2022
- 20.06.2022: The international student grabs an Internship at the Hitachi Energy Estonia AS due to Ülemiste smart city Job Shadowing Day.
- 13.06.2022: ERASMUS+ Staff mobility for teaching. Why go on vacation when work is so much more fun?
- 16.05.2022: Charity opportunities to support Ukrainian students
- 16.05.2022: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarship 2022 for Postgraduate International Business Administration Master's Programme
- 09.05.2022: Arcada University visit dissemination
- 12.04.2022: News for robotics enthusiasts - a new admission for Autumnt Intake to Cleveron Academy has already started
- 30.03.2022: EUAS participated in the international conference of universities of applied sciences.
- 29.03.2022: Joakim Helenius - video recording of the lecture
- 28.03.2022: Scholarships 2022/23 for international students, researchers and academic staff
- 25.03.2022: Scholarship 2022 for Postgraduate International Business Administration Master's Programme
- 21.03.2022: Estonia: international students and grads add record €16m in taxes in 2020/21
- 14.03.2022: Estonian and Japanese students discussed the future of Ülemiste City
- 28.02.2022: We raise 30 million steps for our schools birthday!
- 21.02.2022: Job announcement: Erasmus+ and exchange coordinator
- 14.02.2022: EUAS attended in University of Stavanger visit
- 24.01.2022: 100 free internships: #Road Trip to Ülemiste City Hub
- 14.01.2022: Materials of the Conference „Building the Virus-Resistant Company“
- 10.01.2022: Universities and enterprises: from thoughtful collaboration to more efficient and profitable entrepreneurship
- 06.01.2022: Highly qualified United States expert recommends that now is the time to dive into entrepreneurship!
2021
- 20.12.2021: EUAS hosted a study visit from Thomas More University of Applied Sciences in Belgium
- 29.11.2021: LIVE Webinar: Introduction to EUAS & studying in Estonia 29.11.2021
- 25.11.2021: Film investment Masterclass with Patrick Fischer (UK)
- 24.11.2021: New podcast series by EUAS alumni
- 23.11.2021: Student discounts at MyFitness
- 22.11.2021: Professor Olga Matthias: you have to know how to interact with data
- 18.11.2021: LIVE Webinar: Introduction to EUAS & studying in Estonia
- 15.11.2021: Japanese professor: the future belongs to companies that are changing the direction of their business, not start-ups
At the “Building the Virus-Resistant Company” conference, Professor Daisuke Matsushima of the University of Kanazawa described how and why Japan in general should change its innovation strategy.
Daisuke Matsushima, a graduate of Tokyo, Harvard and Nagasaki universities, has worked extensively (1998-2015) in the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry, helping to launch innovation projects with developing Asian countries. At a recent entrepreneurship conference organised by the Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with Ülemiste City, Professor Matsushima, who joined Kanazawa University last year, gave an overview of the training programme, which he hopes will greatly jumpstart the development of the entire region.
“Traditions and customs often play a decisive role in Japan. However, we must realise that the time for change has come. Japan’s innovation strategy should focus on encouraging companies to restart up rather than on starting new ones,” said Matsushima.
In his presentation “Startup or Re-Startup?”, he described the differences between the two business models and explained with examples why he sees ever-growing potential in the latter.
Stable or transformative innovation? Or both?
“Everyone knows that the Japanese giants Toyota and Bridgestone grew out of start-ups. However, this is not quite the whole truth. In fact, both sprouted a century ago as re-startups – Toyota from Sakichi, and Bridgestone from a shoe and sock manufacturer,” Prof Matsushima explained, eliciting a meaningful comparison from the distant past.
When mapping the situation, he added that although Japan has the third largest GDP in the world, in 2023 it is estimated that Japan will be ranked 32nd in terms of GDP per capita. “This, like the low efficiency of innovation, is a very serious problem for the economy. The trend is most affected by the aging of the population – almost a third of people in Japan are over the age of 65.”
The Kanazawa University professor emphasised the importance of small and medium-sized enterprises (as many as 99.7%!) in the economy.
