Planning and organizing the International Week for international students
Johansson, Milja (2013)
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013110716722
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013110716722
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The subject of this thesis was to plan and organize an international event for students in Deggendorf Institute of Technology. The event was made for the International Office and it was implemented together with the staff of the International Office and voluntary international students. The International Week is implemented by the International Office twice a year, in winter and summer semesters. Each year the event is assumed to be a bit different and offer variable and interesting cultural program for the students.
The goal was to plan and implement a successful international event, which would offer students information about different cultures and study possibilities abroad and also give students opportunities to get new friends from different countries. Its purpose was also to get exchange students together with German students. The event was implemented at the campus of Deggendorf Institute of Technology, partly as an outdoor event, to be able to reach as many students as possible. This year the event was organized on 13-16 May 2013.
This study was implemented as a practice-based thesis, which means that it includes a theoretical part of event planning and project working put together with reporting how the event was implemented. The study is based on the literature concerning event management and project working and it was combined with the practical implementation of the event.
As a project manager of the event I was responsible for the whole event process; planning, implementing and closing the project. My duties included planning and scheduling the program, recruiting facilitators, implementing the event, collecting feedback and reporting the process.
According to the given feedback the event was implemented successfully and the guests were satisfied with the event. Unfortunately the weather was not very good for outdoor activities, which affected the amount of visitors in outdoor events. Based on the feedback the International Week is seen as an important event because of the chance to share the students’ own culture with the other students and get to know other cultures. It was seen to increase social cohesion and make people more tolerant.
The goal was to plan and implement a successful international event, which would offer students information about different cultures and study possibilities abroad and also give students opportunities to get new friends from different countries. Its purpose was also to get exchange students together with German students. The event was implemented at the campus of Deggendorf Institute of Technology, partly as an outdoor event, to be able to reach as many students as possible. This year the event was organized on 13-16 May 2013.
This study was implemented as a practice-based thesis, which means that it includes a theoretical part of event planning and project working put together with reporting how the event was implemented. The study is based on the literature concerning event management and project working and it was combined with the practical implementation of the event.
As a project manager of the event I was responsible for the whole event process; planning, implementing and closing the project. My duties included planning and scheduling the program, recruiting facilitators, implementing the event, collecting feedback and reporting the process.
According to the given feedback the event was implemented successfully and the guests were satisfied with the event. Unfortunately the weather was not very good for outdoor activities, which affected the amount of visitors in outdoor events. Based on the feedback the International Week is seen as an important event because of the chance to share the students’ own culture with the other students and get to know other cultures. It was seen to increase social cohesion and make people more tolerant.