Events, thought and goings-on at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)
After almost a decade of collaboration, TAMK and Qilu University of Technology started a joint programme approved by the Ministry of Education of China, moving their collaboration into a new era. The programme is in applied chemistry and welcomes around 80 new students annually.
In September 2022 a group from IKDE Foundation, Indonesia participated in a 21st Century Teacher Education Trip organised by Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK). The group spent four days in Tampere and learnt about the Finnish education through discussions with TAMK experts and school visits.
For the fourth time, HUBS students from Tampere Universities community participated in the European Innovation Academy programme in Portugal.
For the fourth year, TAMK has organised an online course for students of interior design at Chung-Ang University, South Korea. Since 2018, a group of 15-20 students from Chung-Ang University participates in the two-week summer course to learn about Nordic and especially Finnish architectural and interior design.
Return from Kenya becomes harder and harder every time. Not because I do not want to come home but because the need for educational cooperation is so high. I feel like staying there and getting to real work. I have a strong need to help and get my skates on.
From 15th to 19th August 2022 an educational group from the University of Wyoming, USA participated in a 21st Century Teacher Education Trip organised by Tampere University of Applied Sciences. The group spent one week in Tampere and learned about the Finnish education through reflection sessions and school visits.
Internationalisation is a central point in TAMK’s strategy. After organisational changes, new practices are being introduced to strengthen the partnerships and improve our internationalisation.
A long-awaited visit of BeLight-project to TAMK’s long-time partner, München University of Applied Sciences (MUAS), finally came reality in June 2022. The project started 1.1.2020 and it has been running during the Covid-19 pandemic. For an international project, it has been a journey that has taught several valuable lessons and proved once again, how important long-standing collaboration with partners can be.
After a two year break due to Covid-19 related travel restrictions, I returned to Budapest Business School on a teacher exchange during the spring of 2022.
An EU-funded project brings together higher education institutions from Finland, Germany, Greece, and Poland to develop inclusive e-coaching structures.
