Support for developing pedagogical expertise at Tampere Universities

The Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) serves as a collaborative network that advances higher education pedagogy across Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK). We provide teaching support, foster a sense of community and promote networking among all staff engaged in teaching within Tampere Universities.

The Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) provides a broad range of training opportunities and support services to staff at Tampere University and TAMK to enhance pedagogical competence. We collaborate with pedagogical specialists to offer support that is primarily designed for groups and academic communities. Individual guidance is also available, for example, for designing courses and launching online courses. In addition, the Teaching Helpdesk serves as a central point of contact for teaching staff at Tampere University, ensuring easy access to all services that support teaching and student guidance.

Explore the TLC website

TLC’s website offers comprehensive resources that combine pedagogical knowledge with practical guidance for planning and delivering teaching as well as for developing teaching skills. TLC also hosts a blog where specialists share their experiences and reflect on the everyday practices and phenomena related to teaching in a higher education institution.

Visit TLC's website

Training and events

We organise training sessions and webinars designed to promote the development of pedagogical competence. Recordings of our webinars are available on TLC’s website in Finnish. Our training sessions and events focusing on pedagogical development are primarily intended for teaching staff at Tampere Universities and are listed on the intranet.

Watch recorded webinars (in Finnish)

Pedagogical studies offered by Tampere Universities

Studies in university pedagogy

Studies in university pedagogy play an important role in supporting the professional development of teaching staff at Tampere University. Staff members involved in teaching and student guidance have the opportunity to complete studies ranging from individual courses to a full study module carrying 60 ECTS credits, which leads to the attainment of general pedagogical qualifications.

For more information about these studies, please email edu.opiskelu.tau [at] tuni.fi (edu[dot]opiskelu[dot]tau[at]tuni[dot]fi).

Professional teacher education

The School of Professional Teacher Education at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) offers programmes leading to formal qualifications as a vocational teacher, special needs teacher and guidance counsellor. In addition, the School provides continuing education for teachers and other professionals employed in educational institutions.

Career progression and employee recognition

Tampere Universities present annual awards to recognise excellence in teaching and pedagogical development, including Tampere University’s Good Teaching and Teaching Developer Award, TAMK’s Pedagogical Act of the Year Award, and the student union Tamko’s Teacher and Student of the Year Awards.

Teaching experience is documented by compiling a teaching portfolio. Staff members can begin building their portfolio as soon as they start gaining teaching experience.

Tampere University has an academic promotion policy for teaching-focused staff, providing structured career progression opportunities to university instructors, university lecturers and clinical instructors.

Contact us

A team of specialists from Tampere University and TAMK forms the core of the TLC network. You can reach the team by email at tlc [at] tuni.fi (tlc[at]tuni[dot]fi).