Friday, 15th of November
Morning Session: Main building, City Centre Campus (location on a map)
10.15 Welcoming words by Liisa Häikiö, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences
Venue: A207 A3 auditorium
10.30 Keynote speech by Mikael Mattlin, Acting Deputy Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
After the China Boom: Why Asia – and China – Are Still of Importance for Finland
Commentator Xenia Zeiler, Professor of South Asian Studies at the Department of Cultures, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki and Jyrki Käkönen, Professor Emeritus, Peace and Conflict Research.
Followed by Q&A session.
11.30 Yuzhuo Cai, Senior Lecturer and Adjunct Professor, Higher Education Group, Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University; Visiting Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong; Co-Director of the Global Research Institute for Finnish Education, the Education University of Hong Kong
Navigating Uncertainty: The Future of EU-China Higher Education Cooperation and the role of Hong Kong
Commentator Amitabha Sarkar, Public Health Fellow, Health Sciences Unit, Tampere University and Minna Valjakka, Senior Researcher, Title of Docent, Art History and Asian Studies, University of Helsinki.
Followed by Q&A session.
12.30 Lunch
Afternoon session:
13.30 Generative AI for Asian studies – and beyond,
Paavo Arvola and Mary Nurminen
Venue: Lyhty
Time | Activity | Details |
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13:30 – 13:40 | Introduction | Overview of the afternoon schedule |
13:40 – 14:10 | Lecture (Paavo) | Introduction to interacting with LLMs |
14:10 – 14:40 | Lecture (Mary) | Translating with AI |
14:40 – 14:50 | Discussion/Questions | Questions about LLMs or translation |
14:50 – 15:20 | Coffee Break | Task: Introduce yourself to others in the group |
15:20 – 15:50 | Workshop: Task 1 | Group discussion on assigned task |
15:50 – 16:20 | Workshop: Task 2 | Continued group work on new task |
16:20 – 16:30 | Wrap-up | Summary and closing remarks |
No prior knowledge of the topic is required. The workshop will include online exercises using a standard web browser, thus your own laptop is preferred (no software will be installed). With coffee break
16.30 Program ends