Strengthen competiveness in the Baltic Sea Regionthrough internationalisation
of the Vocational Education and Training andbetween SMEs in the region
Date:March, 26 - 27, 2012
Venue:Maritim Park Hotel, Slokas 1, Riga
DraftProgramme – day 1
09.30Coffee, registration
10.00Welcome
Mr Nikolajs Stepanovs, Vidzeme Planning Region(confirmed)
10.05Opening and introducing the moderator
Mr Anders Bergström, Project manager, The Baltic Training Programme (confirmed)
10.15No East or West, no North or South? A journey through time and space
Mr Jānis Krēsliņš, Senior Academic Librarian, The Royal Library in Stockholm(confirmed)
11.00The Baltic Sea Strategy – a strategy to strengthen competitiveness
Mr Indulis Ābelis, Ambassador-Director of the European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Latvia (confirmed)
11.20Introducing the four topics of the conference
Mrs Anastasia Nekrasova, Moderator
1st topic - Business integration
11.30Going from outsourcing to mutual business development Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (to be confirmed)
11.50North Calotte region a part of BSR – business perspectives
Troms Regional Council, Norway (to be confirmed)
12.10Baltic Sea Region (BSR) – internationalisation of SMEs an untapped resource Mr Artis Lielbārdis, former participant in BTP(confirmed)
12.30Business integration in the Baltic Sea Region
Panel discussion with the previous speakers
13.00Lunch and Project fair
2nd topic – Vocational Business Education and Training
14.30The Baltic Sea Strategy in the light of EU2020
Ms Susanne Lonscher-Räcke, Priority Area Coordinator PA12(confirmed)
14.50Vocational Education and Training–mobility as a tool for learning business
Ms Inta Baranovska, Project Manager, National Centre for Education, Latvia(confirmed)
15.10Teaching entrepreneurship and business development to VET students
Ms Marika Saranne, Lecturer in Business and Culture, Kemi-Torneo University of Applied Sciences, Finland(confirmed)
15.30Creative thinking skills
Mr Jānis Ošlejs, Chairman and CEO, Primekss, Latvia(confirmed)
15.50VET mobility in the Baltic Sea Region
Panel discussion with the previous speakers
16.30Coffee break and Project fair
3rd topic – Craftsmanship in the Baltic Sea Region
17.00Craftsmanship in the Baltic Sea Region - best practice in internationalisation
Ms Kristīne Kazaka, Latvian Chamber of Crafts(confirmed)
17.20Business opportunities in the Baltic Sea Region
Mr Gustaf Lunning, Owner of Lövsätra Snickeri inStockholm (cabinet making)(confirmed)
17.40Craftsmanship in the Baltic Sea Region
Panel discussion with the previous speakers
18.00Finalisation of Day 1 and Project fair
19.00Dinner
Draft Programme – day 2
08.30Coffee and Project fair
4th topic – Internationalisation of VET
09.00Welcome back
Mrs Anastasia Nekrasova, Moderator
09.10Internationalisation of VET – impact on the curricula
Ms Lena Flodin, Education Manager at Frans Schartau Business Institute, Stockholm, (confirmed)
09.30Teaching entrepreneurship and internationalisation
Mr Vitali Sergejev(confirmed)
09.50Cultural awareness a new subject in VET
Mrs Anastasia Nekrasova, Runa Business Support(confirmed)
10.10Individual business projects a tool for quality assurance of mobility
Ms Vita Žunda, (confirmed)
10.30Coaching of viable business projects
Mr Claes Pierrou, (confirmed)
10.50Individual projects in mobility - a tool for learning
Two project presentations from participants in BTP
11.10Internationalisation of VET – in practice
Panel discussion with the previous speakers
11.50Closing remarks
Mr Per Gudmund Lindencrona, Vice President, Norden Association(confirmed)
12.00Coffee and Project fair
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