Content about "Education"

Tech fields need more applicants
We need every single tech professional and natural scientist, as we navigate digitalization and the green transition.
Blog post
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column, education

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tech-fields-need-more-applicants

TEKin hallituksen puheenjohtaja Mari-Leena Talvitie
Skills and knowledge are the key
Our message is that education policy is the most important tool for the Finnish innovation policy and sustainable economic growth.
Blog post
Keywords:
education, society

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/skills-and-knowledge-are-the-key

Tuulivoimaloiden pienoismallit
Fresh tech graduates have insufficient sustainability skills
Universities need to place more emphasis on green skills.
News article
Keywords:
Graduate Survey, education, TEK's research, work life, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/fresh-tech-graduates-have-insufficient-sustainability-skills

mies, nainen, valkoinen kypärä
Sustainability transition requires more engineers, broad expertise and attractive goals
We need more engineers to facilitate the sustainability transition. There is also a need not only for STEM skills, but also many other competencies, such as systems thinking and data expertise. However, as TEK's Graduate Survey reveals, there is a lot of variation in the level of sustainability skills between different fields of education.
News article
Keywords:
Graduate Survey, education, university, TEK's research

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/sustainability-transition-requires-more-engineers-broad-expertise-and-attractive-goals

Tuomas Olkku istuu kannettavan tietokoneen ääressä, käsissään kynä ja vihko.
How to apply for research grants
The competition for research grants is fierce. A grant foundation and a post doc researcher share some advice on how to write a good application.
News article
Keywords:
education, research, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/how-to-apply-for-research-grants

New report on the differences in educational success between Finland and Estonia
Finland has lost its top position in education and competence. At the same time, our neighbouring country Estonia has swept past us and become a paragon for education. How did Estonia achieve first place in PISA and why has Finland fallen behind? Published on Friday, 2 December 2022, a report commissioned by several trade unions looks for answers to these important questions concerning knowledge and skills.
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education

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/new-report-on-the-differences-in-educational-success-between-finland-and-estonia

Vastaanottajat. Erikoissuunnittelija Marianne Muurinen (vasemmalla alarivissä), TEKin opiskelijayhdyshenkilö Rita Ojaniemi, koulutuspäällikkö Sari Stenvall-Virtanen, dekaani Jaakko Järvi (vasemmalla ylärivissä), professori Pasi Liljeberg ja yritysyhteistyöjohtaja Timo Vasankari vastailivat ystävällisesti ja asettautuivat kuvaan vasta-avatussa TFiF & TEK Loungessa Aurumissa Henrikinkadulla, kun TEK-lehden toimitus vieraili Turussa kyselemässä kuulumisia.
Turku fulfils expectations and wishes
The Faculty of Technology at the University of Turku further adds to the density of academic engineers in southwestern Finland.
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academic engineer, education, university

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/turku-fulfils-expectations-and-wishes

Juhani Nokela TEKin töissä
Juhani Nokela: The demand for new technology specialists is best met where the structures for education already exist
Expanding higher education is necessary, but it must not be done by scattering it wider but by consolidating high-quality operations even further under the same roofs.
News article
Keywords:
education

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/juhani-nokela-the-demand-for-new-technology-specialists-is-best-met-where-the-structures-for-education-already-exist

Mies esittelee tussitaulua, jossa matemaattisia kaavoja
Circular economy requires skilled engineers
The engineering community plays a key role in the transition towards a circular economy. The skills needed in a circular society require changes in all higher education in the field of technology, the report states.
Blog post
Keywords:
circular economy, education, environment

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/circular-economy-requires-skilled-engineers

Mies esittelee tussitaulua, jossa matemaattisia kaavoja
TEK criticizes the expansion of the degree education of academic engineers
Jari Jokinen from TEK: It would make more sense to improve the resourcing of existing educational establishments.
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Keywords:
education, TEK

https://www.tek.fi/en/news-blogs/tek-criticizes-the-expansion-of-the-degree-education-of-academic-engineers