In this series of posts, we share our insights on how to facilitate multistakeholder collaboration – in particular collaboration related to enhancing highly skilled internationals’ position in the Finnish labour market. The first post looked at preparing a multistakeholder collaboration. This post digs into what to consider during such a co-creation process. The insights are […]
In this series of posts, we share our insights on how to facilitate multistakeholder collaboration – in particular collaboration related to enhancing highly skilled internationals’ position in the Finnish labour market. This first post focuses on what to consider before a co-creation process begins. The insights are based on our recent experience of planning and […]
HIWE in brief High-skilled internationals: bottom-up insights into policy innovation for work and entrepreneurship in Finland (HIWE) is a two-year Business Finland funded research project implemented by the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Turku between 2022 and 2024. In the project, we listen to internationals’ experiences of Finland. We look at how […]
Are Finnish companies and other work organisations ready to welcome international workforce? This is a major question to consider when talking about recruitment of highly skilled internationals. It is not only about how internationals can develop their employability, but also about organisations and their ability to employ international talent. Why focus on inclusion? We suggest […]
After tackling with recruitment practices in our first co-creation process, we invited multiple stakeholders, including service providers, international talents, companies and researchers, to think about how to optimise the existing services, create impactful solutions and ensure that the voice of internationals is heard when developing the solutions. The proposed solutions aim to address the challenges […]
In recent years, many services have been developed and implemented to strengthen the society and economy by supporting the integration of highly skilled internationals into the Finnish labour market. Still, problems with the recruitment of internationals continue. What can be done about them? Finding answers to this question is one of the key tasks of the […]
One of the main goals of the HIWE project is to promote opportunities for highly skilled internationals to participate and be heard in Finnish society. In this blog, project researcher Satu Aaltonen asks how internationals currently engage in society, and how their participation could be enhanced. Do highly skilled internationals in Finland feel that the […]