Ars Viikinsaari 10: Fine Art meets nature

ARS VIIKINSAARI 10
Environmental Art Exhibition
July 1 - August 11 2010
In July daily, not on Mondays in August
Departure from Laukontori harbor every hour
Boat tickets: Adults 10 €, senior citizens and students 8 €, children (age 4–17) 5 €.

Welcome to the vernissage Thu 1.7. 5pm

Viikinsaari is a beautiful summer recreation island only 20 minutes boat trip away from Tampere city center. Every summer the Fine Art students of TAMK host an environmental art exhibition on the island in cooperation with the City of Tampere Cultural Office and Suomen Hopealinja (Finnish Silverline). This year the exhibition is called Ars Viikinsaari 10.

The artists are: Liisa Ahlfors, Anne Lehtelä, Jyri Lisowsky, Ninni Luhtasaari, Minna Mukari and Viika Sankila.

The exhibition deals with the relation between the reality of the nature and human created culture using the methods of contemporary art. The features of city culture are brought to be a part of a nature reserve, and the scenery you are used with shift at a closer look. Some of the works are participatory, the viewer is a part of her environment for a moment.
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Viikinsaari Island (City of Tampere)
Viikinsaari Island (Finnish Silverline)
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Ars Viikinsaari 2009
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Visiting professors from the Michigan State University

Marcia Lampen, Karen Newman and Amanda T. Woodward visited TAMK 15- 19th June. They arrived in Finland on 14th June and spent two days in Helsinki. In Helsinki they visited “ Malmin pienkodit” (sheltered housing) and Helsinki City Social Services Department. The theme of their visit was Finnish social services and social work.

The guests arrived in Tampere on 15th June. The aim of their visit in Tampere was to develop cooperation between TAMK and Michigan State University (MSU). The key person in starting this cooperation was TAMK Master`s Degree student Mirka Häyrynen, who spent three months in MSU as an exchange student in 2009.

The coordinating host in TAMK was principal lecturer Ulla-Maija Koivula. In Tampere the guests visited “Päiväperho” which is a rehabilitation centre for drug addicted pregnant mothers and families with small children, Viola-home, Tampere City Social Services Department and Askel (Askel-course is rehabilitation service for young adults recovering from mental illness).

In the end of their visit the guests had a final meeting considering the future cooperation between TAMK and MSU.  

Story: Annika Haanpää, Trainee, International Services

TAMK R&D: Well-being tourism to attract people to the Tampere Region

Helvetinkolu in Helvetinjärvi National Park. Photo: Seppo Pajari

Science journalist Kalle Heiska has published a reportabout the development project of Tampere UAS that has created major impetus for the development of the northern Tampere Region as a well-being tourism destination, even internationally.

Local enterprises offering nature and culture services, Metsähallitus (a state enterprise administering state-owned land and water areas) and experts in tourism and well-being at TAMK have arrived at a common vision to make well-being tourism a major occupation in the area.

Erkki Kelloniemi (right), project manager at Tampere UAS describes the song ritual of a pair of diver birds in Soljanen March in the Seitseminen National Park. Photo: Seppo Pajari

Read the entire story by Kalle Heiska
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Erasmus success Story and the Diploma Supplement Label

TAMK will be included in this year`s Erasmus brochure of success stories. The European Commission received 64 proposals from 27 countries. TAMK was chosen due to its unique feature and an impressive range of activities for internationalisation.

TAMK received also a Diploma Supplement Label, which is a Label by Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. The supplement is developed by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and UNESCO.  A Label award ceremony and a seminar for Label holders will take place in Antwerp Belgium on 5 October 2010.

Story: Annika Haanpää

Engineering, business, IT and culture professionals graduated from TAMK

Bachelors of Engineering, Bachelors of Business Administration, Bachelors of Culture and Arts, and Bachelors of Natural Resources graduated from TAMK on Saturday 12 June. Degree certificates were also granted to graduates of the master-level degree programmes.

”The graduation ceremonies of the former TAMK and PIRAMK are now held separately for the last time”, stated President Markku Lahtinen.

”Today we are celebrating the graduates of the former TAMK and approximately a week ago we were celebrating the graduates of the former PIRAMK.”

As TAMK and PIRAMK merged on 1 January 2010, Tampere University of Applied Sciences became one of the largest universities of applied sciences in Finland. Lahtinen told that Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences is the largest Finnish university of applied sciences being followed by TAMK, Turku University of Applied Sciences and Haaga-Helia, which are virtually equally large. TAMK will in future have graduates from seven fields of study.
Courageously forward and passion for work

Lahtinen reminded the graduates of the importance of lifelong learning.

”Your future work requires continuous studying. As you now have the study skills, go forward courageously!”

A speaker of the graduation ceremonies, Docent Olli Niemi from Finland’s University Facilities Ltd encouraged the graduates to have a motivated attitude in working life.

”Passion for work is essential. Choose a motivated work community and have a motivated attitude to work.”

International professionals graduated from TAMK

Tanzanian Mwilumbwa Kibbassa graduating from the Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering thanked for the quality of the education.

”The best was the practical training, which could be completed anywhere in the world and which was financially supported by TAMK.”

Kibbassa also told she valued the high-level library, international learning environment and good and close relations between the teachers and students.

Graduated mechanical and production engineering student Eetu Koskelainen was especially satisfied with the international experience he had during his studies.

”I was in student exchange both in Austria and Spain. I also had international experience in Finland when I taught Finnish to TAMK’s exchange students.”

Photo: Mwilumbwa Kibbassa, who held the graduating student’s speech, especially thanked for Head of Degree Programme Marjukka Dyer who was ”almost like a mother” to the students.