Programme

Business Finland / EUTI, Finnish liaison office for EU R&I programmes & National Horizon NSPs

This workshop is bilingual (materials in English, spoken in Finnish)
Duration 90 minutes
Level “Intermediate” (knowledge development)

Due to high demand, we have moved the workshop to a larger auditorium. Up to 300
participants can now attend, so you are welcome to join even if you didn’t secure a spot during
registration!

Tampere University, City Centre Campus
Päätalo, A209 A1 Auditorium

Coffee and tea are served at Tampere University City Centre, Päätalo 2nd floor. Café & Aula Toivo.

Tampere University, City Centre campus & Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Kauppi campus

Locations and spaces for network meetings

Register for the Guided Walk using the conference registration form.

Register for the Guided Walk using the conference registration form.

The doors of the Old City Hall will open at 17.45, and the official program will begin at 18.00.

In order to access the City of Tampere reception, you need to have your event badge. Please, pick up your event badge from Tampere University City Centre campus between 11.00-17.00.

Dress code for the reception is smart casual.

Old City Hall, Keskustori 10

Networks can organize dinners or other evening meetings at their own discretion and expense.

Collect your event pass and lunch ticket at the registration desk. You can also meet the conference sponsors and chat with colleagues.

Tampere University, Hervanta Campus
Main Building, 1st Floor Lobby

Tampere University, Hervanta campus
Festia, Large auditorium

Opening words
Keijo Hämäläinen, President, Tampere University

Panel Discussion
Debaters
Keijo Hämäläinen, President, Tampere University
Joni Kämäräinen, Professor of Signal Processing i, Tampereen University
Viivi Villa-Nuottajärvi, Vice President, Research and Development, Valmet
Jouni Markkanen, Deputy Mayor (National Coalition Party), City of Tampere

Moderator Ari Sivula, Vice President (RDI), Tampere University of Applied Sciences

Discussions will be simultaneously interpreted from Finnish to English.

Tampere University, Hervanta campus
Various buildings and locations. Check your own sessions’s space from Sessions -page.

You can also see the session schedule from this pdf-file.

There may be track-based differences in the timing of lunch.

You can choose your lunch venue from the following campus restaurants:
Reaktori, Kampusareena
Hertzi, Tietotalo
Newton, Konetalo

You will receive lunch with the event badge.

You can view the daily menus at: Unisafka – TUNI|Tampereen korkeakoulujen ruokalistat

Tampere University, Hervanta campus
Various buildings and locations. Check your own sessions’s space from Sessions -page.

You can also see the session schedule from this pdf-file.

The starting times may vary based on the track schedules.

Tampere University, Hervanta campus
Main building, 1st floor Lobby

Retro Gang on stage

Tampere University, Hervanta campus
Festia, Large auditorium

Look behind you and you can see the future! The professionalisation of research services has been strong over the last decade. This panel will give voice to decades of experience in supporting research in universities and will take a look at the history of research services and the years of growth in services. Hannele Auffermann, Jaana Backman, Soile Haverinen and Leila Risteli will discuss about the subject. The discussion will be moderated by Emma Pirilä from the University of Oulu.

The discussion will be simultaneously translated from Finnish into English.

Discussions will be simultaneously interpreted from Finnish to English.

We have arranged bus transportation from Tampere city centre to Rosendahl.

The buses leave between 17.45-18.00, each bus when they are full. The last bus leaves at 18.00.

Route 1: from Sokos Hotel Ilves (Hatanpään valtatie 1, Tampere).
Route 2: in front of Tampere-talo (Yliopistonkatu 55, Tampere).

You can also arrive using public transport, bus line 10 to Tahmela.

We will celebrate the evening with dinner and unforgettable entertainment at Scandic Rosendahl. This time, we won’t disappear into the city — instead, we’ll kick off a retro party at the Joselin’s nightclub. Expect a full 90s vibe with DJ playing Dr. Alban and tequila sunrises flowing.

The dress code for the evening event is smart casual – you can also draw inspiration from the retro theme and dress accordingly.

Scandic Rosendahl
Pyynikintie 13, Tampere

We have arranged bus transportation from Rosendahl to Tampere city centre.

The buses leave at 23:00, 00:00, 01:00 and last bus 02:00.

Route 1: to Sokos Hotel Ilves (Hatanpään valtatie 1, Tampere).
Route 2: One stop in Tampere Railway Station, final stop Tampere-talo (Yliopistonkatu 55, Tampere).

You can also use public transport, bus line 10 to Kaukajärvi.

Tampere University, City Centre campus
Päätalo, Main auditorium lobby, 2nd floor

Tampere University, City Centre campus
A206 a4 auditorium

Tampere University, City Centre campus
Päätalo, Main auditorium

Discussions will be simultaneously interpreted from Finnish to English.

9:30 Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto

9:50 Current Topics from the Research and Innovation Council:

• Outlook on RDI Funding / Jussi Alho
• Monitoring and Evaluation of RDI Funding and Its Impact / Antti Pelkonen

10:30 Updates from the Research Council of Finland:

• Jyrki Hakapää, Head of Support for Decision-Making and Calls: Funding Calls of the Research Council of Finland 2025–2026
• Katrine Mahlamäki, Science Adviser: Research Security in the Activities of the Research Council of Finland

11:00 Finn-ARMA Awards Ceremony

• Greeting from the Organizer of Next Year’s Research Services Days

A lifelong storyteller, Trent Pancy has performed and taught and workshops on storytelling and comedy around the world. His diverse career includes acting, screenwriting, and leading communication workshops for global companies. Trent’s approach to storytelling fuses narrative structure with intercultural awareness – empowering professionals from all fields to communicate more effectively. Whether through writing, public speaking, or performance, Trent’s work centers on one mission: helping people tell better stories.

Tampere University, City Centre campus
Päätalo, Juvenes YO-restaurant 2nd floor

Have a safe trip home!