This course introduces students to the theory and practice of ecology and management of urban green areas. The course will tackle urban sustainability, the ecosystem services approach and social-ecological linkages in city and green space planning, and will provide examples of designing a green

Finnish education is famous worldwide, especially thanks to the PISA tests. Thousands of specialists and students have visited the country to witness its educational 'miracle'. This course proposes to introduce Finnish education and discuss its characteristics. By so doing the course offers a new

During this course participants will reflect on self- and otherness, and critically review the supposedly culturally determined differences usually highlighted in intercultural communication studies.The aim is to:- show how the concept of %E2%80%9Cthe Other%E2%80%9D is changing in our day and age,

This course critically interrogates common understandings of globalisation (of our own as well as of others). We start from the idea that, even though there are clearly actual material processes of globalisation with real and far-reaching consequences, globalisation is also a word that is used in a

Research on biosciences and biotechnologies has evolved vastly during the past decades. Biosciences and their novel applications now have an enormous impact on society in shaping our understanding of life, death, sickness, health and environmental sustainability.This course engages with the

The objective of this multidisciplinary course is to teach how different minorities have been taken into consideration in museums and memorials and to advance the students%E2%80%99 understanding and sensitivity in minority issues in this respect. Minority as a term can be based on ethnicity, race,

This course seeks to enhance our understanding of forest ecosystem services, not least as the future of global forest resources is a daily concern in international policy debate and processes.International and national initiatives need to be strengthened to sustain the economic potential of forest

Co-operative enterprise law is only rarely part of teaching curricula, even if about one billion members around the world are involved in this special form of enterprise with an economic and social impact to match. The repeated crisis resilience of co-operatives and the growing awareness that

What is meant by Intercultural Communication? What are the contexts in which Intercultural Communication typically occurs and what are its distinguishing features? Which factors contribute to success or failure in Intercultural Communication? Taking questions such as these as points of departure,

The human brain and its ability to adapt to the demands of the environment is at the core of our course. This course is particularly useful for students who wish to gain knowledge about the most recent developments in auditory cognitive neuroscience in particular.The course programme focuses on