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November 2022
Helsinki (hybrid), Finland
Conference on Career Guidance in Finland 2022 – The changing working life and upskilling [Uraohjaus Suomessa 2022 – Työelämän murros ja uudistuva osaaminen]. Acting as the host of the event and coordinating a workshop on the self-assessment tool CREAR.
June 2022
Nicosia, Cyprus
International Guidance Conference on Enhancing Career Readiness and Transition Competencies. Presenting the research-based CREAR (Career, Resilience, Education/Employment, Agency and Readiness) digital tool enabling career transitions.
March 2022
Online / Thessaloniki, Greece
EU Guidance seminar on Supporting careers and learning: towards common standards for monitoring and evaluation in Europe. Presenting a peer-reviewed research paper on Towards more effective career guidance processes - the CREAR tool improving client-orientedness.
December 2021
Dublin, Ireland
International seminar on Internationalisation and Mobility in School-Based Career Guidance. Delivering my keynote speech on Internationalisation in career guidance.
June 2021
Online
International conference on Models, innovations and international trends in career guidance. Delivering my keynote speech on Lifelong guidance in Finland – Understanding and supporting the individual as a holistic whole.
November 2020
Ljubljana, Slovenia
International conference to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Slovenian Euroguidance Centre. Delivering my keynote speech on Guidance in a global world - Understanding the individual as a holistic whole.
October 2019
Helsinki Finland
Euroguidance Network Meeting 2019 during the Finnish EU Presidency. Expert presentation on Guidance thinking underpinning the new Europass online platform on lifelong learning and career development. Representative of the European Commission (DG EMPL) Europass Development Team.
February 2018
Mannheim, Germany
Fachtagung zur Ethik in der Beratung. As a representative of the University of Helsinki delivering a presentation in German on Ethik in der Bildungs-, Berufs- und Karriereberatung in Finnland [Ethics in lifelong guidance in Finland].
November 2017
Tallinna, Estonia
International Conference on Integration ‘Shared Identities in Diverse Communities: the Role of Culture, Media and Civil Society’ organised by the Estonian Integration Foundation. Presenting a research paper on Multicultural guidance and counselling seen through the lenses of identification, diversity and career capital.
September 2017
Tallinn Estonia
Estonian EU Presidency conference on Lifelong Guidance Policy and Practice. An official country representative of the Finnish education sector appointed by the Finnish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) and a member of the Finnish national delegation at the conference. Author contribution to drafting the national country paper of Finland for the conference and a speaker in the panel session on Developing Integrated Lifelong Guidance Policy in Europe with representatives of the European Commission, European Parliament, Cedefop and Foundation Innove on 27 September 2017.
June 2017
Seoul, Korea
International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy 2017. An official country representative of the Finnish education sector appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture and a member of the Finnish national delegation at the symposium. Author contribution to drafting the national country paper of Finland for the symposium.
May 2017
Helsinki, Finland
Cedefop’s Refernet seminar on Outreach and Guidance. Delivering a presentation on the Finnish one-stop guidance shop Ohjaamo.
March 2017
Porto, Portugal
International conference on Innovation in guidance services for better access to the jobs of tomorrow. Delivering a presentation on How to innovate in the field of career guidance to allow an easier access to the jobs of the future?
November 2016
Madrid, Spain
Annual conference of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) on Promoting equity through guidance – Reflection, action, impact! Paper session presentation on International labour mobility & working in a multicultural setting – Challenges to career management.
October 2016
Brussels, Belgium
The European Commission Education, Training and Youth Forum on Connecting Education, the Labour Market and Society: Delivering the New Skills Agenda for Europe. An official representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO.
September 2016
Vilnius, Lithuania
The Nordic-Baltic Euroguidance Centres’ seminar on International Networking Today for New Guidance Expertise Tomorrow - Focus on Learning Mobility. Presentation on European labour mobility and international career management.
August 2016
Helsinki, Finland
Seminar on Nordic mobility and cooperation in the future [Framtidens mobilitet och samarbete i Norden]. Facilitating the workshop on Information, advice and guidance in the future.
June 2016
Brussels, Belgium
The European Commission’s New Skills Agenda for Europe - Launch event. Official representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO.
June 2016
Haarlem, the Netherlands
The 6th European Conference on Lifelong Guidance Policy (under the Dutch EU Presidency). An official country representative of the Finnish education sector appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture. Joint presentation with Mr Ari-Pekka Leminen (Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy) on Regional guidance cooperation in Finland.
June 2016
Potsdam, Germany
Euroguidance Cross Border Seminar 2016 on Cross-Cultural Guidance and International Careers – Integrating Migrants and Minorities. Keynote speech on Navigating diversities, building upon similarities – Guidance in the era of globalization. Representative of the University of Helsinki.
May 2016
Copenhagen, Denmark
International Conference on Changes, challenges and advantages of cross-border labour mobility within the EU. Presentation on PhD research on International Mobility Capital. Representative of the University of Helsinki.
April 2016
Essen, Germany
Erasmus+ Conference: Education, Participation, Integration – Erasmus+ and Refugees. A joint workshop presentation with Ms Anni Karttunen on lifelong guidance and validation of non-formal learning in Europe.
