“I am happy to endorse Katja Palovaara as a positive, hardworking and ambitious student, committed to the Metropolia Business School community and its goals. She is a confident business communicator with excellent professional communication skills in English both verbally and in writing. She is also a confident presenter, ready to try out new ideas and speak to varied audiences. She has displayed promising leadership skills in her student union and tutor activities and gave willingly her time to these causes while maintaining an excellent academic record. She works very well in intercultural team projects and is a good event organiser as she demonstrated in the school’s Christmas party. I am confident she will be an asset to any company employing her.”
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Passionate about Fintech, supporting early stage founders and creating the most inclusive…
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Maven leads multi-million pound investment in Kani Payments 💷 Newcastle based FinTech specialist, Kani, has secured a combined investment from the…
Maven leads multi-million pound investment in Kani Payments 💷 Newcastle based FinTech specialist, Kani, has secured a combined investment from the…
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Today marks a pivotal moment for Kani Payments, having successfully secured a Series A multi-million pound investment from Maven Capital…
Today marks a pivotal moment for Kani Payments, having successfully secured a Series A multi-million pound investment from Maven Capital…
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I loved sharing our vision for what pensions *could* be if we dared to dream a bit, our journey from raising our first funding round to taking on one…
I loved sharing our vision for what pensions *could* be if we dared to dream a bit, our journey from raising our first funding round to taking on one…
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Experience
Education
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Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
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Activities and Societies: General Secretary and Responsible of Advocacy for Trombi Ry, A Bachelor of Business Administration Association Peer tutor and a head tutor of METKA, Student Union Volunteer reporter for Student Input Report for EPAS/EFMD accreditation
Double degree in European Management. The degree consist two years of studying in Helsinki, one year in foreign respected university, half year long internship and the bachelors thesis. Graduating from both universities. All in all four years long, challenging degree with major focus in management studies. Other courses include economics, communication, finance, marketing and languages.
I was one of the best performing students academically and socially, participating in many activities…Double degree in European Management. The degree consist two years of studying in Helsinki, one year in foreign respected university, half year long internship and the bachelors thesis. Graduating from both universities. All in all four years long, challenging degree with major focus in management studies. Other courses include economics, communication, finance, marketing and languages.
I was one of the best performing students academically and socially, participating in many activities and eventually conducting my compulsory internship as a Project Development Officer. -
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Full academic year in an English University where I completed the final year 6. Courses included: Strategic Management, Debating Globalisation, Dynamics of Multinational Companies, CSR & Ethics, The Financing and Management of Risk and Researching Business and Management Issues ( The Dissertation ). My dissertation has been read over 2000 times online which is more than any other business students' dissertations. I was awarded the honourable grade of 2:1.
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Three years long vocational college degree in International Business and Administration. Degree was completed in co-operation with International Baccalaureate.
Degree is half in Finnish, half in English and consisted courses concerning sales, marketing, management, communication, languages and finance.
I graduated with outstanding grades and with a historical degree because I completed Finnish high-school in the same time. I received several cash scholarships from my great success. -
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International Baccalaureate Career-Related Certificate.
Three years long globally known programme consisting International Baccalaureate subjects English B and Business Management. Completed final exams from these two subjects and also specialized in Reflective Project and as a final piece did 10 minute economic, informative video with a title "Payday Loans - helping or fooling".
Volunteer Experience
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Head tutor
Student Union of Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
- 1 year 8 months
Education
Head tutor of peer tutors, in charge of more than 100 students in the field of International Business and Logistics. Main activities include general assisting with studying and living in a new country and event organising.Head tutor activities include strong communication skills when working as a middleman between larger organisations and students.
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General Secretary
Trombi Ry Student Association of Metropolia BBA Students
- 1 year 3 months
Education
General secretary of a Student Association with more than 800 students. Handling causes concerning student well-being and legal rights. Organising events collecting hundreds of students every month. As a secretary I take note on every meeting and produce documents, contact companies and handle financial responsibilities.
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Info Team member
Slush
- 1 month
Volunteering at Slush as a member of Info Team. Main tasks in customer service, selling tickets and assisting guests around Slush area.
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Cloakroom Volunteer
Slush
- 2 months
Cloakroom volunteer at Slush, the biggest startup event in the world. Basic cloakroom activities, serving customers fluently in three languages.
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Mentor
Various
- Present 2 years
Science and Technology
Various mentoring experiences for women and girls in the field of technology. Recent examples include mentoring at the Women in Tech Summit Level Up conference.
Publications
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Bachelor's Thesis: The Impact of Globalisation on Organisational Culture
My dissertation conducted to the University of Wolverhampton titled:'The Impact of Globalisation on Organisational Culture'. I was awarded the second highest grade and my dissertation has been downloaded over 4800 times making it one of the most downloaded publications amongst my peers.
Courses
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Scrum Alliance - Certified Scrum Master
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Honors & Awards
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Rising Fintech Star of the year
FinTech Awards London
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Citizenship Award
Metropolia Business School
Special community award to recognise an individual's extreme efforts at promoting Metropolia Business School Spirit.
Languages
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English
Full professional proficiency
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Finnish
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Swedish
Professional working proficiency
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