the organiser of the next Language Centre Days (2027)
15.00 Coffee for the road