November 2015
Jyväskylä, Finland
European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network Conference. Presentation on Internationalisation of Education and Employment - The Role of Lifelong Guidance? Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO.
September 2015
Riga, Latvia
High Level European Union Conference on The Career Guidance Model in the Latvian Education System. Presentation on Career Management and Employability - Finnish and Nordic Perspectives. Representative of the University of Helsinki.
November 2014
Antalya, Turkey
International Job and Vocational Counselling Congress. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Congress.
November 2014
Bucharest, Romania
International Conference 2014 on Education and Creativity for a Knowledge Based Society – Theory and Practice in Counselling. Presentation on Values and identities of Finnish young people - Conflict and tension in working life (plenary 20.11.2014) and on Career development and employability skills in Finnish higher education (workshop 21.11.2014). Representative of the University of Helsinki.
June 2014
Quebec, Canada
Annual IAEVG Conference on Guidance and Career Development. Co-presenter in the symposium on Career management and employability skills in higher education; a presentation on International Mobility Capital as a professional and educational resource of an individual in working life. Representative of the University of Helsinki.
May 2014
Göttingen, Germany
Alumni-Clubs.net Annual Conference on Forum for Alumni-Management, Career Service and Fundraising. Presentation on Career management and employability skills in higher education - Case Finland. Representative of the University of Helsinki.
December 2013
Thessaloniki, Greece
Cedefop seminar on Guidance for immigrants – The labour market potential of diversity. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO.
October 2013
Brussels, Belgium
European Commission Launch Conference on ESCO goes live. Official representative of Finland at the event.
September 2013
Montpellier, France
Annual IAEVG Conference on Career counselling: a human or a citizen’s right? Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO.
October 2012
Rome, Italy
Sfide e obiettivi per un nuovo Mercato del Lavoro [Challenges and objectives for a new Labour Market]. Keynote speaker on Lifelong guidance supporting better labour market integration in Europe.
October 2012
Mannheim, Germany
Annual IAEVG Conference on Career Guidance for Social Justice, Prosperity and Sustainable Employment. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility and co-presenter of the conference paper on Career counselling supporting employability with Dr Helena Kasurinen, University of Eastern Finland.
June 2012
Thessaloniki, Greece
Cedefop seminar on Empowering vulnerable adults to tackle labour market challenges. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO and reporter of the workshop on adult migrants and ethnic minorities in the labour market.
December 2011
Budapest, Hungary
6th International Symposium on Career Development and Public Policy. Cedefop representative.
September 2011
Thessaloniki, Greece
Labour market integration of immigrants in Europe – Implications for guidance policy, practice and research. Organiser and host of the Cedefop seminar
April 2011
Budapest, Hungary
European Commission High Level Symposium on Entrepreneurship education in Europe. Cedefop representative.
April 2011
Serres, Greece
The 1st South-East European Conference on Multi-linguism and Lifelong Learning – An Instrument for developing entrepreneurship in Europe. Cedefop representative with a presentation on Guidance supporting Europe´s aspiring entrepreneurs.
November 2010
Thessaloniki, Greece
Guidance supporting entrepreneurship learning and entrepreneurship in Europe. Organiser and host of the Cedefop seminar.
September 2010
Thessaloniki, Greece
Supporting longer working lives – Guidance and counselling for ageing workers. Organiser and chair of the Cedefop seminar.
May 2010
Zaragoza, Spain
Spanish EU presidency conference on The Value of Competences in Vocational Education and Training. Cedefop represent-tative presenting results of Cedefop´s guidance studies at the workshop on lifelong information and guidance.
November 2009
Thessaloniki, Greece
Guiding at-risk youth through learning to work. Organiser and chair of the Cedefop seminar.
October 2009
Limassol, Cyprus
Running a 3-day training on Multicultural Guidance and Counselling for Euroguidance network representatives. Training event implemented together with Dr Sauli Puukari, Finland.
June 2009
Jyväskylä, Finland
IAEVG Conference on Coherence, Cooperation and Quality in Guidance and Counselling. Cedefop representative,chair of and presenter in the thematic workshop on European policy initiatives supporting individual learning pathways.
April 2009
Tabor, the Czech Republic
Euroguidance Cross Border Seminar on Career guidance without borders. Cedefop representative and keynote speaker on the current EU-level developments and challenges in the field of lifelong guidance.
September 2008
Lyon, France
French EU presidency conference on Managing change - lifelong guidance in Europe. Cedefop representative.
June 2008
Thessaloniki, Greece
National Lifelong Guidance Policy Forums – Facilitating access, active citizenship and social inclusion. Organiser and chair of the Cedefop seminar.
May 2008
Warsaw, Poland
Running a 3-day training on Multicultural Guidance and Counselling for Euroguidance network representatives. Training event implemented together with Dr Sauli Puukari, Finland.
October 2007
Tirana, Albania
Forth ECA Education Conference. Cedefop representative chairing a workshop on lifelong guidance.
September 2007
Padova, Italy
Guidance and Diversity - Research and Applications. Official speech as a Cedefop representative in the opening ceremony.
