Partners in the SITR University Network

The partners in the Studying in Tampere Region (SITR) university network are the University of Tampere (UTA), Tampere University of Technology (TUT), and Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK). TAMK merged with PIRAMK University of Applied Sciences in 2010.

In 2000 the Annual EAIE Conference was held in Tampere, Finland. The conference was organised by the University of Tampere (UTA), Tampere University of Technology (TUT), TAMK University of Applied Sciences (TAMK), and PIRAMK University of Applied Sciences (PIRAMK) in co-operation. At the same time also the idea of closer university co-operation in the field of international affairs was born in Tampere. The idea was developed into an innovative pilot project called Studying in Tampere Region (SITR) which got funding from the Finnish Ministry of Education in 2005.

The service innovations and operational network, piloted in 2005 - 2009 within the framework of "Studying in Tampere Region (SITR)", are today part of the everyday co-operation of the universities in Tampere.