1. Invitation 1/1
14.6.2013
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSWEEK LAHTI, FINLAND 17.-21.3.2014
We have the pleasure to invite you to take part in our Businessweek to be held in
March 2014. The programme starts on Monday March 17th
at 13.00 and ends on
Friday March 21st
at noon. During the week the students will deal with a case
company L-Fashion Group Oy and examine the financial situation and future of
clothing business in Europe. The objective of the week is to learn to work in a
multinational group and to solve together tasks linked with real-world challenges.
During the week the students will concentrate on corporate finance, especially how
to finance the growth of the company. They will understand the comprehensiveness
of doing business at international level.
Lahti is located in Southern Finland, 110 km north of Helsinki. It takes 1,5 hours
by direct bus to travel from the Helsinki airport to Lahti. Lahti is known for its
recreational activities, sporting events, beautiful nature by the lakeVesijärvi and
good connections to other destinations. There are over 100.000 inhabitants in Lahti.
The main attractions are Sibelius Hall, Salpausselkä Ski Centre, Town Hall, Radio
Towers and Marina Area.
The students will be accommodated in Hotel MustaKissa, situated in the centre of
Lahti. The rooms are either double-rooms or apartments for 4 students. Breakfast is
included every morning plus evening sauna. More information about the hotel can be
found at www.mustakissa.com For teachers we recommend the Sokos Hotel Lahden
Seurahuone ( ****) www.seurahuone.lahti@sokoshotels.fi , Cumulus Lahti (****) or
Omena Hotel, Lahti (***).
Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Business Studies is located in the
town centre, in the innovative learning environment called Fellmannia (please have a
look at www.fellmannia.fi ). The street address is Kirkkokatu 27, 15140 Lahti.
It takes about 5 minutes to walk from the hotel to Fellmannia and 10-15 minutes
to the Ski Museum.
The price for the week is 240 euros/student. It includes taking part in the programme,
entrance ticket to Ski Museum, 4 nights at the hotel, breakfasts, 4 lunches and one
dinner.
The registration for the week should be done by January 17th
, 2014 by using the enclosed
format. It would be highly appreciated, if the participating countries could send to us
a.s.a.p. the information about the amount of incoming students and their teachers.
For more information please contact Leea Kouhia, e-mail:leea.kouhia@lamk.fi
phone number: + 358 3 828 2617 or mobile + 358 50 560 8486.
Looking forward to seeing you in Lahti!