OTE studies to support study motivation
Are you thinking about interrupting your studies? Feeling unmotivated? Studies don’t inspire you and the future seems unclear?
Does your current field not feel right, but you’d still like to continue studying at TAMK?
OTE studies might be the solution:
- You can discover a new perspective on studying
- You’ll get to explore your thinking and motivation
- You’ll identify your strengths and clarify your future outlook
- You’ll earn study credits
Principles and goals:
- Peer support, encouragement, and positive feedback
- Being present and learning in a team
- Readiness and motivation to recognize and utilize your own goals, values, and strengths
- Desire to find a personally meaningful field
We offer a space where, through peer support, you can explore your thinking and motivation, identify your strengths, and clarify your future possibilities.
Currently, OTE studies are offered only in Finnish.
Starting and progressing in OTE studies
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Contact
Meet with an OTE coach or join the next open OTE group meeting (approx. once a week).
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Orientation and decision
After talking with an OTE coach or attending a group meeting, register for OTE studies, which begin at the start of the next period (max. 20 people per group).
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Shared studies
Journey to Expertise study module:
- Regular coaching discussions with OTE coaches and peer coaches (VETO students)
- Learning diary or other reflection tool
- Portfolio planning and implementation
- Opportunities for support related to learning
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Optional studies
Your studies may include:
- Project work (Expert as a Customer Service Representative 1 module) 1–10 credits
- Learning in a learning cell 1–10 credits
- Thinking and Learning online course 2/5 credits
- Self-selected online courses 1–10 credits
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Completion of OTE studies
After participating for at least 8 weeks and up to one semester (2 periods), you’ll make a decision:
- Will you apply for an internal transfer to another degree program?
- Will you stay in your current degree program?
- Will you interrupt your studies after all?
Currently, OTE studies are offered only in Finnish.
Autumn 2025
Join the OTE group on Wednesdays from 9:00 to 11:45 and in classroom C1-25.
Book a time for a discussion with an OTE coach.
Contact information:
OTE coaches: minna.nurminen [at] tuni.fi and katja.varamaki [at] tuni.fi
Peer coach: iina.marila [at] tuni.fi
Currently, OTE studies are offered only in Finnish.