The education system at Turku University of Applied Sciences

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The teaching system was initially a big shock to me, as there is a big difference in the teaching approach between the German teaching system and the Turku university of applied sciences approach "Innopeda". In Germany at the university I study and most of the German Universities there is only the final exams at the end of the semester and during exam phase we do not have any lectures. Our attendance is not mandatory most of the professors do not really know their students as the classes are really big and the students are basically numbers we do not write our names anywhere e.g. even on exams we put our number. While at TUAS, participation in class, projects and group work (peer evaluation) make up a large part of the overall grade. The German approach is of course much more comfortable for the students as there is much less work to do, but the Innopeda approach wants to encourage students to show initiative and work independently, to develop critical thinking and innovativeness. Developing these skills at an early age is important because many students experience the so-called education-work life gap after their studies, which means that they need time to develop these skills and to be involved in innovation processes. Sometimes students also need an extra period of training to adapt to work-life and engaging in innovative processes/ projects. The Innopeda approach tries to prevent this. It has not always been easy because I write 90 credits in 2 semesters compared to the usual 30 credits per semester. We had over 10 courses per semester and a lot of assignments and group work. But even that is done and I have to say that I got used to the Innopeda approach and I find it much better than the teaching system we have in Germany. Even do I only enjoyed this teaching method for 2 semesters I feel like I learned a lot more and developed my skills working on bigger projects, working together with group members and companies. Thinking of different ways to get to a goal and evaluating each option. Every University and school should try to adapt to this approach more as it is much more beneficial for the students.


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