International Leadership
Date of implementation
23.2. – 31.3.2026
Scope
Type of studies and location
Which degree program is the course from?
Master of Business Administration, Business Development
Teaching language
What will you learn?
After completing the study unit, the students will be able to:
Understand cultural differences and their impact on leadership
Appreciate corporate social responsibility and ethics in global business
Recognize different communication styles and their impact on leadership
Recognize different leadership and management practices across different cultures
What do the studies include?
Introduction to Cultural Differences in Leadership
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Across Cultures
Communication Styles Across Cultures
Leadership and Management in Different Cultures
Working starts week 9 (23.-27.2.2026) with the introduction lection and preliminary material readings.
23.2.2026 17:00-18:00 Introduction lection, Zoom, address will be shown in the itslearning (its).
The reading materials and task will be described in the its (Our learning environment). It will be opened to the students 13.2.2026 in https://turkuamk.itslearning.com/. HAKA Login using your Turku UAS Open university user id. NOTE: Preferred browsers are Chrome and Firefox.
The course consists of group works done in weekly group meetings you will organize yourself, and independent work between them. The student must keep an individual learning diary that includes all his/her activities and participate to all group tasks.
Week 9: Introduction lection and preliminary reading
Week 10-14 weekly group meetings and individual work described in the itslearning environment.
All task must be returned into the ITs no later than 31.3.2025
When and where will the course be held?
You can find the exact teaching times and places on Lukkarikone.
- Change the language from the top right corner under “FI”. Enter the course code MS00DN83-3002 and press search.
- Add the course to the schedule by pressing +Add on the search results list.
- The course schedule is now shown on the calendar view, where you'll find the time and place of each meeting.
If the teaching times are not shown on Lukkarikone, contact the teacher.
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Study places
20
Price:
75 €
Who is the course suitable for?
Open UAS courses are open to everyone. Open UAS courses are selections from Bachelor’s and Master’s degree program curricula, and you’ll usually study in the same group as degree students.
When you enroll, you will be asked to authenticate yourself before you can access the enrolment form. You will need Finnish online banking credentials or a mobile certificate.
There may be prerequisites for participation on individual courses. You can find information on required previous studies or know-how in the course details on our study guide, see the link for course details above. Please note that you are responsible for making sure that you have the skills and know-how required for participation.
To participate on Master’s level courses, you must have completed a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent higher education degree in Finland or abroad.
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