Each Summer Academy has a different story—what about the last three in Helsinki?
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When you read the title of this article, you might have thought: “What is Summer Academy, is it a camping event in the woods or an academic summer course, and what makes it special in Helsinki?”
Coşku Mutlucan
Local Group Istanbul-Yildiz
Summer Academy is a learning and reflecting
The event has been organised for three years by
experience in which you concentrate on ethical topics
Gregory Watson and Local Group Helsinki. Participants
from a leader’s point of view. The project gathers
had the opportunity to learn about the roots of
students from all over the world together with a
Industrial Engineering from the historical development
senior Professor. Each Summer Academy focuses on
of ideas to real life examples of implementations.
different areas with unique reflecting approaches. One
Gregory Watson transfers his knowledge not only with
thing always happens—an unforgettable life-changing
teaching but also by telling about real life experiences,
experience.
which gives a broader perspective to the participants. Each participant brought home many tools which will
Summer Academy Helsinki brought a different
boost their role as an industrial engineer. Here you can
approach to the event series during the last three
read some of the participant’s thoughts:
years. The intellectual root of industrial management was introduced to the participants by Gregory Watson, who led the academy as a known pioneer of the six sigma movement. He has held both executive and consultant positions for years; his deep knowledge and many years of expertise provided an intensive learning experience.
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Nuno Carneiro Gregory’s Summer Academy was an amazing learning experience. Either as an introduction to studying industrial engineering for the younger ones or a wrap up of all we learnt at the university, which was my case. It was the
One more unique summer has passed with wonderful
perfect complement to our IEM studies. I really
memories. At the end of the second week of July,
feel privileged for having had the opportunity to
participants of Summer Academy Helsinki were on
attend the Summer Academy. From all the 40+
their way to back home; happy, passionate and totally
ESTIEM events I have attended, this was surely
different than how they arrived. They had experienced
one of the best. Thank you Greg!
cumulative learning while enjoying Finnish nature to its fullest.
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