Main Event Programme 15th

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
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

 

City centre campus map