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Mediapolis Campus in Tampere (picture taken from mediapolis.fi) Time is running more than fast and today is your very last chance to apply for the Music Production, Fine Art and Interactive Media study paths in TAMK! Re-Check from this list if you prepared everything: Pre-Task Photocopy of the original secondary school certificate Photocopy of official English, Finnish or Swedish translation of the certificate, if the original certificate is not written in one of these languages. The translation must be done by authorised translator and it must have authorised translator's signature and stamp Proof of English language skills More information and details on how to get the appropriate certificates and language skill proofs can be found here . Find the Pre-Tasks from here: Interactive Media Music Production  Fine Arts Apply through www.studyinfo.fi 7.1.-27.1.2015! You are still not sure if you should apply???? Tuomo Joronen and Antti Haapio - both teachers at the TAMK Mediapolis

After the pitching session of  Eurosonic Noorderslag: The European MusicPlatform , our TAMK team as planned divided up to attend different panels. Here are some accounts of our team of students and the talks they attended over the course of the conference. Titta Nevala Titta Nevala   I participated in the “ Collaborations in Europe ” panel. The participants were Fabien Miclet from Liveurope (Brussels), Zsuzsanna Bende from Random Trip (Budapest), Tom Vangheluwe from Dibrocco (Kotrijk) and Marjan Dewulf from Tourope (Diksmuide). All the participants told in a nutshell what their organizations are doing. All of the organizations aim to create better circulation of European acts in Europe. Liveurope is a live music platform which aims to gather concert venues and give them support, as well as opportunities for European artists. Random Trip is a weekly jam club in Hungary that gives a chance for musicians to come together and get to know each other by experimenting

Recently, a group of six from TAMK consisting of Timo Kivikangas, Harri Karvinen, Alvaro Moreno, Mark Malyshev, Titta Nevala, and myself attended the Eurosonic Noorderslag : The European Music Platform Conference/Festival that took place from the 14 th -17 th of January in Groningen, Netherlands. Eurosonic is Europe’s largest showcase festival, taking place over a four day period starting on Wednesday and ending on Saturday.   It is part of The European Music Conference and Showcase Festival Eurosonic Noorderslag. Panels consisting of some of the music industry’s top figures, innovators, and creative entities. Throughout the festival, over 300 bands and acts perform on 36 stages in the city center of Groningen. Upon arriving in the Netherlands, we were greeted with bleak, rainy weather, that by the end turned into a mixture of rain and snow. After settling in, getting our bearings, we set about creating a game plan as to how to make the most of this brilliant opportunity! This consis

Tampere is situated north just two hours apart from the capital city, Helsinki. We have a population of 222,512 people, making us the third largest city in Finland. We are located between two lakes: Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi, and we really love our green parks and lake scenery. The whole city is divided into two parts by the Tammerkoski rapids: the eastern and western sides, making it easy to navigate in the city. Studying in TAMK gives you the advantage of being in a big city with all the comforts of a small one. But don’t take our word for it, we asked some of the students already studying in TAMK why they feel Tampere is the best place to study in. And here are their answers! 1. Why is it so cool to study in Tampere? 2. Why did you choose Tampere? 3. Which places are the ones everyone needs to have seen in Tampere? 4. Any cool bars/clubs/pubs in Tampere you would recommend ? ANDREAS (GER, 11IMP) 1. Tampere is relatively small, therefore everything is pretty easy to be reached, and th

Creativity is your passion and you want to explore and experiment with visual medium? Then TAMK’s study path Fine Arts is the perfect choice for you! In the studies of Fine Art you will gain the BA-level knowledge of fine art photography, drawing and painting, moving image and applied fine art. Depending on your interest, you will create your very own study plan with your teachers. Isaura Hedez is student of the Fine Arts study path and interested in photography and moving image. In this video she explains how she feels about studying in TAMK. Check out Isaura’s portfolio: http://isahedez.portfoliobox.me/ APPLY NOW FOR TAMK! Application period: 7–27 January 2015. Application through www.studyinfo.fi ► The pre-task for Study path of Fine Arts: http://www.tamk.fi/documents/10181/21787/FineArtsPreTask2015.pdf/0a53beea-876c-4c1c-bbbf-ba0393b5f976 More information about TAMK Media and Arts study paths: http://www.tamk.fi/web/tamk/media-and-arts Video and music by Sami Lindfors, TAMK / I

Finding yourself wanting to learn more about graphic design, get into the field of game design and/or gain knowledge of web design? Then apply to TAMKs Degree Programme in Interactive Media! These studies will give you the basics of design, learn to use illustrative programs, give you more experience in whichever field you choose. You will make your own study programme together with guiding teachers, depending on what you are interested in. Chrystal Giam is a talented second year International Media student. She has worked as a graphic designer on a number of companies with great success. On this video she explains about her study path and future plans in TAMK. Check out Chrystal’s portfolio: http://chrystalgiam.tumblr.com/ APPLY NOW FOR TAMK! Application period: 7–27 January 2015. Application through www.studyinfo.fi ► The pre-task for Study path of Interactive Media: http://www.tamk.fi/documents/10181/21787/MediaPreTask2015.pdf/6ba72f33-4391-4e7d-bfd3-ca2d57382468 More information a