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Leadership for Change

Join the Master's Degree Programme in Leadership for Change!

The application period to study in the Master's Degree Programme in Leadership for Change is now open!

The Master’s Degree Programme in Leadership for Change (LFC) prepares students to address complex societal challenges. The studies consist of cross-disciplinary joint studies, specialisation-specific advanced studies, elective studies, and the master’s thesis.

Graduates of the LFC programme will be well-equipped to work across the private, public, and third sectors, engaging in tasks that involve analyzing, planning, and steering complex change processes that unfold at local, national, international, and global levels. Furthermore, students will develop the competencies required for conducting academic research, creating a solid foundation for potential careers in academia and beyond.

The application period starts on 11 December 2024 and ends on 3 January 2025. The studies begin in autumn 2025. Read more and apply by clicking the study tracks below!

Governance for Sustainable Change 

The administrative science specialization provides students with sound academic skills for anticipating, analyzing, and responding to the complex, dynamic challenges facing contemporary public sector organizations and institutions. The specialization focuses on governance issues in the context of public sector reforms and novel collaboration forms. A cross-cutting theme of the specialization is the role of public governance in fostering socially, ecologically, and economically sustainable societies.

Sustainable Business Management

The Sustainable Business Management Specialization equips students with the skills and knowledge to understand and manage the environmental, social, and economic challenges that businesses face. The specialization prepares students to address challenges and seize opportunities that arise as businesses strive to create sustainable solutions, acknowledging the societal and technological shifts that affect the possibilities for sustainable business practices. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of managing change in the contemporary business landscape and learn to apply business concepts for the benefit of customers, employees, owners, and other stakeholders, as well as society at large.

 

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The Leadership Symposium notes: International security – the outlook for Finland

"As I listened to the keynote speech given by Sir Mark Lyall Grant , the Former National Security Advisor to the British Prime Minister, I was left wondering about the magnitude of change that we are all facing in 2022. I was left with questions such as what kind of world are we leaving behind for the generations to come, and whether we are able to tackle the multitude of conflicts and issues we are facing today. Should there be new ways of tackling these issues?", LFC student Aino Anttila asks in her reflections concerning the panel 'International security: The outlook for Finland' at the annual Leadership Symposium, organized in Tampere University in September.

The Leadership Symposium notes: Social change and its typologies in the context of a Finnish mega-project in Uruguay to exploit natural resources

At the annual Leadership Symposium, organized by Tampere University's Faculty of Management and Business, one of the panels was dedicated to the topic of Finnish forestry megaprojects in Latin America. The panel hosted Saara Tahvanainen, vice president in stakeholder relations at UPM-Kymmene, professor Teivo Teivainen and research assistant Emiliano Sosa Barrios from University of Helsinki, and doctoral researcher Lara Gonzalez Porras from Tampere University. UPM-Kymmene, a Finnish forest industry company, is currently implementing a mega-project in Uruguay to develop a pulp factory, and this project is creating an important change in Uruguayan society. LFC student Yasmine Bounouara reflected on the panel's topic looking into four perspectives: character, magnitude, focus and level/scale.

The Leadership Symposium notes: The transformation of Finland's security outlook

The beginning of the new academic year was marked by the annual Leadership Symposium, this time themed around the topic of security. The expert presentations and panel discussions included many interesting speakers from Finland and abroad. This essay, written by the LFC student Katrina Mäki-Soini, focuses on the panel discussion 'International security: the outlook for Finland', evaluating panelists’ discourse on change and transformation by utilizing the framework of typology of change. The panel was moderated by professor of practice Valtteri Vuorisalo from Tampere University and it included speakers Sir Mark Lyall Grant, former National Security Adviser to the British Prime Minister, professor Ann-Marie Ekengren from University of Gothenburg, researcher Eneken Tikk from Erik Castrén Institute and professor Juha Vuori from Tampere University.