Global Sustainability Module
Join field work in Africa
Building a sustainable world – this is what Global Sustainability Module is about.
Learn new skills!
Learn about intercultural communication and why we need to care about others’ cultures or beliefs.
Learn to understand the global economic and socio-cultural processes connecting the global North and South. Also learn about global sustainability and development and link these to your own studies. As a student of HAMK, you have an opportunity to deepen your experience through joining a real-life development project in Africa.
In total, we plan for 75 HAMK students to travel to our African partner countries between 2022–2024.
You can join our field challenges by applying to Global sustainability challenge course, open to all HAMK students.
Join our courses!
We offer three courses consisting of a full 15-credit module. The global sustainability module is open to all HAMK students. NOTE: You don’t need to wait for the teacher’s approval in Pakki to start the courses.
- Online course
- Placed in Learn (Moodle): you can do it in your own time and schedule
- Online Course
- Placed in Learn (Moodle): you can do it in your own time and schedule
- Student election on the basis of applications
- 14 days field trip to Africa, meetings in person and online before and after the trip
Upcoming Student Challenges/Projects
This is a great opportunity to experience and learn through real-life industry challenges with students in Malawi and Uganda!
New Student Challenges start in August 2024.
Waste Management Student Challenge
This student challenge will present a case from Kampala, Uganda working with a waste management company looking to improve their business. HAMK students will work with students from Makerere University (Uganda) and Luanar University (Malawi) to propose solution to the challenge presented. This will conduct literature as well as ground research into how the company can increase their competitiveness amidst a changing landscape.
Schedule
August-November 2024
Field work days
2–13 September 2024
Waste Water Management Student Challenge
This student challenge will present a case from Lilongwe, Malawi working with a waste water treatment. HAMK students will work with students from Luanar University (Malawi) together with Bugema University (Uganda) to propose solution to the challenge presented. A literature as well as ground research into the problem will be done to propose solutions to tackle the problem.
Schedule
September–December 2024
Field work days
To be confirmed
Please note
Deadline for submitting applications will be 31 May 2024 – selected students will be informed during the first week of June 2024.
The first meeting with selected students will be organized in the first week of June – meeting is compulsory and nonattendance is an automatic cancellation of participation.
Practicalities
Before traveling the international teams work online to familiarize themselves with the case. The field work in an African partner university lasts 14 days. International teams share ideas and develop innovative solutions to the identified challenges. In student projects each project team is mentored by the client organisation as well as a HAMK staff member from HAMK and partner universities.
After the field work the teams can continue discussing together, analysing their cases and finding possible alternative solutions to their challenge.
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