Metrospective Pop
Metrospective Pop publishes articles, podcasts and videos by Metropolia UAS staff and Master's students for the general public.
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Ria Gynther
Making game industry competence visible
Game industry roles and skills often have multiple meanings depending on the context, which can make it difficult to see what career opportunities are available or to demonstrate what you can do.
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Ria Gynther
Finnish Games Week and the power of industry collaboration
In a period of structural change and reduced investment, the Finnish game industry faces increasing pressure to find new forms of collaboration. Finnish Games Week 2025 is a concrete example of how shared platforms and coordinated events can support developers, strengthen the ecosystem, and connect local talent with global audiences.
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Pamela Spokes
The myth of the eureka moment – why innovation isn’t about sudden genius
The stereotypical depiction of a person engaged in creating something new usually plays out with a 'eureka' moment. The proverbial light bulb lighting up above their head. In reality, innovation is more likely to be the result of a hundred failures than a sudden moment of genius.
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Pamela Spokes
Building skills for modern work through innovation challenges
Traditional courses don’t always help us practise the skills the real world demands. Innovation challenges offer a practical way to translate new skills directly into modern working life.
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Pamela Spokes
Designing change: bringing service design to Namibia’s next generation of university administrators
Introducing service design principles can spark new ways of thinking about education, entrepreneurship, and social innovation.
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Pamela Spokes
Lessons from Namibia: Updating entrepreneurship education for a changing world
A strong entrepreneurial spirit exists in Namibia. Rethinking entrepreneurial education and nurturing startups helps the future of Namibia to bring innovative ideas to life.
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Eunice Siame-Moono, Pamela Spokes, Juha Järvinen
Episode 5: Innovation in Care from the Frontlines – A Conversation with Eunice Siame-Moono
In this episode, we are talking to Eunice Siame-Moono about using innovation tools and methods in healthcare and how new students can look for ways to innovate in their own future careers. She is a student at Metropolia on the cusp of graduating from the Nursing programme with a degree in Engineering and an MBA with aspirations to continue working in healthcare technology of the future.
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Suvi Kiviniemi
Student competitions where everyone wins
What if the spark that ignites a student’s future in their industry isn’t found in textbooks, but in the thrill of competition?
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Pamela Spokes
Prototyping as a tool to move ideas forward
Ideas are easy. What’s hard is figuring out if they are what people want and will use. Prototyping lets us test, tweak, and transform concepts before we waste time perfecting the wrong thing. The prototype stage is not about being right, it’s about being willing to learn.
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Fayez Bassalat
Connecting education and industry in robotics-advancing projects
Research and development projects with industry partners engage students as participants in real-world technological advancement.
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Evelin Delic, Eunice Siame-Moono
Episode 3: Triumphs of bilingual nursing
In this episode of the Journeys in bilingual nursing education podcast third-year student Evelin Delic reflects on her growth through Finland’s bilingual nursing programme, sharing honest insights on overcoming imposter syndrome, building confidence, and becoming a compassionate nurse with host Eunice Siame-Moono.
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Grace Chung
Coordinating cooperation of six higher education institutions brings challenges and benefits
Project coordination is both challenging and rewarding work. Bigger the project, more challenges. Yet, we need the collaboration for better outcomes.