By Tia Tuovinen
I have been very lucky to be able to see the world and learn so much outside of classrooms during my studies: After spending half a year up in a mountain in the middle of nowhere in Japan doing my student exchange, I moved on to one of the most densely populated places in the world, Hong Kong, to do my practical training.

I am currently doing various tasks relating to mainly marketing and the on-line content of Four Sigma Foods, which is a relatively new company based in Hong Kong. So far I have had the opportunity to interview interesting people to the FSF blog, for example.

Workshop on self-leadership in our Happy Valley office

When people ask me what I do, it is always an unbelievable pleasure to answer them “I sell medicinal mushrooms”! Not magic mushrooms, mind you, but medicinal. It’s not a gimmick: I have learned much about these nutritional powerhouses that have been used in the Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years, and believe you me, there are a myriad of studies to back up the health benefits of the different mushrooms. Shrooms are not the only thing FSF does, but it definitely gets the most attention.

After completing my training, I will hopefully do my thesis for the same company – why not, since I like the atmosphere and result oriented work philosophy so much. More important than where, how and when you do your job is that you get the job well done. This workflow leaves enough time to explore the vibrant and alive city, and its’ amazing surrounding nature.

One of my tasks was to do a photo shoot for the new product catalogue

Fortunately for all TAMK students, Four Sigma Foods is looking for a new round of trainees to start next fall. So if you are wondering where to do your practical training, how about considering the international atmosphere of bustling Hong Kong, good vibes and healthy lifestyle (you don’t need to be a marathon runner, but with these guys that definitely wouldn't hurt!) and a working community that is highly motivated in educating and making you be the best you can? More details about the trainee-ship here.

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The author is a student of TAMK Degree Programme in Media
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The semester has started for all the TTVO* students, so it is time for our annual start of the year party, Naamat. This year Naamat is on Thu Sept 15th, in Ruma. Naamat is a good opportunity for the old and the new faces to get acquainted and get connected with each other. There is no entrance fee and the prices are very student friendly.

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On Friday the 15th many of our students as well as international guests came face to face with their fears.

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The city tour map

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It’s Saturday, -8 degrees and bunch of foreigners are out on town throwing a mobile phone, skiing as a group and doing other not your typical weekend activities like wife carrying. Only in Finland, one might say.

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Don’t you just hate the gloomy, doomed feeling of Sundays - Nowhere to go and nothing to do except for wait for the next work loaded week to come? The salvation, also known as Surreal Sundays, is here to save us all!

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The Special Guest: Heart-a-Claus

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First year students from all different study programs – fine art, television and media – united their powers in organizing a memorable pre-Christmas party last Friday. Christmas of the Arts was held in “the secret chamber” of 4th floor – a former classroom also known as Tarkovski. Few eager students set up decorative lights, music and video installations to set the mood. Christmas food like rice porridge and glögi was offered as well as other snacks.

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We IMPs take studying seriously, but other things too. In this year’s horrendous Halloween party there were mortals and immortals from six feet under as well as the seventh heaven – and everything in between.

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The event was co-produced by Rupriikki Media Museum. Photo from their new exhibition “Weaving a net – the history of the Internet”. The Photo is published on the Rupriikki web site

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New IMPs marking their home towns on the map

The second edition of Degree Programme in Media, IMP, started last week. Below the impressions of the first week by one of the new students, Tia Tuovinen:

With Austrian, Estonian, Russian, French, British, and Norwegian twist we are a lot more than just a regular group of students. Our colorful IMP-team has worked well for the first 4 days including all the extracurricular activities. Hopefully we will become more friends than rivals. Many of us share the same goals and future career ideals which may lead to competition and comparing ourselves to others in an unhealthy way.

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School of Art and Media backside

Here you find the applicants, who have been admitted to Degree Programme in Media 2010.

Please note, that the lists contain only the selection results of the admitted students who have given a permission to announce the results on the internet.

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