A delegation of 13 staff from THUAS visited Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) to expand current links and widen international activity. TAMK and THUAS have signed a MoU to work together as strategic partners and the visit was to promote the partnership and further deeper engagement between the two institutions at programme/ Department level. There have already been a number of visits. Both institutions have a history of bilateral cooperation including staff/student exchange agreements and some curriculum development and joint teaching initiatives.
THUAS academic staff represented 4 different Faculties. The party was made up of: Paul Nixon, European Platform Co-ordinator; Theo Bosma, International Financial Management and Control (BFM); Petra Zanders, Policy Advisor (HRM); Patricia Dijcks and Erika Rob, Policy Advisors (OKC); Susanne van der Staaij, PolicyAdvisor (BFM); Gerline Lacroes, Yvonne Pronk-Dijkhuizenand Stefanie van Thuijl, Faculty Support Workers (BFM and M&O); Martijn Verheus, Faculty Director (M&O); Rudy van Hoven, academic in SWEducation; Antti Jylhä, academic in Comm. and Multi Media Design (ITD); Robert Adriani, academic in Intnal. Financial Management and Control (BFM).

The day finished with a guided tour of The Moomin Museum and a leisurely dinner in a nice restaurant in City Hall, where they were joined by 10 colleagues from TAMK. At the end of the productive visit a wrap up session took place, which identified many aspects of international partnership work that will take place next including a visit to The Hague and further staff exchange