Events, thought and goings-on at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)
During May 2025 I was in Germany with five active students: Leila Ali, Vera Vuorio, Waltteri Wiheriäkoski, Medi Ibrahimi and Daniel Bäfver from Tampere Univerisity of Applied Sciences, and with my colleague Nina Esko-Salin and her teacher student Marika Säteri. We took this trip as a part of Personal Green Skills in Higher Education project.
On May 8–9, 2025, I opened the doors of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA) in Vilnius to meet a great bunch of music educators, students, and international coordinators from across the Nordic and Baltic regions participating in the ANMA (Assembly of Nordic Music Academies) & NordplusMusic Forum 2025.
The 2025 Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme Conference brought together a vibrant community of innovators, policymakers, and regional changemakers under the theme of transnational cooperation. Held as a physical meeting in the beautiful setting of the Tampere hall, the event on the 21st of May 2025 was a powerful reminder of the magic that happens when borders blur and collaboration is the centrefold.
In late May, two Senior Nursing Lecturers from Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Stiina Storvik-Sydänmaa and Gitte Taulo, visited the University of Málaga in Spain. Their trip formed part of an international staff exchange aimed at strengthening collaboration and sharing best practices in nursing education and clinical care. Stiina Storvik-Sydänmaa is a specialist in Paediatric and Neonatal Nursing, while Gitte Taulo’s expertise lies in Cardiology and Nephrology Nursing. They received a warm welcome from the faculty and international staff in Málaga.
Staff from Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) and Tampere University (TUNI) once again had an excellent opportunity to engage in international networking and contribute to the development of the European cultural and creative sectors.
We are proud to present our new master’s degree programme: Sustainability Management, aka SusMan. The programme will start in autumn 2026, the application starts in the beginning of 2026. Stay tuned!
At the beginning of June, the Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society Matchmaking Event brought together leading European researchers, project professionals, and representatives from higher education institutions at the historic campus of the University of Greenwich in London. The event aimed to build new international consortia to respond to the themes of culture, creativity, and an inclusive society in the Horizon Europe 2025 call.
At the end of May, TAMK’s FieldLab welcomed a distinguished group of guests: mechanical engineering alumni who graduated from the Tampere Technical Institute in 1970. The visit was a warm reunion where past and present met—and where the remarkable development of Finnish engineering expertise over the past five decades became vividly clear.
University Sorbonne Paris Nord (USPN) held an international week themed “European Alliances, Challenges in Interculturality” from May 19-23, 2025, supported by the European Commission Blended Intensive Programme (BIP).
Since 2023, TAMK has proudly welcomed students from South Asia into its tailor-made diploma programmes. Nearly 200 students from countries like India and Nepal have already joined the TAMK community, bringing with them not only academic talent but also a vibrant tapestry of culture, tradition, and warmth.
I had the exciting opportunity to attend a Digital Escape Room workshop hosted at ELTE University in Budapest as part of their international Staff Week in April. This immersive session opened new ways of thinking about active learning, creativity, and technology in the classroom.
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