70 experts from the European Commission visited the Pasila Campus to learn about the sustainability projects of universities of applied sciences.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment organised a two-day Transition and skills development in peatlands event in Helsinki on 18–19 March. The event brought together a large group of experts from the European Commission to consider how peat-based regions can be reformed into sustainable and diverse economies. The two-day programme also included visits, one of which the Ministry had chosen Haaga-Helia as one of the destinations.
Project Manager Päivi Penttilä presented the Digi+Carbonless 2.0 project, which was launched last year, to the guests. The project supports SMEs in the tourism sector in the Uusimaa region in the circular economy and the digital green transition. The project develops new circular economy and digital solutions, promotes the co-creation of business networks and helps companies meet EU environmental requirements. The aim is to create new business models and regional development networks for the tourism industry and to promote the ability of companies to move to new business.
“This year, we have collaborated extensively with companies and tourism areas in different parts of Uusimaa. The participants have been united by a desire to develop their future business through innovation and peer learning. Our workshops have included open and insightful discussions about future phenomena and drivers of change and how they could be applied to the development of sustainable and renewing business,” Päivi Penttilä.
The focus of the Digi+Carbonless 2.0 project is on the Uusimaa region, but Päivi Penttilä envisions that the project could easily be expanded, for example, to the Baltic Sea region. Project Manager Kati Kiehinen from XAMK was also present at the event, who presented the JTF project led by them.