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.
The AV Growth project, led by Tampere University of Applied Sciences in collaboration with Film Tampere and Swedish Yrkesnämden för Film och TV (YNFT), has made significant efforts to map and identify potential growth companies within the audiovisual (AV) industry across Finland, Sweden, Latvia, and Estonia. The project aims to bolster the capabilities and networks of AV companies by fostering substantial industry growth through the AV Growth Programme executed by Film Tampere. The growth programme kicked off in October 2024, with a specific aim to support selected companies to achieve their pre-set scale-up target.
With the Succeed in Business project, five students and two lecturers from Tampere University of Applied Sciences traveled to Tartu to delve into topics of production and finance, and to learn about the startup-minded environment of Estonia and Tartu.
Last week I participated in BIP (Blended Intensive Programme) short exchange in Amsterdam University of Applied Science (HvA – Hogeschool van Amstedam). The topic was Interactive and Collaborative Learning for Staff in Sustainability.
TAMK’s international week, Eye on TAMK, has already become a tradition. Every other year in March hundreds of colleagues from across the world flock into Tampere to hear about the latest trends in teaching and learning. This year an entirely new track was introduced to the program, namely that of Uninovis. Since January 2025 TAMK has been part of the European Universities Alliance Uninovis, comprising seven higher education institutions. Eye on TAMK provided a great backdrop for the Uninovis partners to spread the word about the alliance and meet each other to discuss future actions.
Artificial intelligence has arrived with a bang and is making its mark in the world of work. Various AI programmes have come to the market, and at times it can be difficult to grasp what these AI programmes are actually capable of doing. How can we leverage artificial intelligence in the international contexts of higher education?
Last week, we had the opportunity to participate in Rheology Power Week 2025, which was organised by Anton Paar Nordic AB in Malmö, Sweden. The event provided a good overview of various aspects of rheology, which is the study of material flow and deformation (Mezger 2014). The event had international participants from both industry and universities.
Five lecturers Taru Nurmala, Kaisa Kokko, Kirsi Karimäki, Tiina Wickman-Viitala and Sanna Tahlo from Tampere University of Applied Sciences participated in a train-the-trainer workshop in Vienna as part of the Personal Green Skills in Higher Education project in December 2024.
TAMK Talent Boost and Tampere Chamber of Commerce have jointly organised company visits for a year to bring together students and companies interested in international talents. Companies participating in the spring 2024 campaign once again invited TAMK's international students for a visit and offered students internships and projects.
Internationalisation and international mobility are important areas at TAMK so my teacher exchange with the University of Staffordshire, in the United Kingdom, was a valuable experience. In January 2025, I visited Stoke-on-Trent, the university’s main campus. The main goal of my exchange was to deepen the relationship with the University of Staffordshire and consider different possibilities for future co-operation in education science and teacher education.
