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Aims of the DigiMESH project

The importance of networking for immigrants, especially for the highly educated ones, for career development and placement in the Finnish labour market, has been widely recognised, but there are few concrete tools for developing digital networking.

The digital leap brought by the COVID-19 pandemic has moved events largely to digital platforms, where networking and active participation are more challenging or there are simply fewer of them. Finnish networking practices and habits, including those in digital environments, are foreign to non-natives, and Finnish networks are also slower to open to immigrants due to inadequate language skills, prejudices or cultural differences. Strengthening the skills of highly educated immigrants to participate in various digital events and platforms will improve their opportunities to create working life connections and enter the Finnish labour market.

The project develops the know-how and skills of digital networking of both highly educated immigrants and the professionals guiding them. In addition, the project identifies and develops ways for companies to network with highly educated immigrants. The project consists of the following packages.