Pandemics and tourism
A tourism crisis is a circumstance in which tourists and the industry face with destructive change. The tourism industry is …
The Blue Story
The Finnish aquatic tourism scene has been missing the “technovation” elements to elevate its user-experience. Nowadays, technology advancement creates a …
How to teach AI to understand the level of lightness
Softala is Haaga-Helia’s ICT living lab. The project was part of IoT Rapid-Proto Labs, which is an Erasmus+ funded programme creating new IoT talent in Europe. In the programme, students …
Learnings on self-confidence
Below, are five of my key learnings on boosting confidence from a confidence building workshop arranged at Xes Helsinki in …
How to tell about your skills and projects successfully if you are looking for a job in Service Design?
Some weeks ago, before the COVID-19 outbreak, altogether 80 participants, several volunteers, panelists and mentors gave their valuable time and …
Food tourism trends 2020
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences has been developing Finnish food tourism since 2012 in collaboration with Visit Finland. Food tourism …
The elements of excellent mentoring
A mentor’s personality influences how he/she connects with the mentee and conducts a session. However, it is possible to identify …
When did teaching in vocational education become a profession in Finland?
The work of a teacher is a profession with special skills and competences. In this article, I view how being …
How safe are we from falling satellites or space junk?
Over the coming years the number of space debris, sometimes referred to “space junk” is set to grow rapidly (Wang, …
Mentoring removes entrepreneurial barriers
Especially international people, who would like to establish a business in Finland, need help and support. They may need advice …