{"id":588,"date":"2025-03-10T08:23:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/unavex\/?p=588"},"modified":"2025-03-13T10:07:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T10:07:29","slug":"unavex-2nd-virtual-exchange-day-7th-march-with-180-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/unavex\/?p=588","title":{"rendered":"UNAVEX 2nd Virtual Exchange Day, 7th March, with 180 Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On March 7, UNAVEX hosted the second Virtual Exchange (VE) Day under the theme \u201cSustainable Development in Politics.\u201d The plenary speech was delivered by former President of Finland, Mrs. Tarja Halonen. Following her speech, President Halonen answered students\u2019 questions on equality and SDG goals. Mrs. Halonen addressed the importance of social justice in our societies. This was a rare opportunity for students to listen to and ask questions to a high-level politician. Nice comments from the audience were posted during the session like \u201c<em>So insightful and empowering to hear you speak President Tarja Halonen, thank you<\/em>\u201d&#8230;\u201d <em>Absolutely agree! So inspiring\u201d<\/em>. Thank you for this talk and all your effort towards a better world\u201d. &nbsp;The event was chaired by Dr. Laura Riuttanen from the University of Helsinki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, over 2,000 students from universities across Europe and Africa expressed interest in participating in the course. However, 350 students officially registered and confirmed their participation. On the second day, the Zoom session reached a peak of 180 participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"451\" height=\"290\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/unavex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/zoom1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-589\" style=\"width:365px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/unavex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/zoom1.png 451w, https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/unavex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/zoom1-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"513\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/unavex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/halonen.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/unavex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/halonen.png 513w, https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/unavex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/halonen-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/unavex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/halonen-500x282.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The VE week program consists of five interactive sessions, each lasting about three hours. Participants use DigiCampus, a dedicated online platform, to access course materials and submit assignments for credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UNAVEX Virtual Exchange aims to connect students worldwide and deepen their understanding of sustainability.&nbsp; Upcoming VE Sessions and topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>March 14, 2025 \u2013 Ecological Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 21, 2025 \u2013 Social and Economic Sustainability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 28, 2025 \u2013 Cultural Sustainability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The next Virtual Exchange Week will be held in the fall semester of 2025. Stay tuned !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 7, UNAVEX hosted the second Virtual Exchange (VE) Day under the theme \u201cSustainable Development in Politics.\u201d The plenary speech was delivered by former President of Finland, Mrs. Tarja Halonen. Following her speech, President Halonen answered students\u2019 questions on equality and SDG goals. 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