UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI &

WORLD DESIGN CAPITAL HELSINKI 2012

The University of Helsinki participates in the World Design Capital Helsinki 2012 year with the theme “Designing society through thinking.” The university develops the Helsinki

metropolitan area culturally, socially, economically and ecologically. The university’s vision is that the concept of design includes actions which shape society and have social relevance,

such as social innovations, scientific research and academic teaching – human-oriented ways of solving challenges.

DESIGNING SOCIETY THROUGH THINKING

BLOG VISITORS

JOURNALISTS

200

BROCHURES

6000

62 200

VISITORS/DAY IN THE THINK CORNER

300–500

DESIGNING SOCIETY THROUGH THINKING

THINK CORNER A SCIENCE POP-UP STORE

KAISA-HOUSE THE NEW HELSINKI UNIVERSITY MAIN LIBRARY

ELE THE LEARNING LAB

MOST POPULAR LOCATIONS

BLOG POSTS

200

ROYAL DUKE & DUCHESS

1

READERS FROM 46 COUNTRIES

PASSION TO LEARN

Learning to be a TeacherEngaging Learning Environments

OASIS OF SCIENCESmart Design

GREEN ZONE

Global Environmental ChangeFifth Dimension

STUDENT CAPITAL

Helsinki Summer SchoolWorld Student Capital

THINK CORNER STREET-LEVEL SCIENCE

+2012HELSINKI

UNIVERSITY BULLETINS

8000HELSINKI UNIVERSITY

BULLETIN – DESIGNING THE FUTURE

FIRST UH APP

Fellmannia

Design Learning

Living Canvas

EXHIBITIONS

City and the SacredSeats of Learning

Pilot: the Think Corner concept applied to

exhibitions and fairs –

Helsinki Book Fair 2012

24 science themesA window to the

universityCafé

BookstoreUH shop

PASSION TO LEARN

DESIGN LEARNING

CONFERENCE

ELE – NEW LEARNING

ENVIRONMENTS IN TEACHER EDUCATION

LEARNING TO BE A

TEACHER

The Finnish educational system and teacher training at the University of Helsinki create a strong foundation for Finland’s success in PISA evaluations and they have become an increasinglyexport product.

Projects in the Department of Teacher Education bring together strong scientific expertise to develop learning contents, physical spaces and services and networks with the help of new technology, creating a platform for distributing the Finnish equal-opportunity model of teaching and learning both nationally and internationally.

BETTER LEARNING=ARTS &

CRAFTS

PARTNERS

NATIONALITIESDESIGN LEARNING

RESEARCHERS

150PARTICIPANTS

200

PARTICIPANTS FROM THE DEPT. OF TEACHER

EDUCATION

100 20

15

DESIGN LEARNING

2013-

DESIGN LEARNING

CONFERENCE 10 – 11 MAY

PROJECT MANAGERS: HEIKKI RUISMÄKI & INKERI RUOKONEN

Arts and crafts education is seen as a holistic tool for cultural interaction and formation of cultural identities.

Design Learning theme group in the 4th International Conference on Education &

Educational Psychology

DESIGN STIMULATES LEARNING

WELFARE & WELL-BEING

CREATIVITY

GUEST LECTURES IN THE THINK

CORNERSpecial Music Centre Resonaari, Markku

Kaikkonen

Let’s build a city, Jorge Raedo, Maria Nordin & Kruunuhaka 4th graders

Annantalo art education, Eeva Mussaari & co.

Sampo puppet theatre, Maija ja Maria Baric and musicians

Designing the Future Night in Helthinki

An art experience for kids in the Kindergarten Museum as part of the

Kallio Kukkii Festival.

Multicultural music day in the Kruunuhaka play park.

IN THE CITY

”The recreational sprout”

Music and the good life, Heikki Ruismäki

What is design learning? Pirita Seitamaa-Hakkarainen

THINK CORNER PROGRAMME

DESIGN LEARNING

PUBLICATION

DIGITAL TOOLS+TEACHER

EXPERTS PARTNERSPLANNING MEETINGS

199 116 37

PUBLICATIONS

AWARDS

3rd place in the International evaluation of re-search and doctoral training at the university;

Kirsti Lonka University Communicator of the Year, Chosen as a RYM Oy top research group

ELE – NEW LEARNING ENVIRON-MENTS IN TEACHER EDUCATIONPROJECT DIRECTOR: KIRSTI LONKA

Learning environments of the future combine contact learning, pedagogical practices and digital tools.

