In addition to the special projects aimed at finding new ways to facilitate learning, we work in close cooperation with the students and working life to improve the study programmes on the run. Online courses and live streaming are becoming a regular part of our courses thanks to recent student feedback. Our mission is to share knowledge and materials with the university network to increase the quality of Russian and Eastern European Studies nationwide.
BAMSE 2020 and 2021 are Nordplus funded projects that discuss and further develop interdisciplinary area studies methodology for addressing present-day multidimensional and transnational problems. The network will organize two intensive courses in Vilnius 2021 and in Tartu 2022. Both teachers and students are encouraged to experiment with new ways of teaching and learning.
DigiREES (2020-2021)
The project aims to develop teachers’ digital skills and to build a multidisciplinary online introduction course to Russian, Eurasian and Eastern European studies. The course will be designed so that in future it will serve all Finnish universities and life-long learning, and can serve as an introductions course for the high school students. The project involves approximately 50 researcher teachers and students. It is funded by the University of Helsinki
The study module funded by the EC (Erasmus+) supports interdisciplinary learning and innovative teaching methods that ensure discursive learning across borders.