Multidisciplinary project develops solutions for active citizenship among young people
ALL-YOUTH is a multidisciplinary project that studies the capabilities and obstacles of 16–25-year-old young people in relation to social engagement as well as the young people’s views on sustainable development, growth and well-being. The project produces new solutions promoting more active citizenship among young people through the perspectives of responsive governance and rule of law, digital innovation, sustainable development and bioeconomy. The project was initiated in November 2018 and will continue until October 2024.
The project has involved working with young citizens, ministry officials and organisations (e.g. Finnish Red Cross Youth Shelters) to develop the Digiraati digital panel for citizens, for example. Its aim is to help young people make a difference in society and increase the dialogue between decision-makers and young people.
Digiraati is used on a national level as part of the Ministry of Justice’s democracy services.
Read more about the ALL-YOUTH project.
Sustainable welfare through collaboration between public administration, businesses and citizens
Climate change is challenging welfare states, such as Finland, to adjust their practices. How can we steer the transition to an environmentally sustainable welfare state? The ORSI project investigates fair and robust methods for making our society more environmentally sustainable.
The ORSI project explores governance and budgeting, everyday participation, sustainable innovation, and the guidance of consumption choices. The aim is to bring citizens, policymakers and businesses together to address these issues.
In 2020, the participants of the ORSI project not only conducted research but also engaged in active interactions with societal stakeholders to promote the creation of a sustainable eco-welfare state.
ORSI is a collaborative undertaking between Tampere University, the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Aalto University and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
The ORSI project also contributes to the following SDGs: 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17.
Read more about the ORSI project.
Tampere University researchers involved in coordinating the #ScienceForUkraine initiative
PhD candidates Annina Lattu and Katri Mäkinen-Rostedt serve as coordinators of the #ScienceForUkraine project in Finland. #ScienceForUkraine is a grassroots-level volunteer initiative which took shape once Russia began its war of aggression on Ukraine. The initiative encourages academic organisations throughout the world to offer their support to Ukrainian researchers and students, collects the supports measures of various countries on its website and distributes information to Ukrainians on study and work opportunities through reception centres, for example.
Read more about the initiative’s actions in Finland (in Finnish).
Read more about #ScienceForUkraine.
Workshops for the university community for processing concern caused by the war
The workshops initiated in November 2022 aim to help members of the university community to process the concern and anxiety caused by the war. The workshops seek to widely identify the impacts of wars and conflicts on academic communities, analyse the reactions caused by the impacts among community members, assess the measures taken by various universities, and identify the best practices and approaches to processing anxiety and concern within academic communities.
The workshops also contribute to the following SDGs: 3, 10.
The United Nations Association of Tampere organised an event on the importance of peace and communication
On 23 September 2022, the United Nations Association of Tampere celebrated the International Day of Peace by organising the Peace and Communication hybrid event, which featured four guest lecturers from Finland and abroad to talk about the importance of peace and communication.
The event also contriuted to the following SDGs: 3.