3 published academic papers, 3 submitted academic articles,

7 conference papers1 book chapter

3 master’s & doctoral theses

INT’L VISITORS TRAINED EXPERTS

202VISITORS

1750EVENTS

49490

LEARNINGLAB

+ COMMUNITY

We research the academic feelings of students, motivation and flow in different learning environments.

What kind of earning environments are connected to learning, welfare

and well-being?

2013-

TECH AS PART OF TEACHING

BULIMIC LEARNING MODEL NO MORE!

INTERACTIVE & SOCIAL LEARNING

FLOW OF LEARNING

VIDEO 5: SMARTPHONES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

EXCELLENT PUPILS►EXCELLENT

DONATED SMARTPHONES TO BE USED IN

TEACHING

20

LEARN HOW TO TEACH

DONATED MOBILE SUBSCRIPTIONS

TO BE USED IN TEACHING

20

SMARTPHONES IN TEACHING COMPETITION

CLICK TO WATCH!

PROJECT DIRECTOR: KIRSI TIRRI

LEARN HOW TO TEACH VIDEOS

VIEWS

10000

PUPILS

45STUDENTS

32

TEACHERS

5FILM MAKERS

8PARTICIPANTS

FROM THE DEPT. OF TEACHER

EDUCATION

9

SPECTATORS AT PUBLIC

SCREENINGS

550

VIDEOS

5

Finland has been ranked high in the PISA evaluations – we want to show the world, what we are doing right.

DIGITALNATIVES+SCHOOL

SMARTS

FINNISH TEACHER EDUCATION

The Finnish teacher education pro-gramme is a research-based, pedagogi-cally oriented university education which

leads to a Master’s degree.

TEACHERTRIBUTE TO DIVERSITY

In Finland, teachers’ profes-sional ethics include taking

diverse learners into account.

TEACHING PRACTICEStudent teachers can practice

teaching in actual learning environments in our own

teaching laboratories at the University Teacher Training

Schools.

BECOMING A TEACHER – WHY?In Finland, we can select our

teachers from a very motivated and high-achieving student

population.

GREEN ZONE

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL

CHANGE

FIFTH DIMENSION

The environmental projects will createopportunities for improved quality of life and a better future. The projects seek solutions to environmental problems and develop ecosystem services for the needs of urban residents. They will create new spaces, experiences, natural areas and sustainability amid the issues of climate change, as well as mental and physical well-being.

Sustainable development is an ideology and operating model that grows increa-singly effective through social discourse between urban residents and decision-makers.

SCIENCE+ART

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

TIEDEKULMA 2.0KANSAINVÄLISTEN

YHTEISTYÖPROJEKTIEN VIESTINTÄALUSTA

ARTISTS INSTALLATIONS VISITORS

7004 9

PRIMA MATERIA EXHIBITION

PROJECT DIRECTOR: SUSANNA LEHVÄVIRTA

ArtCourses

Exhibitions+ResearchSeminars

PresentationsWorkshops

SOLUTIONS

RECLAIMED TERRITORIES

Environmental art course and exhibition in the Kumpula

Botanical Garden.

CHANGING WINTERS

FLYERS

1000

WORKS OF ART

5

DISCIPLINES

11

HENVI:ART & SCIENCE

DAYS

VISITORS

250

Can we help endangered species migrate to more suitable areas as

the climate changes?

ASSISTED MIGRATION

TELEVISION/NEWS STORIES

5

RESEARCHERS

11UNIVERSITIES

5

ATTENDEES

63EXPERT PRESEN-

TATIONS

8

Ecosystem services are natural resources and processes which

benefit humankind.

