Sustainability, resilience, humanity and circularity are key subjects to be explored in the seminar as the keys to solve global wicked problems with a transdisciplinary applied research approach. The theme of the research seminar is Sustainable Society and Technology. The seminar will demonstrate how solutions are found to global problems in the multidisciplinary area of smart and sustainable living.

The seminar is targeted for researchers and experts in the field of development and research, including applied and practice-based fields, researchers with interest to service design with co-creation and everyone interested in solving global wicked problems. The seminar fee is 200 € (+VAT). The fee includes transportation from Hämeenlinna city center to the University center, lunches and coffees for both days, the networking evening on Monday 25th and the networking dinner on Tuesday 26th. 

Beyond Alliance for Knowledge (BAK) is a strategic international alliance of Häme University of Applied Sciences in Finland, VIA University College in Denmark and Feevale University in Brazil. The universities cooperate in the areas of research and education.