Friday, 15th of November
Morning Session: Main building, City Centre Campus (location on a map)
10.15 Welcoming words by Paavo Arvola
Venue: A206 A4 auditorium
10.30 Keynote speech by Mikael Mattlin, Acting 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.
Followed by Q&A session.
11.30 Yuzhuo Cai, University Lecturer, Adjunct Professor, Higher Education Group, University of Tampere
Navigating Uncertainty: The Future of EU-China Higher Education Cooperation and the role of Hong Kong
Commentator Amitabha Sarkar and Minna Valjakka
Followed by Q&A session.
12.30 Lunch
Afternoon session:
13.30 Generative AI for Asian studies – and beyond, Paavo Arvola and Mary Nurminen
This workshop consists of:
- lectures about generative artivicial intelligence and large language models
- a workshop to improve your AI literacy and prompting skills.
Topics covered
- Interaction with generative AI. Control and transparency.
- Large language models prompt design techniques,
- information generation, fine-tuning. problem solving…
No prior knowledge about the topic is required. The workshop consists of online exercises using a standard web browser, thus your own laptop is preferred (no software will be installed).
Venue: Lyhty
With coffee break
16.30 Program ends
