{"id":2364,"date":"2025-05-06T17:17:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sumppi.net\/?page_id=2364"},"modified":"2025-05-09T16:52:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:52:46","slug":"mika-on-wink-hanke","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sumppi.net\/en\/mika-on-wink-hanke\/","title":{"rendered":"What is WiNK -project?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is WiNK -project?<\/h3><\/div>

WiNK \u2013 Work in North Karelia<\/strong> is a province-wide development project that aims to support immigrants' integration, learning Finnish, and access to work or education<\/strong>. The project brings together educational institutions, municipalities, the welfare region, organizations, and companies.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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  • Goals<\/mark><\/strong>\n
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    • Develop a network-like operating model<\/strong> that offers comprehensive services to international experts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Improves the ability of companies to recruit and host <\/strong> international workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Strengthens the cooperation and expertise of actors<\/strong> to support integration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Target audience<\/mark><\/strong>\n
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      • Professionals involved in immigration work (e.g. municipalities, educational institutions, organizations) <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Companies and employers in North Karelia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • International students and professionals<\/strong> who want to settle in the region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Implementors<\/strong><\/mark>\n
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        • Main implementor:<\/strong> North-Karelian ELY-center <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Part-implementors:<\/strong>:\n
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          • University of Eastern Finland <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Karelia University of Applied Sciences <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Riveria <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Kitee Evangelical Folk High School <\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Lieksa Christian College <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Funding and schedule:<\/strong><\/mark>\n
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            • Funding:<\/strong> European Social Fund (ESF+), specific objective 4.1. Pathways to work<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Schedule:<\/strong> 1.1.2025 \u2013 30.6.2027 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Follow the WiNK project on social media:<\/mark><\/strong>\u00a0
              Links to the wink project channels are being added<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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              Sumppi \u2013 Language caf\u00e9 activities at folk high schools as part of the WiNK project <\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

              Sumppi \u2013 A Cup of Finland<\/strong> is part of the Kitee and Lieksa folk high schools' own sub-project. Its aim is to increase inclusion, community spirit and practical language skills<\/strong> through language cafes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Language caf\u00e9s are organized in different parts of North Karelia in cooperation with, among others, municipal immigrant coordinators, ELO project employees and associations<\/strong>. Folk high schools support local actors in planning, content and guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              The activities are carried out both on-site and online, and both immigrants and native Finns are welcome to participate. The goal is to learn Finnish in practical situations, together with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              Activities also include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • developing self-study materials<\/strong> (e.g. videos and assignments)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • online language cafes<\/strong> are organized<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Hybrid Finnish language training will be implemented as pilot courses <\/strong> for different target groups, such as housewives, working people and young people<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • developing pedagogical models<\/strong> that support learning flexibly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                This Sumppi website introduces the language caf\u00e9 activities and materials of folk high schools \u2013 explore, participate and practice Finnish!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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                Seuraa WiNK-hanketta somessa: Lis\u00e4t\u00e4\u00e4n wink-hankkeen kanavien linkit Sumppi \u2013 Kansanopistojen kielikahvilatoiminta osana WiNK-hanketta  Sumppi \u2013 Kupillinen Suomea on osa Kiteen ja Lieksan kansanopistojen omaa osahanketta. Sen tavoitteena on lis\u00e4t\u00e4 osallisuutta, yhteis\u00f6llisyytt\u00e4 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2364","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t