The petitions to cancel the termination plans of our Degree Programme in Media were presented to Tampere University of Applied Sciences rector Markku Lahtinen earlier this week.
Over some weeks 2348 persons signed the national petition and the international petition was signed by 318 persons.

From left Markku Lahtinen, Tero Liimatainen and Anne Alalantela. Photo: Laura Laukkanen

The international petition was handed out by Tero Liimatainen, student of our Degree Programme in Film and Television, and the national petition by Anne Alalantela, student of our Degree Programme in Fine Arts.

Please learn more and read the petition on our previous report:
http://tamk-artmedia.blogspot.fi/2013/05/strong-global-support-to-stop.html

Two weeks ago TAMK administration announced the shocking news: They plan to discontinue our Degree Programme in Fine Arts. The cynical attitude was highlighted by the fact that at the time of the announcement almost 100 international partners celebrated our International Week, the European Media Culture 2020 workshop and the opening of the international Art Exhibition
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Not only signatures to support Art&Media:  A demonstration parade from TAMK Finlayson campus to TAMK headquarters was arranged last week

Tampere university of applied sciences TAMK has to cut expenses due to heavy cuts in public funding. According to TAMK rector Markku Lahtinen the decision is to cut the degree programmes TAMK can live without. The Fine Arts programme will also be discontinued because it is not a good business. TAMK aims at giving the Media education a boost instead.

The opposition of the termination argues that the cooperation with the art programme is fundamental for the success of Media Programme. The Fine Arts programme is also the best known and recognised part of TAMK in Tampere, Finland and internationally. The Fine Arts Programme is also financially lucrative for TAMK: one of the criteria for public funding is the number of students graduating without exceeding normative time. Also in this aspect Fine Art is the best of the degree programmes, more than 90 % of fine art students graduate in four years.

The international partners and friends of TAMK have initiated a petition to support our art education:

To TAMK Board of Directors
Tampere School of Art and Media, founded in 1991 and part of Tampere University of Applied Sciences since 1996, has become one of the best known and respected art and media schools in Europe. It is an esteemed example of active international networking and cooperation, professional ambition and talent, and bravery to develop new curricula and learning environments to meet the challenges of the 21th century. It has been easy to follow the activities of the school due to the pioneering role it has in openness and sharing through its Art&Media blog and use of social media.

The Degree Programme of Fine Art is a vital part of the school. Therefore the news about TAMK plans to close the programme has been greeted with alarm. We, the signatory of this petition are utterly confused with this plan. We appeal to TAMK board to reconsider the decision. We can’t afford to lose this excellent partner and forerunner in art education.

The petition has been signed by 300 artists, directors, professors, designers, lecturers, researchers, students, company CEOs from 30+ countries on all continents representing TAMK partner universities and other academic institutions, art galleries, museums, international organisations, studios and companies of the creative industries.
You can find and sign the petition here

Reaction in our lobby right after announcement of the plan of termination: Stand up and fight for Degree Programme in Fine Arts

For Finnish friends of TAMK there is a petition in Finnish. The petition, already signed by 2100+ promoters of TAMK Fine Art education, can be viewed and signed here.

By Cai Melakoski, principal lecturer at TAMK Degree Programme in Media

by Carolin Büttner
photos: Joanne NH Wong
There is probably only one thing which splits the TTVO students into two camps: THE HAALARI. The haalari is for the most people the Finnish party-uniform which animates the students to get drunk. For some students this might be right but the haalari has also another important functionality: common identity.

The TTVO was the only campus in the history of TAMK which had no overalls at all – UNTIL NOW! After a few years of forlorn trying we finally organized to get our very own boiler suits. It was a quite long and rough way but it was worth it!


Herewith I would like to thank all the super amazing sponsors who made our haalarit possible: Demola, Connecting Talents, Game House, TAMKO, Valokuvaamo KLIK, A-Print, Ravintola Artturi, Juvenes and Joel Forsman Photography as well as Vilho from haalarikauppa.fi and Silkkipaino Tam-Folio . KIITOS!



A special thank you goes to Markku and Noora who spent hours with organizing and calling as well as Tarina and Joel.
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The author is a student of TAMK Degree Programme in Media
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Dark hours!
Tickets 3 euros, doors open at 9 pm.

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