Geospatial Challenge Camp 2025 - watch the partner info

Join the Geospatial Challenge Camp 2025, innovating health and well-being.

We're excited to announce the second Geospatial Challenge Camp, hosted by the University of Turku, Aalto University, Geoportti and Location Innovation Hub in March 2025.

We are looking for new partners for the camp and invite you to join the partner webinar to learn more about the opportunities for companies and public sector organisations. 

Info session

Join us on 15 January 2025 at 13:00-14:00 to find out how you can participate and benefit from the Challenge Camp.

This is a unique opportunity for health and well-being professionals and organisations to collaborate with Master’s, PhD, and Post-Doctorate students on real-world challenges.

Program

  • Welcome, Eeva Sankari / Location Innovation Hub
  • Introduction to challenge camp, Niina Käyhkö / University of Turku and Henrikki Tenkanen / Aalto University
  • How partners supported our team's work in 2024 Challenge Camp? Joha Jämsä / University of Turku
  • Experiences from a partner of Geospatial Challenge Camp, Samantha Wittke / CSC
  • Discussion about partnership

Get involved

You can participate for example as:

  • Challenge theme owner
  • Digital data provider
  • Mentor

What is the Geospatial Challenge Camp?

The Geospatial Challenge Camp is a skills development and innovation service of Geoportti Research Infrastructure and Location Innovation Hub. It is a 12-week long challenge-based course that aims to provide participants a chance to tackle relevant real-world challenges in cross-disciplinary teams.

The participants are doctoral and post-doctoral researchers plus master students from Finnish universities and research organisations. They will work together in multidisciplinary teams and collaborate with mentors and stakeholders.

Read more on the Geospatial Challenge Camp website.

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