Two TAMK English teachers attended the Language Teachers’ BiP organised by Kauno Kolegija in Vilnus. The attendees contained language teachers from the other UNINOVIS universities, but also others. During the 5 intensive days we learned and shared a lot!
The Hague Network (THN) has once again demonstrated its strength as a flexible, trust-based higher education network. In April 2026, the coordinators’ meeting and the Board meeting held at the same time both highlighted concrete results of collaboration and clarified the network’s strategic direction for the coming years. At the core are the development of education, experimental collaboration, and visible, low-threshold pilots.
Every great business starts as a spark — an idea born from curiosity, frustration, or a bold dream of doing things differently. But what happens next is what truly separates dreamers from doers. Turning Ideas into Action is about taking that first rough idea and shaping it into something real through prototyping, smart production choices, and clear financial thinking. For young aspiring entrepreneurs, this journey is not reserved for “someday” or “when you’re ready” — it starts now.
From 23 to 25 March 2026, I attended the European Robotics Forum (ERF) in Stavanger, Norway, together with colleagues from Tampere University of Applied Sciences / FieldLab. The event offered a valuable opportunity to explore current developments in robotics, meet industry representatives, and reflect on what kinds of ideas could be useful for our own work.
Bringing together physics, pedagogy, AI and internationalisation highlights critical questions for education.
The competence, experience and work motivation of older employees will be a resource for the future working life. Career management, updating skills and support for well-being determine how people over the age of 55 stay in work and can thrive in the change.
The transformation towards responsible packaging systems requires more than technological upgrades—it requires new skills, shared understanding, and the ability to collaborate across sectors and cultural contexts. As Lah (2025), highlights systemic disconnects between sectors and actors can undermine even the most promising sustainability initiatives. Because of this, the ResPa project embraces responsible packaging as a collective societal task that demands insights and cooperation across multiple communities.
In March 2026, experts from Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) facilitated a pedagogical workshop for administrative, quality assurance and teaching staff of Rwanda Polytechnic’s Rwanda TVET Teacher Training Institute (RTTI) in Kigali. The workshop was organised as part of the HEP-TED project (Higher Education Pedagogies for Teacher Education), a collaboration between Finnish and Rwandan higher education institutions that aims to strengthen teacher education and pedagogical capacity in Rwanda.
YRGO–TAMK | 10 March 2026 Today marked an exciting milestone for the AV Growth cross border pilot as more than thirty higher education students from TAMK’s Games Academy and YRGO’s TV and Film Production programme came together for the first hybrid session of our film to game collaboration pilot. With students joining both online and on site (pizza boxes included at TAMK) the atmosphere matched the project’s core aim: creative exchange across disciplines, borders, and most importantly, media formats.
As the ResPa – Consumers' role in responsible packaging project launched in Tampere two weeks ago, partners from across Europe stepped into a shared mission that stretches far beyond improving packaging materials or fine-tuning recycling systems. At its core, responsible packaging is not simply a technical challenge. It is a social, behavioural, and cultural transformation that touches the daily lives of individuals who choose, use, return, reuse, and engage with packaging throughout its entire life cycle.
The green transition is not just about improving energy efficiency or reducing emissions. As industrial processes become increasingly digitalized and automated, machine safety takes centre stage—not only to protect workers but also to ensure sustainable development. Safe machines and processes minimize material waste, extend equipment lifespan, and prevent environmental harm. This is why machine safety and cybersecurity are critical pillars of the green transition. These themes were the focus of the first industry workshop organized under the Ohite project.
The work trip to Scotland came together quickly for us last spring. A student from the University of West Scotland’s music technology program first participated at their own expense in the co-writing week in Belgium, and then also joined TAMK’s Music Production co-writing week. They shared their experience, and by late spring Janne and Allan organized a visit to the university campus in the small town of Ayr on the west coast. Allan Dumbreck is a Deputy programme leader UWS BA (Hons) Commercial music which includes music technology and production. Allan has also worked as a session musician and spend over 30 years in music education.
Uncertainty shapes every stage of the modern B2B buying journey. With information overload, complex decision-making and shifting environments, both buyers and sellers struggle to make confident choices. These themes were actively explored and enthusiastically discussed as part of the Sales Management Master’s programme (YAMK).
In December 2025, six experts from the Tampere Universities Community - Juha Lahtinen (TAMK), Elina Harju (TAMK), Jukka Kemppi (TAMK), Henri Annala (TAMK), Minna Mäkihonko (TAU), and Roosa Yli-Pietilä (TAU) - participated in the final seminar of the EU4Inclusive Teaching project in Tirana, Albania.
If you are a teacher, the idea of working in an RDI project might sometimes feel unattractive. You might think it is somehow trivial or boring paperwork that will not really benefit anyone in the end. Let me offer you another viewpoint through a recent example.
In early April we took part in the three-day Nordic Forum in Rwanda, which brought together Nordic and Rwandan actors from education, business, healthcare and agriculture. The goal was to build new partnerships and highlight the opportunities Rwanda offers to foreign investors and companies.
We travelled to Kigali to organize a Digital Pedagogy Training workshop at Rwanda Polytechnic as part of the HEP-TED project. The participants included members of the institution’s Digital Champions network as well as other teachers interested in digitalization, who act as pedagogical developers in their own organizations. Together, we reflected on how artificial intelligence is transforming teaching and learning – and what kinds of skills teachers and students will need in the future.
