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Pietari Business Campus Nottbeck Master’s Programme pilot

Pietari Business Campus Nottbeck Master’s Programme pilot. Dr. Hanna Lehtimäki, Research Director University of Tampere. Summary of presentation. Target of the programme Companies and universities involved in the pilot Funding of the pilot Content of the programme Learning methods

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Pietari Business Campus Nottbeck Master’s Programme pilot

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  1. Pietari Business Campus NottbeckMaster’sProgrammepilot Dr. Hanna Lehtimäki, Research Director University of Tampere

  2. Summary of presentation • Target of the programme • Companies and universities involved in the pilot • Funding of the pilot • Content of the programme • Learning methods • Process of collaborative innovation • Reflection on experiences • Feedback from students • Summary and future plans

  3. Kickoff-event at the University of Tampere 10.2.2011

  4. PBC NottbeckMaster’sprogramme(40 ECTS): 10.2.2011 – 20.3.2012 Targets: • Broad insight into business management in a cross cultural context • A combination of unique competences from universities and companies • Strong emphasis on participatory learning methods • Piloting for creating an innovative format for future programmes

  5. Unique Competences from Universities and Companies

  6. Funding of the pilot • A combination of public funding and funding by participating organizations was utilized • The Russian partner was funded by Russian sources • All funding was organized by the Baltic Sea Insitute

  7. Broad Insight into Business Management CROSS CULTURAL LEADERSHIP 15 ECTS Finnish and Russian Culture and Leadership Ethical Issues in Cross Cultural Business Strategic Competence Management Cross Cultural Communication and Decision Making BUSINESS OPERATIONS 10 ECTS Knowledge Management and Information Systems Business Information Management and International Marketing Logistics and supply chain management FINANCE AND ECONOMICS 5 ECTS Russian Economics and Policy Finance Management and Taxation in International Business PROJECT WORK 10 ECTS

  8. Lecture at St.PetersburgUniversity of Finance and Economics 24.3.2011

  9. Learning Methods • Insight from academic experts through lecturing • Sessions in both Tampere and St.Petersburg • Active dialogue among participants • Sharing experiences through students’ presentations • Benchlearning in company visits, e.g. Vodokanal, Huyndai, Metso • Examining topics discussed in lectures in relation to own work through assignements and exercises • Sharing information through eLearning platform Moodle • Independent course work on a chosen topic

  10. Benchlearningvisit to Vodokanal, St. Petersburg 25.3.2011

  11. Benchlearningvisit to Metso, Tampere 5.5.2011

  12. Collaborativeinnovationprocess:Piloting for Future • 1.6.2010-10.2.2011 Planning and preparations for the pilottogether with companies and universities • 10.2.2011-20.3.2012 Running the pilot Continuouscollection of feedback Adjusting the programmebased on feedback and experiences • 21.3.- Planning the continuum Definingroles of participating institutions Marketing and funding

  13. Benchlearning visit to Huyndai Studies and social programme in St. Petersburg, September, 2012

  14. Reflecting on Experiences Successes Challenges Tight schedule – difficulty of managers to accomplish assignments Definition of roles between the collaborating partners Unbalanced participation from different companies; 7 of 14 participants from one company Commitment and business targets for the programme from the participating companies is needed • Agility in taking up the initiative from the local companies • Collaboration between three universities • Collaboration of participants from different cultures • Contacts in St.Petersburg for the companies • Excitement and enthusiasm of all parties involved

  15. Particpants– thiswasgreat • 3 universities: different kinds of atmosphere, methods of teaching, even exotic, possibility to experience all these different places • Multilingual and –cultural group • Great group spirit • Some teachers were very good • The company visits, where the management truly talked about the strategy, were fruitful • Cross functional participants even if from the same company: taking time to discuss • A chance to reflect upon own experiences in cultural differences • Practical arrangements were done in a superb manner by PBC and Irina Sarno • Some very useful and interesting articles included in the post- and pre-readings • A possibility to work towards a MBA degree, • Scroll-reading skills were developed a lot • The strategic content in the programme was particularly useful • The course work, even as time consuming, was beneficial • All work related pre- and post assignments were particularly beneficial

  16. Reflecting and writing feedback just beforegraduation Tampere 20.3.2011

  17. Participants – to be developed • Prepare company visits so that the hosts concentrate on particular aspects of management issues • Develop a criteria for enrolling the programme: • language skills at good level • motivation to complete the programme • professional and management level high enough • max. 4 participants from one company • Stick and carrot for the process: monitor the progress of students and don’t allow them to continue if assignments are not completed • Create one main idea for the whole programme and communicate it clearly • Communicate clearly the time that is needed to complete the programme, open the concept of credit units • In collaboration with the participating companies, set business targets and ensure link between the business and academic approach in each module • Cooperation of three universities is a great advantage, but students sometimes felt the mixture of responsibilities and confusion: perhaps more clear division of responsibilities and focus • Focus the modules subject by subject • Have the same structure to each module: goal setting, wrapping up-summary and conclusions, same amount of pre-and post assignments • Standard of teaching should be kept high • Make sure that you have people from different companies or focus on one company only • Moodle is great but somewhat old fashioned learning platform

  18. Summary • Six out of fifteen students graduated • Students perceived the programme useful in their work in international management • Universitieswereable to identifypersons with expertise and interest in differentaspects of Russian business • Discussions and plans on continuing: • Nottbeckprogramme II • Master’s programme to continue • Marketing the programme to bothFinnish and Russian companies

  19. Thankyou! Tampere 20.3.2011

  20. For moreinformation, pleasecontact The Baltic Institute of Finland, programme coordinator Ms. Irina Sarno, Project Manager THE BALTIC INSTITUTE OF FINLAND Verkatehtaankatu 2 FI-33101 Tampere, Finland Mobile +358 50 501 0507 Fax +358 3 565 66252 E-mail: Irina.Sarno@tampere.fi www.baltic.org Tampere University of Technology/Edutech Ms. SailaLeivo Development Manager TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY/EDUTECH P.O.Box 589 (Hermiankatu 1, 4 th floor) FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland Mobile + 358 40 569 8835 E-mail saila.leivo@tut.fi www.tut.fi/edutech The University of Tampere, programme-content director Dr. Hanna Lehtimäki Research Director, Adjunct Professor Department of Management Studies THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE FI-33014 Tampere, Finland Mobile: +358 40 7088872 E-mail: hanna.lehtimaki@uta.fi www.uta.fi

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