HEI LIFE project supports the integration of international academics and their families living and working in Finland.
Empower Wednesday Goes HEI LIFE series’ topics are chosen just for this target group, to support the work-life integration of international academics to Finnish working life and the innovation ecosystem.
The online event is open to all. Join the webinar and the networking session!
Networking: From academia to business & From business to academia
Date: 16.3.2022, 4-6pm
Academia to business: Erica Terranova, Growth Marketing Lead at Moomin Characters | PhD in Cultural Sociology
Business to academia: Riitta Monto, Professor of Practice at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Turku. Journalist, media specialist, owner of media and communications office Dicto. Former editor-in-cheaf of Turun Sanomat.
Do you have a career change in your mind, from academia to a private company or a private company to research?
How do you manage the change to pursue your dream? Let’s listen to those who have made it happen.
After the webinar there will be a digital networking session. You will be able to connect online with speakers and other participants. Get your LinkedIn profile ready and prepare to present yourself. Because networking is the key!
The digital networking session is organized by DigiMesh project. (ESF 2022-2023)
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How to sell a research project to a company
Date: 23.3.2022, 4-5.30 pm
Speaker: Windi Muziasari, CEO, Resistomap
Have you been working in Academia for a long time and not sure if the research project could be interesting for the business world? Have you ever thought about opening your own business? Windi Muziasari after completing her Ph.D. is now the CEO of Resistomap and she has an inspiring journey to share.
Recognizing and utilizing your academic skills in business
Date: 6.4.2022, 4-6pm
Speaker: Parvez Syed, Product specialist, Inme
“Although I did enjoy working as a postdoctoral fellow at the university, I was looking for opportunities in industries. This is where it gets a bit difficult for a non-Finnish-speaking person. I applied for jobs in some companies and got disappointed. Then I realized my CV and my LinkedIn profile are way too academic. Years of research work have taught me a lot of transferrable skills. However, I was highlighting them neither in my CV nor in my LinkedIn profile. It dawned on me that I need to upgrade my skillset and develop business acumen. I started networking with people and enrolled myself for a part-time MBA.”
Get inspired by Parvez Syed and get concrete tips about how to recognize your transferrable skills.
The events are organized in cooperation with International Working Women of Finland ry.