Geospatial Challenge Camp https://challenge-camp.geoportti.fi/en/latest/ The Geospatial Challenge Camp is a new skills development and innovation service of Geoportti Research Infrastructure and Location Innovation Hub (LIH) , which is one of the European Digital Innovation Hubs. The Geospatial Challenge Camp is a 10-week long challenge-based course (5 ECTS) that aims to provide participants a chance to […]
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Multi-Competence Learning (MCL) playbook What is MCL? In Multi-Competence Learning (MCL) campaigns, student teams analyse complex real world problems and co-create new ideas and sustainable solutions to these problems with the support of geospatial data and digital technologies. Multi-Competence Learning (MCL) methodology is following a challenge-based learning (CBL) pedagogy, where students work in multidisciplinary teams,
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Project duration: 2008 – 2010 Leader: UTU Geography Funding: Academy of Finland (Development Research) Rural Settlement Development, Land Ownership and Food Security since Ujamaa era in Eastern Tanzania This research project studied the developments in rural Tanzania since the villagization process, which was implemented in the 1960’s upto 1980’s. At the time of the
Project duration: 2008 – 2015 Leader: UTU Geography Funding: NSS / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland North-South-South (NSS) staff and student exchange networks coordinated by Åbo Akademi (2008-2010, 2011-2013) and UTU (2013-2015) The aim of the education collaboration project was to improve the understanding of the linkage between human rights and sustainable development
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Project duration: 2010 – 2013 Leader: UTU Geography Funding: Academy of Finland (Development Research) Changing land use and forest management practices and multidimensional adaptation strategies in Zanzibar, Tanzania The research project studied prevailing land use and forest management practices and their historical changes and associated socio-economic values in Zanzibar Islands. The aim was to
Project duration: 2012 – 2016 Leader: UTU Geography Funding: Academy of Finland Knowledge Creation Processes (KREPRO) The research group Knowledge Creation Processes (KREPRO) studied how knowledge is created in processes through various combinations of space and time. The project studied knowledge creation in different fields of activities such as academy, arts, business and community.
Project duration: 2013 – 2016 Leader: UTU Geography and UDSM Geography Funding: HEI-ICI / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland HEI-GIS capacities in Geography education at the University of Dar es Salaam This HEI-GIS project aimed at developing teaching, learning and infrastructural capacities of the University of Dar es Salaam (Dept. of Geography) in
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Project duration: 2016 (6 months) Leader: UTU Geography Funding: FAO Finland Niina KäyhköSalla Eilola UTU-FAO Forest Plantation Mapping in the Southern Highlands Forest plantation mapping solutions for the Private Forestry Programme was a 6 months project between Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and UTU Geography. The aim of the project was to estimate forest
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Project duration: 2016 (6 months) Leader: UTU Geography and Future Technologies Funding: Business Finland / BEAM (former TEKES) Niina KäyhköVille Leppänen Preparatory project for Geospatial Business Ecosystem in Tanzania (Pre-GESEC) Pre-GESEC was a 6 months preparatory project funded by the TEKES BEAM programme focusing on the establishment of geospatial ecosystem for location-sensitive decision-making business
Project duration: 2016 – 2018 Leader: Finnish Environment Institute SYKE Partners: UTU Geography Funding: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland / ICI project of SYKE, NLS and Government of Zanzibar Niina KäyhköSalla Eilola National Spatial Data Infrastructure for Integrated Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning in Zanzibar (ZAN-SDI) National spatial data infrastructure for integrated coastal