NATURAL SERVICE

URBAN ECOSYSTEM

SERVICES

THE BALTIC SEA, FORESTS AND

CLIMATE CHANGE

The winters are changing because of global warming. The Changing Winters workshop

brought experts from different fields together to discuss how our winters are changing and what effects they will have on nature, people

and society.

Environmental research results are brought into the public discourse and environmental science is made approachable with the help of art.

NEWS PIECES

30+

FIFTH DIMENSIONTIEDEKULMA 2.0

KANSAINVÄLISTEN YHTEISTYÖPROJEKTIEN

VIESTINTÄALUSTA

PROJECT DIRECTOR: SUSANNA LEHVÄVIRTA

PARTNERS

16TV AND RADIO INTERVIEWS

8NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS

169

INFORMATION ABOUT GREEN ROOFS TO THE

PUBLIC

Green roofs alleviate environmental hazards caused by urbanisation and climate change.

HIGHER QUALITY OF

LIFE

MORE URBAN NATURE

MORE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Sustainable city planning, decision-making and

construction

RESULTS OVER THE

LONG HAUL

FEEDBACK FROM USERS, BUILDERS AND

CITIZENS

PARTNERSHIPS & MEDIA

ABSORBS RAINWATER

COOLS DOWN

SUPPORTS WELL-BEING

ROOF+CITY + DOMESTIC PLANTS

GREEN ROOF EXCURSIONS

EVENTS

9PRESENTA-TIONS ON

GREEN ROOFS

80

SEMINARS

9

= A ROOF COVERED WITH VEGETATION TEST ROOFS

9RESEARCHERS PARTICIPATED

30+

VISIONS OF DREAM ROOFS

GREEN ROOFS INVENTORIED

51141

Benefits from nature such as production of

oxygen, absorbtion and purification of rainwater

and so on.

GREENER CITY – MORE SUSTAINABLE CITY

HOW SHOULD IT BE DONE IN FINLAND?

Viherkatot lievittävät kaupungistumisen ja ilmastonmuutoksen aiheuttamia ympäristöhaittoja.

Seminars, presentations for the public, green roof excursions,

international conferences, conven-tions, fairs and expos, discussions

with decision-makers

WALL+PLANTS

JOURNALISTS REACHED

PARTNERS

PRESENTA-TIONS

95

25

8

LIVING CANVASTIEDEKULMA 2.0

KANSAINVÄLISTEN YHTEISTYÖPROJEKTIEN

VIESTINTÄALUSTA

Living Canvas is a product developed by UH students Mikko Sonninen and Jaakko Pesonen and entrepreneur Oula Harjula. The plant wall was built so that people could enjoy nature indoors as well.

GHEFFECT.FI

INFORMED ARCHITECTS AND

PRODUCT DESIGNERS

60

WEBSITE VISITORS

4800

23 May: What is social entrepreneurship? 24 May: More enjoyable work place with a plant wall. 25 May The green zone as a source of inspiration.

THINK CORNER

HI DESIGN EXHIBITIONS

HOUSING FAIR FINLAND

HABITARE FAIR ‘12

HYDROPONICS

NUTRIENTS

For every square metre of Living Canvas bought 1000 m2 square metres of rainforest are acquired for conversation.

RESPONSIBILITY

An automatic timer starts the water pump twice a week, which passes the nutrients on to the plants.

Mineral nutrients circulate the soilless substrate and reach the roots and provide the plants with the energy they need.

LIGHTINGLED lighting gives the plants the light they need.

EASY CAREEvery component aims to conserve energy: the timer, led lighting and a low-consuming water pump.

ECOLOGYInnovative technology preserves the plant wall, allows for a wider range of plants and makes maintenance easy.

OASIS OF SCIENCE

FELLMANNIA

SMART DESIGN

The design of learning environments provides us with new types of ‘oases’ for learning that suit the needs of widely different learners. They serve as showcases of science and facilitate encounters between different actors.

Interactive learning environments and service models that encourage participation are developed in a user-orientated manner, making use of space and technology in a new way. The project improves the readiness of Helsinki University Library to serve the needs of different user groups and to communicate better with them.

