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  • Sustainable Business and Education – Now!
    11 March 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    This forum is post-poned due to Covid-19 restrictions.
    TAMK is hosting a Sustainability Forum!
    The beginning of 2020ies calls for urgent changes in global economy and education. This urgency has been emphasized both by the leaders participating the World Economic Forum in Davos and the youth of the world. Universities of Applied Sciences have crucial role in educating change makers and new leaders. In this Forum we outline ways to make this true cooperating internationally and with the (…)

  • Purpose of business, the POWder adventure – a health revolution?
    16 April 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    This impact entrepreneur meeting is organized by the Sustainability and Impact Club of Tampere Universities with Y-Kampus and the Continuous Learning project.
    Mikko Revonniemi, co-founder of Four Sigmatic who raised last year $5.4M to market mushroom drinks. He’s joining us this Friday to share about his new exciting project, the POWder adventure!
    The event is free and open to all. It’s happening online on April 17th, from 16:00 to 18:00.
    Click the link to register and attend on Zoom: (…)

  • Meet Siiri Enoranta: imagining a sustainable future
    2 January 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    This talk is organized by the Sustainability and Impact Club of Tampere Universities with Y-Kampus and the Continuous Learning project.
    What does it mean to write fiction when so many eco-systems are collapsing? How can we imagine a new world? How can we deal with all these new fears? These are some of the questions we’ll screen together with Siiri Enoranta, a young and brilliant Finnish author of fantasy.
    Siiri received the Finlandia Junior price in 2018 as well as numerous rewards. (…)

  • Climat Crisis coffee time
    21 November 2019, by Eva Wissenz

    Extinction Rebellion (or XR, Elokapina in Finnish) is "a global environmental movement using nonviolent civil disobedience to compel government action to avoid tipping points in the climate system, biodiversity loss, and the risk of social and ecological collapse." (Wikipedia)
    As a non-violent movement, they are interesting because they have to be super creative in order to be heard by the decisions makers.
    It was established in the United Kingdom in 2018 and are know for occupying key (…)

  • Responsible Business Research Seminar
    8 March 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    The Responsible Business Research Seminar is organised in order to increase the visibility and to promote research on business responsibility, sustainability and ethics in Finland.
    The Research Seminar offers an opportunity for researchers in the field to present their research projects and results as well as to share ideas and experiences of doing research.
    RESPMAN Research Group is organizing the event. It conducts research on the relationships between business, society and the nature (…)

  • Organic food: Tampiiri meeting
    23 August 2020, by Eva Wissenz

    On Saturday Aug 29th, the students association Tampiiri is offering you to meet at the beautiful Kurki Ecovillagein Vesilahti between 11 and 14.
    The place is accessible with bus 55 from Keskustori, Tampere.
    As you may know Tampiiri is a great association meant to promote organic food at Tampere Uni. This association is a great tool to organize events about local and healthy food systems. But to make it happen, it requires a motivated team of students willing to make a change. If you feel (…)

  • Documentary Night
    7 October 2021, by Eva Wissenz

    TAYK (The UN Association of Tampere) and Complex (student association of Leadership for Change Master’s program) invite you to join a documentary night and enjoy a zero food waste menu.
    We will be watching Iiris Härmä’s documentary “Leaving Africa” (2015) that tells a story of women’s empowerment, aid work and friendship. After the documentary we’ll have some time for discussing the topic as well as networking. The documentary lasts 1 hour and 24 minutes.
    In the same week, the UN (…)

  • Sustainability and Impact Club meeting: you can join now!
    14 December 2019, by Eva Wissenz

    Info-meeting happening on Dec 17th, 12:00-13:30, at Y-Kampus facilities in TAMK campus (Paja room). Organic snacks will be served.
    I’m happy to answer your questions, introduce the Club activities, the curriculum and the agenda for 2020. It will be also an opportunity to strengthen our sustainable motivation before the holidays :-)
    The Clubs is a course bringing you 5 credits in 4 months (1 session January-February, and 1 session March-April). You can participate to the 2 full sessions (…)

  • Regenerative Solutions
    20 April 2021, by Eva Wissenz

    As part of their Sustainability Month, Complex Ry, a TAMK students association, is pleased to invite you on April 20th from 19 - 21 pm (EEST, UTC +3) to Regenerative Solutions with founder and CEO of Regenerative Systems, Rohan Guyot-Sutherland.
    In this event, Rohan will discuss Regenerative Design Principles, Earthship Biotecture, and Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Projects.
    "Our initial work involved designing and building fully self-sufficient homes. We have since extended our (…)

  • Animal rights in a sustainable society
    21 April 2021, by Eva Wissenz

    The next Leadership for Change Lecture takes place on Monday 26 April at 16–18!
    Mai Kivelä, Member of Parliament (Left Alliance) and former Executive Director of Animalia, will deliver a lecture titled ’Animal rights in a sustainable society​’ as the last LFC Lecture of this spring semester.
    Mai Kivelä has graduated as a Master in Environment and Development from King’s College, London. Currently she is a member in the Environment Committee and a deputy member in Agriculture and Forestry (…)