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Jamk Future Factory for students

Jamk Future Factory studies are part of your degree program regardless of what you are studying. In Jamk Future Factory courses, you will learn multidisciplinary and work-life-oriented project work. Simultaneously, you will acquire future work-life skills, an entrepreneurial mindset, career paths, and professional networks. Additionally, you will find the courage to try new things. The outcomes of Jamk Future Factory courses include product ideas, prototypes, demos, service concepts, and business ideas.

The courses included in all degree programs are:

InnoFlash (2op)
Entrepreneurship (3op)
Working Life Project (10op)

Furthermore, you can enhance your entrepreneurial skills through optional courses organized in collaboration with The Startup Factory and EduFutura institutions. For more detailed information about Future Factory courses, please visit Peppi and the student intranet (accessible with Jamk credentials).

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InnoFlash

Future Factory InnoFlash is a course held five times a year, where you, as part of a team, create customer-centric solution proposals for real-life challenges in the working world. During the course, you will learn innovation, design, and problem-solving methods that you can apply both in your professional life and in future studies.

Entrepreneurship

In the Future Factory Entrepreneurship course, you will gain fundamental knowledge about entrepreneurship and profitable business operations through hands-on activities. You will assess your own entrepreneurial skills and expand your understanding of the industry, for example, through business case studies.

During the course, you will work in a multidisciplinary team where you will develop a business idea, test it with potential customers, and further refine it based on the feedback received.

The course aims to provide you with practical insights into entrepreneurship and the ability to evaluate the feasibility and viability of business concepts. It encourages innovative thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork.

By the end of the course, you will have a deeper understanding of the key aspects of entrepreneurship and gain valuable experience in developing and testing business ideas in a real-world context.

For more information about the Future Factory Entrepreneurship course and the opportunities it offers, please refer to the Jamk student intranet.

Working Life Project / Future Factory Project

In the Working Life Project course, you will gain the capabilities to plan and execute work-life development projects. Together with a multidisciplinary team of students, you will apply your expertise in your specific field, including knowledge in sustainable development, as well as the skills acquired in the previous InnoFlash and Entrepreneurship courses. You will work on a genuine development challenge of a real company. You can choose a development challenge from the assignment offerings or work on your own project.

Read more about Working Life Project (2020-2024 curriculum) Read more about Working Life Project (2024-2028 curriculum)

Jamk's elective entrepreneurship studies and entrepreneurship services

Entrepreneurship is a viable option alongside other career opportunities. Entrepreneurship involves more than just starting a business and operating as an entrepreneur. You can pursue entrepreneurship-related studies and utilize our services to take the first steps in entrepreneurship, develop new products, or enhance your existing business.

Jamk collaborates with The Startup Factory and EduFutura to deliver entrepreneurship-supporting courses. You can choose entrepreneurship studies as part of your elective studies. Additionally, Jamk supports your entrepreneurial path through initiatives such as Jamk Turbiinirahoitus Oy.

Learn more about Jamk's entrepreneurship studies.

Read more about Jamk's entrepreneurship studies

Students' experiences of Future Factory studies

Student story

Pre-assumptions and discussions with customers - InnoFlash's giveaways from a student perspective

There are often mixed feelings about InnoFlash: some students look forward to the course, while others are nervous about the week ahead. Read what students thought of the course afterwards!

Student story

Sport Business student Veera gained valuable experience in project work from the Working life project course

In a work-life project, students can choose an assignment of their interest from a pre-designed list of assignments or arrange the assignment themselves. Read Veera's experience of finding and working on her own assignment!

Alumni story

From Physiotherapist to Entrepreneur

Martti Myllymäki, a graduate of Jamk, has followed a unique path to entrepreneurship. Martti considers his most important asset to be his extensive support network, which includes entrepreneurial partners, close friends and business partners.

Student story

Jamk ICT students have started their own business during their studies - "We think the student years are the best time to try your wings as an entrepreneur"

ICT students Ivan Ilichev, Yago Ferreira, Taavi Kalaluka and Veeti Hakala have already taken a bold step towards entrepreneurship during their studies. Read how the team have already started their entrepreneurial journey during their studies.