Dear all,

Fibrobesity is organizing a workshop on "Educating Future Leaders on the Interdisciplinary Nature of Obesity as a Pandemic" as part of the 47th Association for Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS2025) Conferencehttps://app.eventos.fi/ais-conference-2025/website/home. The AIS2025 Conference takes place from 4 to 6 June in Oulu.

The early-bird registration ends on 6 April, so sign up now and benefit from lower prices!

Register here.https://app.eventos.fi/ais-conference-2025/website/498

The session description: Fibrobesity Research Programme hosts a workshop on the AIS2025: Educating Future Leaders on the Interdisciplinary Nature of Obesity as a Pandemic Join our interactive workshop to explore how co-creation in interdisciplinary teams can enhance learning around complex global challenges - using obesity as a case study. Together, we’ll develop new ways to educate students, early-career researchers, and professionals to think holistically and work across disciplines. The session also highlights the connection between science, education, and policymaking - and how we can better prepare future experts and leaders.

When: Wednesday 4 June from 14.30-17.00

Where: Agora (AT128), Linnanmaa Campus

Maximum number of participants: 30

Registration: Only for registered AIS2025 on-site participants. Instructions on how to register are at the end of the page.

Programme

Keynote Talks:

1. The first keynote will be given by Professor Juha Kere, Karolinska Institutet & University of Helsinki, who will address the global health and socioeconomic challenges related to the obesity pandemic. 2. The second keynote will be given by Professor Hanni Muukkonen, University of Oulu, and she will focus on interdisciplinary and collaborative learning in an academic context. 3. The third keynote speech will be given by Dr. Johanna Matilainen, University of Eastern Finland, on a more specialized view on obesity from a basic researcher’s point of view.

Round table Discussions After the thought-provoking keynote speeches, the participants will engage in round table discussions in small groups (4-5 persons), exploring various aspects of obesity and interdisciplinary learning. Pre-assigned teaser items and table hosts will guide the discussions. Groups will switch tables and get a new point of view to approach the same problem. At the end of the Round table Discussions, each group will present their findings and ideas by the lead of the table host. The session will end with a Joint Discussion to integrate the insights from the group presentations. Current table hosts include: Eve Hyrkäs (cultural and historical aspects of obesity) Juha Kere (general perspective on global health problems) Johanna Matilainen (field-specific perspective on obesity) Hanni Muukkonen-van der Meer (interdisciplinary learning in higher education) Renata Prunskaite-Hyyryläinen (TBA) Tuire Salonurmi (TBA) Registration The session is available only for registered AIS2025 on-site participants. However, no separate pre-registration for this session is required of the AIS2025 participants.

More info:

* The session webpagehttps://www.oulu.fi/en/events/ais2025-educating-future-leaders-interdisciplinary-nature-obesity-pandemic * The AIS2025 webpagehttps://app.eventos.fi/ais-conference-2025/website/home

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, Essi

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Essi Erkkilä

Coordinator, Profi6 Fibrobesity

Research Unit of Biomedicine and Internal Medicine (Room S5 224 at the University Hospital)

Faculty of Medicine

University of Oulu

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