Environment and Sustainability

SMEs generate more than 50 percent of the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP), and over 63 percent of enterprise related greenhouse gas emissions. This positions them at the centre of…

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15.8.2025

From project-based success to sustainable service provision – Insights from BioBoosters

15.8.2025
Business and Economy Environment and Sustainability

This article explores the premises for integrating a project-based hackathon as a long-term service model in a business support organisation or e.g. an academia-based innovation hub – and what can be learned from the experiences of Jamk University of Applied Science.

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5.6.2025

Bodensee: Observations on Tourism and Regional Development

5.6.2025
Business and Economy Environment and Sustainability

What do zeppelins, medieval towns, wine, and cross-border train rides have in common? They all come together at Lake Bodensee – a surprisingly seamless and sustainable tourism destination.

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27.1.2025

Crafting innovation with Lidl: Behind the scenes of a hackathon journey

27.1.2025
Business and Economy Environment and Sustainability

This is a story of an innovation journey. More specially, a story of designing and rapid testing a new innovation process and applying it to support sustainable and responsible business development.

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7.6.2024

Transferring BioBoosters Hackathon across the Baltic Sea Region – The Survivor Stories from the First Pilot Round

7.6.2024
Environment and Sustainability Society and Phenomena

In the dynamic landscape of green and digital transition, hackathons have emerged as important creative platforms initiating cross-sectoral and business-research co-operation.

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25.1.2024

Uzbekistan’s university staff getting inspired about bioeconomy innovations

25.1.2024
Education and Learning Environment and Sustainability

Bioeconomy forms the base of the Uzbekistan’s economy in terms of economic growth and employment. Uzbekistan aims to boost its bioeconomy capacities as well as education. While developing bioeconomy master programme the Uzbek university staff also have enhanced their practical bioeconomy knowledge through study visits in Finland and the Baltic countries.