Tag: cooperation
Chile – A Long Country, Complex Paths in Vocational Education
Did you know that Chile is so long that if you placed it over Europe, its northern tip would reach the coast of Norway and its southern end would stretch all the way to the Sahara Desert in North Africa? The scale of Chile is impressive – and the same can be said about the diversity of its education system.
Trainers at the Center: Highlights from Our Kenya Wrap‑Up Activities
Our recent activities in Nyeri and Nairobi were a powerful reminder that sustainable improvement in TVET happens with educators, not just for them. At Nyeri National Polytechnic, we concluded the Youth Employment and TVET in Kenya project with a hands‑on seminar where Kenyan TVET trainers showcased their development work, exchanged practices, and tested new classroom approaches together.
Connecting and re-connecting with colleagues in Europe
Further build the existing networks and strengthen them. That was the idea when I applied to Erasmus+ Staff Exchange Mobility. International projects are such that give you not only lessons to learn together but also form strong connections between people. Based on the experiences gained in TeamWe – project (2019–2022) and hosting visits to Basque VET teachers in Finland, I thought that maybe it was a right time to visit Basque country again. Not only to meet the dear colleagues there but to establish something we could work together in the future.
Promoting Professional Identity: an International Theories Seminar
The Master's Degree Program in Social Services at Tampere University of Applied Sciences has started a new cooperation with our Uninovis partner, the Faculty of Applied Social Sciences at THWS. Last autumn we offered an opportunity for exchange and reflection in the courses ‘Theories of Social Work and Approaches to Social Work’ in Finland and ‘Social Work as Science’ in Germany. Groups on both courses were inspired to this by using Malcolm Payne's book ‘How to use Social Work Theory in Practice’ (2020). This idea has now been developed into an international theory seminar, which will take place next autumn.
The magic of collaboration and culture – REAVES partners united in the IBSR Programme Conference 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.