For students

Demola is an active and innovative student hub in which you can work on interesting projects with leading companies in a wide variety of fields.

Working in Demola as an international student in Tampere gives you access to a wide network of contacts from our business partners as well as the chance to complete your studies in a meaningful and practically based project. We will use our network of contacts to matchmake you with the most intersting project opportunities. Demola is an international environment, with the vast majority of activities conducted in English. 

In Demola, you will work with students from the three major universities in Tampere: University of Tampere, Tampere University of Technology, and Tampere University of Applied Sciences.

Utilizing existing exchange funding instruments in addition to support from our partners, Demola is able to offer you support to come to Tampere and work  ask for more details from our international coordinator, or your local international office.

Stories

Tobias Domhan

Tobias came to Demola through the Karl-Steinbuch scholarship administered by MFG. During his time in Demola, Tobias worked in two separate innovation teams. The first was a project with Ovelin Oy, a startup company operating inside of Protomo. The project team designed a prototype game which teaches interested students to play the guitar using a simple setup of a PC and Microphone.

The second team Tobias worked in designed web services to help concerned consumers make ecologically sound purchase decisions for their home and lifestyle. The project was integrated into a larger initiative designed to make Tampere an ecologically sound city.

Tobias has returned to Germany to complete his Master’s degree, but continues to work with Ovelin Oy to develop their product offering.

Xiaozhou ‘Joe’ Li

“Having a lot of Finnish friends working with you and discussing software and electronics, a cool experience that I will remember for all of my life ”

“Joe was one of the most valuable international team members of InnoSummer 2010. Joe took part in team ‘IS2: Wearable Computing’, which created a functional tic-tac-toe T-shirt and a compass cap during the three months of InnoSummer. Joe was the main software developer for the controllers which were used as the heart of these intelligent pieces of clothing and has been an active Demola community members since then.”

Ville Luotonen, InnoSummer Manager 2010