Polar Partners
- Learning environments
- School concepts
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Polar Partners accelerates the world’s transition to 21st century education - one person, one school and one society at a time.Polar Partners is a one stop shop for premium quality K-12 education with a proven business model. It helps clients in designing, setting up and developing schools based on Finnish education and 21st century skills ideology with its network of 2000+ Finnish pedagogical experts and partners. Polar Partners has over 20 years of experience in education development. Its first Finnish International School (FIS) was opened in Georgia in 2019, and currently more projects are on the way.
LAB University of Applied Sciences
- Corporate training
- Degrees and qualifications
- Educational travel and visits
LAB University of Applied Sciences offers six bachelor and two master degree programmes taught in English. In addition LAB University of Applied Sciences offers various kinds of global education services. The services include development of degree programmes, tailored further education solutions, extensive consulting and educational visits to both Lahti and Lappeenranta regions. The topics include e.g. social and health care; environmental technology; circular economy; logistics and supply chain management; service design and management; digital marketing; leadership and management; innovations; entrepreneurship; and design.
Centria University of Applied Sciences
- Corporate training
- Degrees and qualifications
- Working life partnerships and competence development
Centria University of Applied Sciences is a multi-disciplinary, dynamic and international higher education institution with more than 100 partner institutions around the world. Centria operates with several universities carrying out double degree programmes in business studies, nursing, environmental chemistry and technology, and IT as well as courses on-site at Centria or abroad. Our research, development and innovation functions strongly focus on entrepreneurship and well-being, chemistry and bioeconomy, production technology and digitalisation.
LessonApp
- Learning materials and educational technology
LessonApp is an innovative mobile tool for teachers to design, store and share their lessons. The background is in Finnish education excellence. LessonApp provides research-based pedagogical knowledge, an easy-to-apply model to create meaningful lesson structures and hundreds of well-instructed teaching methods which are used by Finnish teachers every day in classrooms. LessonApp offers the Basic version of the tool free of charge. Language versions available!
Sumino
- Educational travel and visits
- Learning materials and educational technology
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Sumino provides education export solutions and culture exchange forums/events towards the Chinese market on multiple areas, including teacher training, eduvisits, educational forums, student study tours, sister schools, Finnish kindergarten concept export, vocational training on elderly care, university students recruitment/exchange study, joint degree programs between the universities, esports and winter sports education. Sumino fully owns and operates one Finnish style kindergarten in China. Sumino also manages an elderly care alliance which unites 100+ universities, vocational colleges, technology companies, hospitals and elderly homes both in Finland and in China.
Tutorised (Lukuseula)
- Evaluation and quality assurance
- Learning environments
- Learning materials and educational technology
Tutorised builds adaptive learning and assessment tools that combine evidence-based, curriculum-based diagnostics with gamified learning and AI-driven tutoring. The assessment platform measures foundational skills including reading, writing, mathematics and language proficiency to identify support needs and deliver actionable analytics for teachers, school leaders and decision makers in municipalities and ministries. Tutorised partners with international schools and government organisations to scale personalised learning and collaborates with the Centre for Educational Assessment at the University of Helsinki.
Lahdelma & Mahlamäki architects
- Learning environments
Lahdelma & Mahlamäki architects (LMA) is an internationally acclaimed architecture office especially known for their museum projects and education buildings. Renowned for their deep understanding of the impact of history, location and the human touch, LMA architecture stretches far beyond materiality. The founders, Professor Ilmari Lahdelma and Professor Rainer Mahlamäki, have been working together since the 1980s and they have won over 100 prizes in architecture competitions, which makes LMA one of the most experienced and successful Finnish offices. Their principal works include, for example, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews (2013), the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Myllypuro Campus (2019) and the Kastelli School and Community Centre (2014).
