From confusion to most creative idea – International Clean Energy Challenge for young professionals

64 bright young minds from over 30 countries tackled the energy transition. Our great team ”Energy Unlocked” won the award of the ”Most creative idea” with the project about sustainable energy communities of the future that emphasize the meaning of the end user – blog by Meri Olenius

The International Clean Energy Challenge, organised from 22-26 July 2019 in Upper Austria by the OÖ Energiesparverband, brought together 64 highly-qualified young professionals from more than 30 countries and 11 partner companies for an event of collaborative innovation.

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12 Universities of Applied Sciences: Finland Needs Professional Doctoral Education

A group of 12 universities of applied sciences is proposing a pilot programme for professionally-oriented doctoral education to be launched during the next government term. The proposal stems from concerns about Finland’s declining competitiveness, weakening innovation capacity, and falling behind in European developme

Group photo of conference participants, with the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in the background.

EFLE Conference 2025 brought logistics experts to Rauma - See the photogallery

SAMK hosted the international EFLE Conference from 30 September to 3 October 2025 in Rauma. The conference theme, “Ensuring Security of Supply – Logistics in Action”, highlighted supply security, energy solutions and innovations in logistics education.

Elizaveta Lazu and Huyen Le Kieu spent eight weeks at Cēsis Castle and learned more about the tourism industry than they had expected.

From Finland to Latvia: learning about tourism in a medieval castle

How does spending the summer in the ruins of a medieval castle, surrounded by new friends and Latvian culture, sound? Elizaveta Lazu and Huyen Le Kieu spent eight weeks at Cēsis Castle and learned more about tourism than they could have ever imagined.