Society and working life
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Pamela Spokes
Developing the entrepreneurial mindset in education administration
To develop an entrepreneurial mindset within education administration, institutions must align their culture, structures, and metrics with learning, experimentation, creativity, and adaptability. That is the answer to balancing accountability with the constant need to develop and improve services.
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Pamela Spokes
Service design as a core competence in Finnish higher education
Policymakers, academic leaders, and educators need to recognise service design as a strategic necessity and make it a core competence across disciplines.
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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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Riitta Kärkkäinen, Kati Ylikahri, Niko Cajander, Susanna Mattila, Sari Tappura
Perspectives on occupational safety and health and well-being in temporary agency work – a qualitative SWOT analysis
This study examines the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats related to occupational safety and health and well-being in temporary agency work in Finland. While previous studies have highlighted weaknesses and threats in temporary work, these findings also identified clear strengths and opportunities.
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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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Ria Gynther
How Game Jams Help Your Professional Development
Game jams can enhance your skills and portfolio, grow your network, and create career opportunities in a dynamic, time-limited setting. This article outlines how participating in game jams can support your development as a game professional.
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Nishanie Reckerman, Eunice Siame-Moono
Episode 2: Developing care skills across cultures
In this Journeys in bilingual nursing education podcast Nishanie Reckerman, a third-year student, explores how cultural background and bilingual learning foster empathy, cultural competence, and deeper patient relationships in Finnish nursing.
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Eija Raatikainen, Johanna Niemi
Trust and homelessness spoken by professionals
Homelessness is a dynamic phenomenon that is difficult to define, evaluate and monitor. For instance, individuals experience homelessness in different ways. Some go through brief episodes of homelessness or housing insecurity, while others stay longer time without housing (“chronic homelessness”; see OECD 2025, 8-9).
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Chinazam Ojiyi, Eunice Siame-Moono
Episode 1: Bridging the language gap
In the opening episode of the Journeys in bilingual nursing education podcast, second-year nursing student Chinazam "Naza" Ojiyi shares how she transformed language barriers into bridges of confidence, care, and connection in the TOKASA bilingual nursing programme.
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Pamela Spokes
Empowering staff to build better services in Higher Education
Many university staff assume that design isn’t “their thing” – but design is not only about products or visuals.