GraphoGame
- Learning materials and educational technology
GraphoGameis a market leader in 6 countries. In Finland, GraphoGame is used by nearly all preschoolers and over 90% of first graders. The app has been downloaded nearly 10 million times globally. GraphoGame is globally the only portfolio of literacy games that have undergone thorough neuropsychology, speech pathology, and psycholinguistics research and validation to ensure all language versions are evidence-based and effective. According to University of Cambridge, GraphoGame is “as effective as 1:1 teacher support in a classroom”. GraphoGame is available in 14 languages. GraphoGame was awarded the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize in 2023 for our efforts to teach millions of kids to read in their mother tongues. Our offering to schools, includes GraphoGame Data Platform. What sets it apart is the unprecedented insight it provides into the reading process.
Tampere Adult Education Centre TAKK
- Degrees and qualifications
- Working life partnerships and competence development
TAKK, is a multisector vocational educator and working life developer. Annually, there are over 12 000 adult students, and the number of employees is around 270. TAKK offers vocational qualifications, further vocational qualifications, specialist vocational qualifications and vocational further education in over 20 vocational fields. Education, operations and learning environments are developed in close cooperation with the working life and companies.TAKK offers tailored education for Non-EU students in collaboration with our global partners. These programs have a tuition fee and are tailored so that the students learn Finnish language while studying a profession.
Ekami Consulting
- Degrees and qualifications
- Learning environments
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Ekami Consulting offers solutions for vocational education, corporate education, vocational trainer training in simulation technology, consultancy, improving National Qualification, creating pedagogical models for on-the-job-learning and apprenticeship training, improving quality of VET, and improving labour market co-operation.In its work Ekami relies on lifelong learning, close co-operation with the world of work, high quality - it is an ISO9001 certified company - , problem solving methods and EdTech solutions like simulation technology and mobile learning.
Grape People
- Corporate training
Grape People is a facilitation and leadership training company that specialises in organisational development and behavior change through participation. By training concrete organisational and leadership development methods and tools Grape People helps organisations transform strategies, visions and change programs into concrete action and to boost organisational effectiveness. Grape People has more than 15 years experience helping clients from both the private and public sectors to deliver genuine improvements in performance.
MinnaLearn
- Corporate training
- Teacher training and educational leadership
MinnaLearn’s product is a continuously updated AI-literacy course that helps employees use AI safely and effectively, while keeping your policies and productivity aligned. Launch in days or weeks. Train in 60 minutes.
Qridi
- Evaluation and quality assurance
- Learning materials and educational technology
- School concepts
Qridi is an awarded pedagogical software for better teaching and learning. Qridi has been developed together with innovative Finnish teachers and experts based on the most recent results of studies on learning. Qridi is a comprehensive tool that allows pupils to conduct self, peer and group evaluations, and it allows for the use of guardian and teacher evaluations in an easy-to-use environment. With Qridi, it is possible to direct and monitor pupils’ individual learning processes in a variety of ways. Qridi can be used to evaluate and, at the same time, teach a broad array of skills (21st century skills): behaviour and the whole make up of knowledge, skills, attitudes and will. The tool has especially been designed for guidance and the evaluation of continuous learning. Qridi is also used in the sport and business sectors, where learning and impact are crucial for individuals and groups.
Edulyzer
- Evaluation and quality assurance
- Teacher training and educational leadership
Edulyzer is a digital service designed to support the development of resilient, inclusive, and engaging learning environments in schools. The service collects and analyzes data from the main stakeholders (learners, teachers, headmasters and parents) of the school community to provide a comprehensive overview of school culture and development. Edulyzer empowers teachers, school leaders and educational authorities with insights to promote staff development, leadership, and continuous improvement. Overall, the data helps guide pedagogical decisions which improve commitment to organizational aims and eventually learning outcomes of the learners.
Novia University of Applied Sciences
- Degrees and qualifications
- Teacher training and educational leadership
- Working life partnerships and competence development
Novia University of Applied Sciences is the largest Swedish-speaking UAS in Finland with about 5000 students and a staff of 350 in five campuses along the Finnish coastline.Through its Industry Collaboration model, Novia UAS combines R&D with flexible mechanisms for innovation within its areas of expertise. The university co-creates flexible global education services with focus on skills and competencies for the future. Its Maritime Academy, Aboa Mare in Turku, hosts the largest maritime simulator center in Northern Europe and Novia UAS also offers maritime training in the Philippines and Greece.