PARTICIPATORY APPROACH+SERVICE

DESIGN

SMART DESIGN

CLIENTS

LIBRARIES

RE-TRAINED LIBRARIANS

DEVELOPERS

114PARTICIPANTS

40060000

5

42

EXPERT INTERVIEWS

8

HOURS OF OBSERVATION

40PROBING STUDIES

35

STUDENT INTERVIEWS

9CAMPUSES

4SERVICE

DESIGNERS

2PSYCHOLOGIST

1

= 120 IDEAS VISITORS SINCE SEPTEMBER

500000

EVENTS

150

VISITORS/DAY

5000

EVENT ATTENDEES

4000

How can the library serve students more effectively, support learning and be a more inspiring learning environment?

SERVICE PATH1. Need2. Preparation3. Transition4. Arrival5. Browsing &

search for info

6. Localisation7. Use of space &

literature8. Return of books

USER PROFILES

Visitor

Investigator

Lingerer

Patron

Map service

Redeveloped feedback system

Library etiquette

Colour-coded sound levels

Mobile library

Service gestures

Group loans & study groups

Event planning

NEW VISION

BRAND PROMISE

PRODUCTISATION OF SERVICES

KAISA

EXPERIENCE=SERVICEFELLMANNIA

VISITORS REACHED

WORKSHOPS FEEDBACK MESSAGES

238 275000

PARTICIPANTS

1555LEADERS

8

PROJECT DIRECTOR: SENJA JOUTTIMÄKI

Learning Centre Fellmannia in Lahti is a meeting place for information and learning. The services are developed together with the users, and students have actively taken part of the planning and realisation of the new concepts.

ZEALOUS STUDENTS

Fellmannia in pictures and a multimedia show by students

A pop-up bakery by young entrepreneurs from Salpaus Further Education

Three theseseLearning afternoon

FRESH THOUGHTS

An electronic, transparent and open feedback system

In collaboration with Design Foundation Finland and Lahti University of Applied Sciences

“THE FEED- BACK BALL POOL”

1) Meeting services2) Info and library services

3) Learning technology4) Sustainable development

5) New service design

WORKSHOPS

EVERYONE’S INVITED

Participatory evaluations by students, teachers and

personnel

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Defining good practicesFinding a suitable eco-

label for Fellmannia

AN INSPIRING SOCIAL LEARNING

ENVIRONMENT

STUDENT CAPITALHELSINKI SUMMER SCHOOL

WORLD STUDENT CAPITAL

The design capital year realised the potential of students as a creative force. 90,000 students reside in the Helsinki metropolitan area, an incredible asset for the region. Together they came up with solutions for everyday challenges.

The multidisciplinary, wide-reaching collaboration between universities of applied science, universities and cities and other actors interested in developing the region created an enduring platform for future engagement. Even though the design capital year is over the Student Capital partners continue their aspiration to make Helsinki an even more interna-tional and exciting student city.

STUDENTS+CITY

CITIES

STUDENTS

LIKES ON FACEBOOK

WORKSHOPS

PARTNERS

15

ATTENDEES AT EVENTS

1500

5

SUPPORTED EVENTS

17

515

4

EVENTS IN THE

THINK CORNER

WORLD STUDENT CAPITAL

CITY=HOME

COORDINATOR: AURA KOSTIAINEN

90000

25 ON THE MOVE LIVELY CAMPUSES

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONSSKILFUL YOUNGSTERS AS

PART OF THE METROPOLITAN BRAND

Night at the CampusAssociation events, such as the Senate Square Feast (suursitsit)

Bike to the campus 8 MayCampus ring map service

New student housing solutions competitionThe container flat for

students

Solutions for city cyclingVisualising the study grant jungle

Welfare and well-being challenges

Seeing the environment with fresh eyes

WORKSHOPS

READ THE WEB PUBLICATION!

