SHKS - ICN2025 Helsinki 

The Finnish Nursing Education Foundation (SHKS)  is  the Platinium- sponsor for ICN congress  in Helsinki  9-13.6.2025. The congress is arranged by the International Council of Nurses (ICN)   and  in partnership with the Finnish Nurses Association (FNA) . We had a planning meeting on 29.4.2025  with representatives of the ICN organization. The meeting was attended by the Chief Executive Officer Howard Catton, Director of Communications and Events Richard Elliot, Head of Digital & Sponsorship Pilar Millan Gomez and from FNA   Executive director Anne Pauna.

The foundation is involved in the  ICN Student Assembly on June 2025.

Among other activities, the Foundation (SHKS)  has arranged a Symposium related to research funding.

See the details for the Symposium here:

Time: June 12, 07:30 - 08:50 UTC +0300

Room: Room 102

Topic: Sponsored Symposium: Research funding for nurse researchers – support for research career

Hosted by: SHKS

Language: English

In the workshop, the content consists of presentations about research funding and support for successful applications. There will be a perspective of applicant, evaluator of proposals and receiver of the funding. After that, the audience will discuss in groups about important points for research funding and expectations for funding bodies.

The objective is to motivate nurse researchers for funding applications, and to see research as part of their career.

Detailed Program:

Moderator: Helena Leino-Kilpi, Board Member of the Finnish Nursing Education Foundation SHKS

7:30 – Welcome: Sirpa Luukkainen, President of the Finnish Nursing Education Foundation SHKS

7:35 - Successful funding proposal – thoughts and tips: Virpi Sulosaari, PhD, RN, Turku University of Applied Sciences

7:50 - Evaluation of funding proposals: Leena Salminen, PhD, RN, professor, University of Turku

8:05 - I received the funding! Yunsuk Jeon, PhD, postdoc-researcher

8:15 – Workshop: Moderator Lauri Kuosmanen, Vice-chair of the Finnish Nursing Education Foundation SHKS

8:35 - Results of the working groups, a summary of the tips will be produced for all participants

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See the Congress  Program