About project partners

Tampere University (FI)

Tampere University was created in January 2019 when University of Tampere and Tampere University of Technology merged to create a new foundation-based university. With 3,550 staff members and over 20,000 students it constitutes one of the biggest universities in Scandinavia. The research groups and projects conduct multidisciplinary research across institutional boundaries. The research undertaken in its Centres of Excellences (CoE) includes games and culture studies. Tampere University research strategy focuses on the essential research challenges of the information society and aims to produce information that is widely applicable both in developing new information systems or experience based interactive media products and in understanding the behaviour of the people working with information and media.

More information: tuni.fi/en

Project contact(s): Laura Pihkala-Posti & Paavo Arvola

Main actor(s): Laura Pihkala-Posti, Paavo Arvola, Aleksi Kinnunen & Elina Hongisto

Tampereen klassillinen lukio (FI)

Tampereen klassillinen lukio, The Classical High School of Tampere has approximately 640 students and about 50 staff members. It has a special status as a national STEM profile school, offering a wide selection of special courses and a specialized natural science study programme. Several of the specialization courses are multidisciplinary and are organized in cooperation with the University of Tampere and Tampere University of Applied Sciences. This cooperation gives the students a good opportunity to concretely familiarize themselves with the newest achievements in the field. . The Classical High School of Tampere also offers a wide selection of foreign languages, such as German, French, Spanish, Russian, Latin and a basic course for Italian. The language program also includes the Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz, an official language certificate for the entry in German universities.

More information: tampere.fi/en/tampere-classical-upper-secondary-school

Main actor(s): Laura Pihkala-Posti, Annukka Suonio, Elina Lappi & Tuija Laurikka

Hittorf-Gymnasium (DE)

The Hittorf-Gymnasium high school is an accredited MINT-EC bilingual school and a part of the “Europaschule NRW” -network. Since 2019 it’s also part of the IBO, offering both the German Abitur, as well as the International Baccalaureate. With currently over 1000 students and approximately 110 teachers, Hittorf-Gymnasium is one of the bigger high schools in its area. One of the main focuses of the Hittorf-Gymnasium is bilinguality, in addition to the early promotion of scientific knowledge and skills. In the field of STEM subjects, the school is supported by partners such as RWE, Germany’s second largest energy company. The school’s annual “Europa Tage” (European days), deepen the students’ awareness of being part of the European community and offer students the opportunity to focus on for example language learning, multiculturalism, international relations and decision-making processes.

More information: hittorf-gymnasium.de (in German)

Main actor(s): Anika Klopmeier

Landesmedienzentrum Baden-Württemberg (DE)

The Landesmedienzentrum Baden-Württemberg (LMZ) is a public institution located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, whose main mission is to assist teachers with 21st century learning through the organization of events that help develop media literacy. The LMZ organizes also different workshops and offers further education on themes such as media knowledge and youth media protection. LMZ has significant experience in learning project design using their own media library platform (SESAM), in developing technology for schools, offering pedagogical support and organizing events. Through its activities, the Landesmedienzentrum frequently cooperates with the “Medienzentrenverbund”, a group of multimedia centers in Baden-Württemberg, assisting schools and teachers on a local level.

More information: lmz-bw.de (in German)

Main actor(s): Stephanie Wössner & Frederike Schneider-Vielsäcker

The Arctic University of Norway (NO)

The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) is a medium-sized research university that contributes to knowledge-based development at regional, national and international level. Having gone through three merges with different university colleges, UiT is currently a multi-campus university spread throughout Northern Norway. It’s the northernmost university of the world and the third largest in Norway, with approximately 15500 students and 3300 staff members. Many of UiT´s research centres and study programmes reflect the specific character of the Arctic, with key research focusing on topics such as polar environment, climate research and indigenous people. UiT is also a founding member of the University of the Arctic, an international network of 160 study and research institutions of the circumpolar region.

More information: en.uit.no/startsida

Main actor(s): Beate Lindemann

TeacherGaming (FI-US)

TeacherGaming is an edtech company focusing on helping teachers and other educators to use video games and new media in their everyday work. It is one of the pioneers of games in education, having created some of the biggest impact video game solutions in the world such as MinecraftEdu, which has been in use in over 15,000 US schools alone. The company was founded in 2010 with the mission of lowering the threshold of game-based learning for teachers and students without sacrificing pedagogy. Founded by teachers, TeacherGaming’s focus has always been on the role of the teachers in the learning process with games. Currently it has an extensive network of over 50 game developers and thousands of schools in over 80 countries.

More information: teachergaming.com

Main actor(s): Mikael Uusi-Mäkelä & Santeri Koivisto

Università Telematica degli Studi (IT)

Università Telematica degli Studi (IUL) is a unique online university in Italy established in 2005 by public authorities. It has been supporting the evolution of the Italian educational system presenting itself as a “lifelong learning university” and providing online university courses (three year degrees, specialization degrees, master’s degrees, post-graduate degrees) addressed to educational staff, working students and young students. IUL provides also refresher courses addressed to technicians and professionals who wish to acquire knowledge and develop competences relevant to their working field. The university has a strong expertise in e-learning and has recently developed a new learning model, based on professional video-lectures and on the right balance between delivery of content and interaction among the students and with teachers/tutors.

More information: iuline.it/en

Main actor(s): Andrea Benassi & Letizia Cinganotto