STUDENTS’ MEANS OF INFLUENCING

PRODUCTS>DESIGN

GRADE GIVEN BY STUDENTS TO THE DESIGN COURSES (1-5, 5 HIGHEST)

NATIONALITIESSTUDENTS

381

EVENTS

15

4,54

64

COURSES

HELSINKI SUMMER SCHOOL

2013-2016

22Designing Tomorrow’s Agriculture: Role

of Ecosystem ServicesEcology and Management of Urban

Green SpaceDesigning Sustainable Forest

Landscapes – Ecosystem Services in the Future

SUSTAINABILITY

Change and continuity in Russian and Eastern European Development

Skills of an Active Citizen: Towards an Inclusive Society

Cultural Activities and International Networks

CITIZENSHIP

Advanced MaterialsCultural Heritage, Chemistry and

SpectroscopyRepresentation of Curves and Surfaces

SCIENCE

Design and the CityService Marketing and Design

Introduction to Arts Management

PLANNING AND MARKETING

Activity Theory and Formative Interventions

Cognitive NeuroscienceDesigning Teacher Education for the Future – What Can We

Learn from the Finnish Experience?Video in Research on Learning and

Education

BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES

16 DESIGN COURSES

REDESIGN OF TEACHING

NEW PROFILES

Life of the partyCareer comet

AccomplisherExperimenter

DESIGN WAS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR WHEN CHOOSING HELSINKI

PLANNER: PAULIINA MIKKONEN

SERVICE PATH1. Recognition2. Curiosity3. Keenness4. Decision to apply5. Wait for approval6. Acceptance/rejection 7. Payment and application8. Preparation

9. Arrival10. Registration and

welcome11. Application to course12. Social events13. Departure14. Debriefing

EXHIBITIONSSEATS OF LEARNING

CITY AND THE SACRED

DESIGN=UNIVERSITY

VISITORS

1500CHAIRS

124

SEATS OF LEARNING

200 YEARS OF DESIGN

19372007

1957

Avarte, EFG, Inno, Isku, Lepo Product, Mobel, Piiroinen

SPONSORS

A presentation of university interior design throughout the last couple of centuries

EXHIBITION

27.9.-31.12.2012

“The exhibition has been an eye-opener – I look at my own environment more closely now” GIFT BOOK

DESIGN+CHURCH

VISITORS

300

CITY AND THE SACRED

CHURCH ARCHITECTURE

16.-26.10.2012

CONTAINER GALLERYKUVIO RESEARCH ARCHIVE

Kuvio Research Archive aims to produce an extensive online

database of modern church architecture at an international

level. The main archive currently contains over 22,000 high quality images, including

important secular buildings.

Sketches of churches that were never realised modelled into the cityscape

UNREALISED VISIONS

KALLIO CHURCH

VALLILA CHURCH

AGRICOLA CHURCH

TEMPPELIAUKIO CHURCH

OPEN CITY – THE THINK CORNER

In February the University of Helsinki opened the Think Corner in the heart of Helsinki, on Aleksanterinkatu 7. The Think Corner is an interactive space where people can experience the university’s science and research first-hand. The Think Corner is a new kind of meeting-place

for students, university personnel and the citizens of Helsinki.

The Think Corner has had 300-500 visitors per day. Over 700 presentations have been held to passers-by, students and university staff alike. 350 of the presentations have been caught

on live video and participants have been activated through over 300 workshops.

THINK CORNER EXPERIENCESCIENCE

BLOG VISITORS

CAFÉ CUSTOMERS

WORKSHOPS SCIENCE THEMES

PRESENTA-TIONS

700ENGAGED VISITORS

1000

62200 19 100

FILMED PRE-SENTATIONS

350

315 24

VISITORS / DAY

300–500

THINK CORNER 2.0A PLATFORM FOR

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

THINK CORNER 1.5A PLATFORM FOR

CO-CREATION

Pilot: the Think Corner concept applied to

exhibitions and fairs –

Helsinki Book Fair 2012

THINK CORNER 1.0SCIENTIFIC ENCOUNTERS

+24 science themesA window to the

universityCafé

BookstoreUH shop 2012

2013 - 2016

2013-2016

=

Thematic contentCo-working & co-creation

Strategic partnershipsAlumni

MORE INFORMATION

Ira LeväahoProject Manager, World Design Capital Helsinki 2012

University of HelsinkiCommunity Relations

P.O. 33 (Fabianinkatu 18)00014 Helsingin yliopisto

Tel. +358 50 505 8152http://www.helsinki.fi/wdc2012