I work at the University of Jyväskylä's Student and Academic services -unit as a Career Specialist. My responsibilities are in entrepreneurship-, entrepreneurial mindset, innovation, and project -related activities for students of all the levels at JYU. I'm also part of a JYU team which is developing university-industry collaboration model at the universtiy of Jyväskylä. FORTHEM Alliance is also a big part of my work because of my position as FORTHEM Alliance General Assistant where I also collaborate in our many entreprenuership and innovation -related events.
Related with entrepreneurship we closely collaborate in EduJyväskylä together with Jamk and Gradia's entrepreneurship educators where we collaboratively teach in courses like Dreams+Inspirations!, Ready to start a business, Entrepreneurship stories, and Junior Achievement Company Program. I also coach at JYU's multidisciplinary Team&Client -project course and, upon request, give lectures to faculties about entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial paths in Jyväskylä. You may also often catch me from a marketing stand in different events for students, researchers, staff and our colllaborators.
I'm also involved in the Jyväskylä Startup Factory -collaboration and function as a chair of the Startup Factory educational incubator team in the "Idea to Business" and "Business Coaching" -courses.
I am also involved in communication and interaction -related planning and implementation related to entrepreneurship, innovation activities, and business collaboration at the University of Jyväskylä, EduJyväskylä, and FORTHEM.
M.Sc. Häkkinen studies effectuation in organization as intrapreneurial efforts of employees and organizational renewal through employee actions.