November 2006
Jyväskylä, Finland
Finnish EU presidency conference on Lifelong Guidance Policies and Systems - Building the Stepping Stones. Official representative of the Finnish National Board of Education.
November 2006
Helsinki, Finland
Tulevaisuus on mahdollisuus – Nuoret ja ohjaus [Future holds a chance – Young people and guidance]. Organiser of the seminar of the Finnish National Board of Education (Final seminar of the ESF-funded CHANCES-project).
August 2006
Copenhagen, Denmark
IAEVG Conference Cross-Over – Guidance in Crossition. Representative of the Finnish National Board of Education with apresentation on Cross-level and cross-thematic project coope-ration on developing guidance and counselling services in Finland.
March 2006
Berlin, Germany
Conference on Intercultural dialogue in vocational training and guidance. Representative of the Finnish National Board of Education with a presentation on the RAINBOW in-service training programme on multicultural guidance and counselling.
November 2005
Oslo, Norway
Conference on Immigrants as jobseekers. Representative of the Finnish National Board of Education with a presentation on Multicultural guidance and counselling competences.
September 2005
Lisbon, Portugal
IAEVG Conference Careers in context – New challenges and tasks for guidance and counseling. Representative of the Finnish National Board of Education with a presentation on International mobility as a challenge to the guidance profession.
March 2004
Letterkenny, Ireland
Conference on Breaking Down Borders – Maximising Our Resources. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on Guidance in an Intercultural Context.
January 2004
Athens, Greece
Conference on Promoting New Forms of Work Organisation, and other Cooperative Arrangements for Competitiveness and Employability. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on Multicultural Counselling Competence - Necessity for the Future.
September 2003
Bern, Switzerland
IAEVG Conference on Quality Development in Vocational Counselling and Training. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on Key elements of Multicultural Counselling Competence.
November 2002
Jyväskylä, Finland
Conference on The future of Guidance and Counselling in Finland 2002-2012? Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO coordinating the workshop on Multicultural Counselling – Invisible as a concept, disguised as a practice?
May 2002
Vilnius, Lithuania
Conference on Vocational Guidance in Context of Lifelong Learning. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on The Finnish perspective - Euroguidance network and its role in developing vocational guidance in Europe.
April 2002
Vienna, Austria
SIETAR Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research Conference on Intercultural Competences in a Globalised World. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on Multicultural Counselling Competence - Requirements for the future with Doctor Elena Garcea, Italy.
December 2001
Madrid, Spain
Conference Jordanas sobre Orientación Profesional - Dimensión Europea de la Orientación Profesional. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on Approaches to multicultural counselling in Europe.
September 2001
Paris, France
IAEVG Conference on Constraints and Freedom in Guidance. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on Developing multicultural counselling in Europe
May 2001
Athens, Greece
EKEP Conference on Guidance and Counselling on the Eve of the 21st Century. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on the Euroguidance network as an international actor in the field of guidance and counselling
April 2001
Kauniainen, Finland
Distansvägledning och vuxenutbildning –konferens. Representant av CIMO med en presentation om Internationalisering av studie- och arbetsliv skapar nya utmaningar för vägledning i Norden.
August 2000
Berlin, Germany
IAEVG Conference Beraten für Bildung, Beruf und Beförderung – Neue Herausforderungen. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on the Euroguidance Network operations.
November 1999
Maastricht, the Netherlands
Conference on European Employment Services for the Graduate Sector (EURES Conference). Official representative of the Euroguidance Network invited by the European Commission, Employment and Social Affairs DG.
May 1999
Sofia, Bulgaria
Leonardo da Vinci -programme Launch Conference.
Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on The transnational network of the National Resource Centres for Vocational Guidance within the Leonardo da Vinci -framework in 2000-2006.
November 1998
Tallinn, Estonia
Leonardo da Vinci -programme Launch Conference. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on The current structure and activities of the Euroguidance network within the Leonardo da Vinci -framework in 1995-1999.
October 1998
Trondheim, Norway
Careers Guidance for Young People in Europe –Conference. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on The international dimension in guidance and counselling services for young people in Finland
May 1998
Zloty Potok, Poland
Conference on The Vocational Guidance in the European Dimension. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on Future Trends in Education and Guidance in Finland.
February 1998
Söderhamn, Sweden
Annual Euroguidance Network Conference. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on The development needs of the Euroguidance network.
February 1998
Tampere, Finland
IAEVG Conference on Light and Dark - Counsellors for Uncertain Times. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO chairing the session on Virtual School - Virtual Reality.
August 1997
Jyväskylä, Finland
International Conference for Trainers of Educational and Vocational Guidance Counsellors. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO with a presentation on Implications of the Information Society on Guidance.
March 1997
Helsinki, Finland
Annual Euroguidance Network Conference on Guidance in Europe - Evaluation and Future Prospects, arranged by the Centre for International Mobility CIMO in cooperation with the European Commission DG EAC. Organiser of the conference.
June 1996
Espoo/Rovaniemi, Finland
The Joy of Learning Conference of the European Year of Lifelong Learning. Representative of the Centre for International Mobility CIMO chairing the session on Lifelong learning in SMEs.