Sprint Innovation Festival – a two-credit multidisciplinary innovation week
Sprint Innovation Festival is a week-long innovation festival that annually brings together a huge number of university students, companies, municipalities, third-sector operators, and experts and researchers from a variety of fields.
Last time, Sprint was organised 7–11 November 2022 as a hybrid event.
Over the course of the week, almost 500 students work with their multidisciplinary teams to solve business-related challenges assigned by companies and organisations. The participating students get to take practical advantage of skills learnt on lectures and pick up all-new meta-skills that are required alongside the theoretical knowledge. In solving the challenges, the students are supported by coaches, experts and representatives of the party that provided the assignment. The week provides the students and partners with a unique opportunity to network – the organisations involved may find the new talent they need.
After the intense week of activities, a group of experts and representatives of the parties that provided the assignments assess the solutions and select the best ones. The top ideas are acknowledged and the teams are provided with opportunities to take the ideas further even after the event.
The event is held in Finnish and English.
The SPRINT Innovation Festival also contributes to the following SDGs: 3, 4, 8, 9, 13.
Read more about the SPRINT Innovation Festival.
Tampere University takes part in raising awareness of wood-based bioeconomy
Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences are involved in the New Wood community made up of more than 20 Finnish organisations. New Wood promotes wood-based bioeconomy and provides information to stakeholders and policymakers about the significance and value of wood-based products.
The goal of New Wood is to raise awareness of wood-based bioeconomy by highlighting new and existing products and solutions, exploring their impact on society, and offering expert perspectives on the outlook of this innovative industry.
The New Wood community also contributes to the following SDGs: 7, 9, 11, 12.
Tampere University is promoting for environmental responsibility for the plastic industry
The University of Tampere is participating in the Composite Division operated by Plastic Industries ry. The university’s representative on the Board of Directors is Mikko Kanerva, professor of materials studies.
The Composite Division acts as a collaborative body for the plastics industry. It promotes networking, monitors the development and standardisation of environmental issues and technology in the field, and aims to influence their content.
The division promotes training and research in the field, conducts joint projects and works to develop the general playing field for the sector.
The Composite Division also contributes to the following SDGs: 4, 9, 11, 12.