has a vast experience in various fields as she has worked in promoting health, in sales and marketing, in conceptualizing services and in the field of education in expert and supervisory positions. Heidi has a Master’s Degree in Education and is also a Public Health Nurse. Learning, developing competencies, leadership and promoting health are in the center of her expertise and competence. Heidi devotes her free time for spending time with her family and friends and she is also active in many areas of sports. Heidi’s motto is: “If you start something today, you’ll notice it was worth the effort in a year’s time”.

works as a project coordinator in Metropolia SIMHE services. Her work focuses on increasing employment among international professionals living in Finland. Internationalisation and societal responsibility inspire Marika in her work and life. She has a Master of Arts degree in intercultural communication and a professional teacher’s qualifications. She has also worked several years in international relations in Metropolia and has taught intercultural competence. Travelling and salsa bring an international flavour also to her freetime, balanced with hiking in Finnish forests and other sports.

työskentelee S2-asiantuntijana SIMHE-jatkokehityshankkeessa Metropoliassa. Hankkeessa on rakennettu kansainvälisten tutkinto-opiskelijoiden uraohjauksen ja suomen kielen opetuksen mallia, joka tarjoaa opiskelijoille aiempaa laajemmat mahdollisuudet opiskella suomea opintojen aikana vapaasti valittavina kieliopintoina sekä tukea kielenoppimiseen myös opintojen ulkopuolella ja työharjoittelussa. Taustaltaan Eevamaija on suomi toisena kielenä -opettaja ja hänellä on pitkä kokemus muun muassa aikuisten maahanmuuttajien kotoutumiskoulutuksista. Eevamaija on kiinnostunut kielen oppimisesta yksilöllisenä ja yhteisöllisenä prosessina sekä koulutusten kehittämisestä.

is passionate about career development of international talents in Finland. Having studied and worked abroad on several occasions, she has experience in starting a career abroad, and feels at home in a multilingual and intercultural environment. Before joining the SIMHE Metropolia team as a career coach and employer relations specialist, Emilia was working in the field of labor market integration in Austria. She has a Master of Social Sciences degree in Development and International Cooperation, and studies in Intercultural Communication and Adult Education. In her spare time, Emilia enjoys dancing and doing other sports with friends, and the language geek in her enjoys learning new languages.

teaches mathematics, computer programming, application software, and modelling and simulation in Metropolia UAS. In recent years, his work has been related mainly to international degree programmes. Ari has also a long experience in hydrological modelling and development of software used in water forecasting. In free time he reads books, travels and does a variety of sports such as gym, climbing, ashtanga yoga and mountain biking.

has experience both in field of education and in agile projects in IT environment. Oksan holds a Master of Social Sciences degree in International Relations. Before joining SIMHE Metropolia as a project manager for two different projects, which concentrate on the employment of higher educated immigrants, she has guided international degree and exchange students and worked with the international partner higher educational institutions. Having graduated from an international degree programme herself and worked in international environment in different business areas, Oksan enjoys working in a global environment surrounded by people with various backgrounds. Oksan devotes her free time to her multilingual family, friends and travelling with them.

työskentelee Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulun Oppimisen palvelut – tiimissä. Hän työskentelee maahanmuuttajien koulutusta koskevissa kehittämishankkeissa. Koulutukseltaan hän on kauppatieteiden maisteri. Hänen perheeseensä kuuluvat puoliso ja aikuinen lapsi. Vapaa-aikanaan Outi matkustaa ja golfaa.