Over the course of the series, the podcast speaks with researchers, entrepreneurs, ecosystem builders, and public sector operators who are shaping the future of education in Finland and beyond.
In the first episode, our Project Manager Heidi Lammassaari and Senior Business Advisor Niko Lindholm talk about why the intersection of research, entrepreneurship, schools, and innovation matters more than ever. Collaboration isn't a nice extra anymore. It's a requirement if we want to build educational innovations that actually work in everyday life.
In the second episode, researcher-founders Niina Halonen and Sevil Bayraktar talk about their own paths between research and entrepreneurship. One is further along the journey, the other just starting out, but both share the same question: how does pedagogical thinking turn into a product people actually use?
The conversation also covers what gets lost when research becomes commercialization, and why research culture and startup culture sometimes clash.
Episode 3 will be released during September. This page will be updated once the final episode is published.