Apply for the UnaVEX 2nd Virtual Exchange Week in autumn 2025 !
VE week is approaching and we start the modertators’ Get-togethers-in-Zoom today…
UnaVEx Virtual Exchange Week takes place on 13th of November to 11th of December 2025.
You can to VE Week apply until 13th November, find the daily program here below.
- More information here: https://www.atm.helsinki.fi/unavex/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2nd-UNAVEX-Student-Call.pdf
- Please register here: https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/135934/lomake.html
UnaVEx Virtual Exchange Week – tentative program
WHEN: 13th of November to 11th of December 2025
Schedule and Program
13 Nov 1st VE day, 20 Nov 2nd VE day, 27 Nov 3rd VE day at 15-18 EET time, 04 Dec 4th VE day at 15-18 EET time, 11 Dec 5th VE day
at 15-18 EET time at 15-18 EET time / at 14-17 (Bologna, Kinshasa, Leuven) / at 15-18 (Helsinki, Johannesburg, Nairobi) EET = Eastern European time
Thursday 13.11.2025
Host: Lee-Ann Modley, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 Welcoming words, overview of the UnaVEX Virtual Exchange, Hanna Lappalainen, University of Helsinki & Short introduction of Unavex Partner Universities:
15:15 UnaVEx Global sustainability advocate, Solomon Derese, University of Nairobi
15:30 Sustainability action task, Julia Karhumaa, University of Helsinki
15:45 Reports and getting credits, Aleksi Vauhkonen, University of Helsinki & Laure van Hoecke, KU Leuven
16:00 How communicate and work on-line during the virtual exchange, Laure van Hoecke, KU Leuven
16:15 Guest speech: Imagination in Action, Kairos Futura, Nairobi-based art collective. Introduced by Francesco Spampinato, Università di Bologna
17:00 Zoom break-out rms, Mikko Kulmala University of Helsinki
17:10 Small group activity in Zoom break-out rooms (students & moderators) E.g testing Miro tool together
18:00 End of the day
Thursday 20.11.2025
Host: Francesco Spampinato, Università di Bologna
15:00 Welcoming words, program of the day
15:15 Guest speech: Design in the Ecological Transition, Enzio Manzini, Honorary Professor at Milan Polytechnic, Italy. Introduced by Francesco Spampinato, Università di Bologna
16:00 Instructions for the group activity & Zoom break-room, Julia Karhumaa, Mikko Kulmala, University of Helsinki
16.15 Sustainability action task (students & moderators)
18:00 End of the day
Thursday 27.11.2025
Host: NN, University of Nairobi, Kenya
15:00 Welcoming words, program of the day
15:15 Guest speech: Solomon Derese, Univ. Nairobi, Kenya
16:00 Instructions for the group activity & Zoom break-room, Julia Karhumaa, Mikko Kulmala, University of Helsinki
16.15 Sustainability action task (students & moderators)
18:00 End of the day
Thursday 4.12.2025
Host: Professor Raphaël Tshimanga, Universite de Kinshasa, Kongo
15:00 Welcoming words, program of the day
15:15 Guest speech: Foresight in Agriculture, Food and Energy: Planning and Managing Water in the Changing Global Environment, Prof. Cush Luwezi, Univ. Kinshasa, Kongo
16:00 Instructions for the group activity & Zoom break-room, Julia Karhumaa, Mikko Kulmala, University of Helsinki
16.15 Sustainability action task (students & moderators)
18:00 End of the day
Thursday 11.12.2025
Host: Laura Riuttanen, University of Helsinki, Finland
15:00 Welcoming words, program of the day, Hanna Lappalainen, University of Helsinki
15:15 Guest speech: Sustainable Development in Politics, President Tarja Halonen, former president of Finland
16:00 Instructions for the group activity & Zoom break-room, Julia Karhumaa, Mikko Kulmala, University of Helsinki
16.15 Sustainability action task (students & moderators) & introduction of Miro(s) in the pleanry session
18:00 End of the day
Moderators training starts today ! Find the detailed program here below. We are having three separate on-line sessions for moderators on line. Please contact aleksi.vauhkonen(at)helsinki.fi if you interested to join.
UnaVEx Modersators’ program
WHEN: 9th of October to 6th of November 2025
TR1 9.Oct Introduction to UnaVEx 15.00-16.30 EET/ Helsinki /Nairobi time (1.5h)
- 20’ Broad explanation of UnaVEx – Solomon Derese, University of Nairobi
- 45’ Soft skills: code of conduct and the 5 Stages of group work – Stella Saliari, KU Leuven
- 10’ How to get the credits – Aleksi Vauhkonen, University of Helsinki
- 10’ Moderator experiences from VE1 & Q&A -Sanjeet Kumar, KU Leuven
- 10’ Introduction MOOC’s in Sustainability – Laura Riuttanen, University of Helsinki
- 15’ Get-to-know ice-breaker: Spirit animals – Laure Van Hoecke, KU Leuven
- 10’ Q&A and Preparation for next week – Laure Van Hoecke, KU Leuven
TR2 16.Oct Sustainability Action Task 15.00-16.30 EET/ Helsinki /Nairobi time (1.5h)
- 15’ Broad introduction sustainability actions – Lee-Ann Modley, University of Johannesburg
- 10’ Introduction Sustainability Action Task and Miro board – Anouk Van Obergen, KU Leuven
- 45’ Role of moderator in the sustainability task – Laure Van Hoecke, KU Leuven
Methods to support a safe space for the action task - 25’ Sustainability Action Task
- Introduction examples and supporting discussion, KU Leuven
- Presentations by Douglas Forster (Project VE1 ‘Get Rooted’) and Casper Ombelets (Project ‘Science and Sustainability’)
- 20’ Discussion on sustainability actions
- 10’ Q&A and preparation for next week, KU Leuven
TR3 6.NovQuestions and Answers, testing 15.00-16.30 EET/ Helsinki /Nairobi time (1.5h)
- The last training is for your questions and getting oriented for the exchange.