Spring Fizz at TAMK

The International Services of TAMK, TUT and UTA gathered together in June to celebrate the ending of successfull spring semester. Second time organized Spring Fizz was this time organized by TAMK International Services. The responsibility of organizing this event was admitted to the Sring Fizz committee which consisted of our Incoming Coordinators.  

Flags that were selected for flag recognition. How many of them do you recognize?

The Spring Fizz committee had planned "Olympics" for the participants.  The participants were randomly divided into four different groups that competed with each others in different sports.For the events committee had chosen darts, mölkky (with some specific features), croquet and flag recognition. There was a rumor that croquet would have been people's favorite sport but the judge for it was a bit too pedantic.

For the flag recognition the committee had selected one of  the most difficult and unknown flags. These flags confused even the staff members that have worked in the international section for many years.

Mölkky was connected with frisbee throwing

Spring Fizz Committee

 The groups were given points by their performance in different sports and the group with most points was rewarded with special diplomas.

The losers got chocolate as a consolation prize so hopefully every one left with cheerful mind. 

 

Croquet turned out to be
a bit more difficult than normally

One dart was lost to the hole in the middle of the background.
This didn't give any extra points for the group.

Text: Sanna Hosike

JULY - the summer holiday month in Finland!

The academic year 2011-12 is almost over and the students and staff members of TAMK are preparing themselves for summer holiday.

The summer holiday month here is Finland is definitely July. What this means in practice is that Finns are then totally enjoying their free time. Workplaces are empty, schools are closed and most Finns are on the countryside…far from the cities.

Many Finns have a summer cottage near by the lake. Spending a holiday in a cottage is a nice way to relax and have a good time with a family and friends. There are thousands and thousands of lakes and cottages in Finland. Majority of Finnish people live in South Finland but the summer cottages are located all around Finland. Summer cottages are usually well equipped and there Finns can live there “luxuriously” but close to nature. Also many overseas visitors rent a summer cottage where they can spend their vacation in Finland.  

But what else can foreign visitors do in Finland during the summer time than spend some time in a summer cottage? Visitors to Finland will find that there are always plenty of things to do there. Those who love the outdoors will discover a country just waiting to be explored, whether by foot, by bicycle, by boat or by car. And other visitors who want explore more cultural things can visit the museums, galleries, exhibitions or historical buildings and monuments. And one great option is also to visit our numerous summer events and festivals where it is possible to mingle with Finns. But whatever you decide to do in Finland or other destinations in the world during your summer holiday, don´t forget to relax and enjoy your free time!

And now when my summer holiday is about to begin I want to thank all our foreign partner universities for a great cooperation during this academic year. I really look forward to work with you again after the summer break!

Kirsi Tolvanen

Head of International Services

Rector Delegation from Ecuador

To ensure the exchange possibilities for students, teachers and staff members of TAMK, International Services constantly maintains the existing agreements and makes new ones. One of the agreements to renew this year was the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between TAMK and Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (ESPOL) in Ecuador. 

The rector of ESPOL, Mr. Moisés Tacle Galárraga, was on an European tour this June and visited TAMK on 21st of June to sign the renewed MOU. Mr. Tacle Gallárraga came to Finland from Estonia where he had visited some of their partner universities and from Finland he continued his work trip to Spain.

Mr. Moisés Tacle Galárraga and Mr. Markku Lahtinen with the signed contracts

 

 

Text: Sanna Hosike

Picture: Kirsi Tolvanen

 

International Study Week on Cultural Diversity on Nursing and Family Nursing 21-25 May

Every May you can find the active and international School of Health Care in Tampere University of Applied Sciences!

The School of Health Care of TAMK organized international study week on 21-25 May 2012. The week included lectures and presentations from teachers, students and staff members, who are working in the field of health care and internationalization. Our international guests also made study visits to a nursery, Tampere University Hospital and the new patient hotel Nordic Care.

Themes of the week were family nursing and cultural diversity on nursing. Guests came from Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Kenya, Lithuania, Spain, Turkey and UK. Also all exchange students in School of Health Care and students from Norway Hedmark University College and Estonia Tallinna Health Care College participated in this week. 

There were also free time activities during the week. Exchange students were having a picnic in Viiking Island and teachers went to dinner cruise by boat seeing beautiful Pyhäjärvi lake. The weather was favoring this week with sun.

Head of Degree programme Pia Keiski welcomed guests to the TAMK

International coordinators in Nursing  Gitte Taulo and Sanna Laiho introduced 

Finland, TAMK and the Degree Programme in Nursing

Gitte presented the school premises and gave instructions for the week.

During the week participation was very active and all presentations were very interesting!

Mogambi Linda Kwamboka lectured about nursing profession and education in Kenya.

Teachers in the expert forum discussing about The European Qualifications Framework.

On Friday there were studyvisits to visiting teachers and students in Tampere University Hospital, Day Care and Patient Hotel.

The international week was very fruitful. Over 200 students participated week, visiting teachers were 16 and TAMK´s own teachers participated actively in lectures with their students.

We already wish you welcome to visit us next May 2013!

Text and photos: Miina Nupponen & Gitte Taulo

Examined Tartu Art College Theses evaluation: We have much to learn

Our active partner Tartu Art College invited me to participate in the committee evaluating their New Media theses - an honorable challenge which I accepted with pride and pleasure. During one very long day and a half I have seen 15 videos, games, animations, interactive installations and performances and had very intense and in-depth debates with the six other members of the committee. Brilliant days, because I learned so much from the students, their supervisors and evaluators and the evaluation committee members.

The Graduate Show Lend 2012 is open in two locations: at the Market Hall
and in Gallery Nooruus (Youth), the gallery of the Art College.

There was a lot of value for me in this trip, but two things impressed me outstandingly:

First: the university shows clearly their reverence of the graduates: The rector reads all theses and is member of the evaluation committee, the vice rector is the sectetary, respected Estonian professionals are invited to the evaluation committee. The graduates are treated with highest esteem and are the central heroes of the process.

In addition to theses works of Department of Media and Advertisement Design, the theses
of which I assessed, Tartu Art College departments are Furniture, Leather Design, Paintings,
Photography, Sculpture and Textile.

Second: the students are mature and professional; they have prepared very well and able to motivate their decisions with dignity also when the critique is sharp. Simultaniously they are humble and take the advice of the more experienced with respect.

Uku Pira's thesis was the installation "Memory loss" dealing with
electronic waste. The screen  (not seen on photo) was a grave-
yard of abandoned computers. A brilliant Performance I'll never
forget. Uku interviewed by TAC Rector Vallo Nuust

The first TAMK international Media Programme students will graduate next spring. So happy I made this trip, I got so many brilliant ideas to implement.

Game Design is a rising field also in Tartu, three Theses were games. Pictured
Mari Kukk and her iPad Game Funky Fauna

Read more about our cooperation with Tartu

Tartu Art College on Facebook
Tartu Art College home

One of the things we share with Tartu Art College is the Interactive Film
professor Chris Hales, here in discussion with the authors Eduard and Oscar
Wilde in front of the pub where we (Chris and me) followed the UEFA Eurocup
game France vs, England on Monday.

Story and pics: Cai Melakoski
Head, TAMK Degree Programme in Media
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Trivia: Tartu is the Finnish Twin City of the City of Tampere in Estonia
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