Project presentation
The Global Education Knowledge for UAS Students project responds to two key challenges: young adults’ declining participation in democratic processes, and UAS students’ lower awareness of sustainable development and global challenges compared to university students.
The aims of the Global Education Knowledge for UAS Students project are to:
- Strengthen UAS students’ critical understanding of global themes (e.g. climate justice, equality, democracy).
- Increase students’ agency and belief in their own ability to make an impact.
- Bring global education practices and materials to the UAS sector.
As part of the project, trainings and workshops are organised both in person and remotely. A communications campaign will reach a wider group of UAS students. In addition, the project materials will remain available to student unions, which ensures that the results are sustainable and widely usable even after the project has ended.
The project is carried out in cooperation with student unions, and voices from the Global South are heard through the partner organisation Global Student Forum. The project will run until the end of November 2026.
Marjo Yli-Koski
Project Coordinator
044 9026 357
[email protected]
Project events
Upcoming webinars
- Project outputs and how to use them – webinar on 25 November at 14:00–15:00. Further details and registration will be available later.
Upcoming workshops
- Democracy workshop: 28 October at 16:15–17:15. Facilitated by Demo Finland. General Assembly pre-event, Helsinki.
Past webinars
- Climate + youth webinar: 23 April, 10:00–11:00. Speakers: Youth Climate Delegates Emilia Luiro and Saara Böök. Recording available on request!
- Gender equality webinar: 4 May, 14:00–15:15. Speaker: Eerika Ströömi, expert at Ekvalita. No recording.
- Agenda2030 webinar: 12 May, 15:00–16:15. Speaker: Linnea Karsikas from the Youth Agenda2030 Group. Recording available on request!
- The future is not set in stone – How can we imagine and build a better world? Webinar on 10 September at 10:00–11:00. Speaker: Sitra’s foresight specialist Otto Tähkäpää. A recording is available on request!
Past workshops
- Anti-racism is courage workshop: 20 May, 11:00–12:15. Speakers: Amani Al-mehsen and Ilona Ranua from the youth sector centre of expertise on equality. SAMOK’s staff days, Hämeenlinna.
- Beyond borders workshop: 4 August, 13:30–15:00. Led by Anika Joshi (India) from the Global Student Forum. Syysstartti, Kouvola.
- Imagining a sustainable future – workshop on 24 September at 10:00–11:30. Facilitated by project coordinator Marjo Yli-Koski and SAMOK Board member Senja Suntola. PJTJ, Tampere.
- Global economy and fair working life workshop: 1 October, 14:00–16:45. Introductory talk by Juska Kivioja, Executive Director of SASK; the workshop is led by global educator Eeva Kemppainen. Haaga-Helia, Helsinki.
The project is funded by
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