{"id":163824,"date":"2024-12-11T22:16:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaikuttavuussaatio.fi\/?p=163824"},"modified":"2024-12-11T22:18:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T20:18:47","slug":"business-cooperation-provides-a-way-to-integrate-foreign-expertise-and-strengthen-finnish-competitiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaikuttavuussaatio.fi\/en\/business-cooperation-provides-a-way-to-integrate-foreign-expertise-and-strengthen-finnish-competitiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Business cooperation provides a way to integrate foreign expertise and strengthen Finnish competitiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Finnish Research Impact Foundation has announced the first grants under its TIA Seed programme in 2024 to support the career paths and industry networking of two research scientists who have moved to work in Finland. The recipients describe the funding as a major appeal factor and as internationally unique.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the academic community is well known to be international through and through, it always takes time and effort for researchers to integrate in a new country. A recent statistical report<\/a> on PhD Pathways commissioned by Finnish Education Employers showed that while some foreign PhD graduates stay on to work in Finland, a majority actually move out of the country post-graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FRIF\u2019s new Tandem Industry Academia (TIA) Seed funding<\/a> is intended to facilitate the integration of new talent moving to the Finnish research and innovation environment from abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The TIA Seed initiative is founded on the idea of strengthening Finland’s competitiveness. We need top-tier talent for domestic RDI activities. According to a February 2023 report<\/a> from the Finland Chamber of Commerce, Finland does not rank among the most sought after destinations in international surveys of the preferences and willingness of the best international talent to move abroad. In the OECD’s talent attractiveness rankings, Finland lags behind all other Nordic countries and Estonia.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TIA Seed funding is intended for researchers who have recently entered the Finnish university system and who are starting out their research careers in Finland. In their projects researchers work closely with at least two companies, fostering the exchange of expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first TIA Seed grant recipients were announced in November 2024. They were most of all attracted by the prospect of networking with companies and forming new kinds of business partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n