University of Tampere, Faculty of Education and
Lahti Polytechnic organize an 
International Conference on
Problem-Based Learning
9-11 June 2005
Lahti, Finland
PBL IN CONTEXT
– BRIDGING WORK AND EDUCATION
Accepted abstracts
Abstracts
Abstract Submission is now closed, many thanks to you all! The amount of accepted abstracts is 85 paper presentations, 12 workshops and 18 poster presentations from 23 different countries and from all the six continents. The authors have been informed about the acceptance.
The papers explore and report PBL experimentations, PBL curriculum developments, and collaborations with working life within different fields of engineering (mechatronics, forestry and wood technology, computer science, architecture), education (higher and professional education, civic engagement, e-learning), business and management studies, law, art and design, psychology and therapist education, police education and health and medical sciences.
Abstracts and selected full papers will be published in the Conference Books and also on the Conference web site in June.
If you have any questions about the papers, please contact:
Matleena Laakso (Ms), Conference Secretary of Scientific Arrangements
Address: Eduta Institute, Faculty of Education,
FIN-33014 University of Tampere
Finland
e-mail: matleena.laakso@uta.fi
Full Papers
Full Paper submission is now closed, many thanks to all authors! We received 34 full papers also from 13 different countries. The full papers are now at the referee process.
» Guidelines for submission of full papers
» Information for all presentations
Accepted abstracts will be presented as follows:
Paper presentations
The length of paper presentations is 20 minutes following with 10 minutes for discussion. The presenter can use an overhead projector, slides or data/video equipment during the presentation.
Workshops
A workshop could be at maximum 1,5 hours and must include group activities described in an abstract.
Poster presentations
Poster presenters are required to be available for discussion of their work during the designated poster sessions.
Please note that if the abstract is accepted, the presenter must register before 15 April 2005 and attend the conference 9-11 June 2005. The acceptance of paper implies payment of the registration fee by all the presenters.

