D: VAPAAMUOTOISIA JULKAISUJA – FREE-FORM PUBLICATIONS 48 ”SUMMER IN SPACE 2014” Digital business development course

week intensive course in which 16 students took part from four diff erent higher education institutions. Th e feedback of the students, teachers and the local company as a commissioner indicated that it was a good initiative and worth continuing in the future. Based on the development suggestions of the pilot course, Summer in Space 2 was implemented in Mikkeli in August 2014. It was a three-week course in which 31 students and eight guest lecturers representing seven diff erent nationalities participated. Two local teachers supervised the project assignments of the students for the lo-cal company. Th e learning was based on doing real cases for the local company and the project works were done in an intensive way during three weeks. Th e guest lecturers gave their contribution by teaching, supporting and complement-ing subjects and topics in the project work. Th e students used mainly their previous knowledge, skills and experiences in their multicultural student groups. In the end, the completed project outcomes were introduced, an