“The structure based on the classic pyramid model of parent and subsidiary companies is being replaced by the so-called horizontal structure and set-up that are based on necessity and networking. In Japan, it is difficult to learn something new or get rid of what has already been learned in order to develop innovation, because everything is based on a deep-rooted, rigid and over-regulated outsourcing system,” he said, citing examples of ultra-innovative (small) companies that have started their own business in Thailand instead of their homeland.
“Innovators face a dilemma: to invest in more sustainable innovation or in a more transformative one? Ideally, you want to use both directions, but in reality, it is not so easy to combine them successfully,” Prof Matsushima outlined.
Unique concept that creates ground-breaking values
To help bring solutions, the Kanazawa University has launched the REP – Re-startup Entrepreneur Education Programme, about which Matsushima boldly stated: “We are talking about a unique concept, the long-term goal of which is to make the local Hokuriku region a home for re-startups in cooperation with all parties!”
As part of the programme, students get to know more than one hundred affiliated companies, research the relevant markets and ultimately create hypotheses about the possibilities of business renewal with the help of their mentors. Cooperation has also been started with other universities in Japan, as well as in India, Thailand and Hungary, and Prof Matsushima expressed hope that interested parties would also be found in Estonia.
“The idea of the solution is really simple: for companies – especially smaller ones – an external outlook and support are essential in the search for change. The university can help collect data, conduct research and find new sources,” explained Prof Matsushima. “In the long run, we are building the Kanazawa Innovation Network, where we want to create new and ground-breaking values by involving different parties.”
The KINTSUGI Association (Kanazawa Innovation Network by Transdisciplinary Science among University-Government-Industry) is a brand. Kintsugi (literally “golden joinery”) is also known as a dish-repair technique known in Japanese handicrafts, for which a special varnish mixed with gold, silver or platinum is used. The mixture fills the cracks in the broken ware and instead of hiding them, the mixture reveals the cracks much more. According to tradition, the purpose of the kintsugi technique is to respect the lifespan of the ware and to show that its breakage is only part of its history.
Professor Matsushima said that the project had already resulted in various great solutions and used an ironic example to describe it: “When one of my students went to the elderly owner of a company and proposed a significant change, there was a negative response. But the owner's son was fascinated by the idea immediately, and it became very successful. An excellent example of the need to create chemistry between new technologies (e.g., the digital revolution) and knowledge, traditions and experiences. The younger and older generations must not be in conflict but instead carry life forward by working in harmony.”
Watch the video of Prof Matsushima's presentation https://youtu.be/Ag0oc_aPUUc
- 04.11.2021: Patrick Fischer's Masterclass for Film and Investment Enthusiasts
- 04.11.2021: Emöke Sogenbits: bulletproof due to the crisis
- 02.11.2021: Tarmo Tael: a business continuity journey ensures the development of a company
- 26.10.2021: Web Technician Edward Reeds: I got to learn what is really needed in the field
- 26.10.2021: Film investment Masterclass with Patrick Fischer (UK)
- 14.10.2021: Indian IT student Arpan Dutta on studying in Estonia: I can study what I like here
- 13.10.2021: Through scientific approaches and practices, conference ‘Building a virus-resistant company’ offers opportunities for preventing and coping with crises
- 13.10.2021: EUAS hosted multicultural classroom project partners meeting
- 01.10.2021: EUAS invites to 9th Annual Entrepreneurship and Innovation Conference
- 02.09.2021: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarship 2022 for Postgraduate International Business Administration Master's Programme
- 30.08.2021: Check out the EEK Mainor app!
- 27.08.2021: Opening ceremony of the academic year
- 17.08.2021: Ülemiste City Future Forum 2021
- 13.08.2021: Call for vaccination against COVID-19
- 07.07.2021: Student Story: Melvin Andulile Mwakitwange
- 25.06.2021: Study centre department opening hours during summer period
- 22.06.2021: The 31st class of the Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences
- 19.06.2021: EUAS Graduation Ceremony
- 14.06.2021: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarship 2021 for Postgraduate International Business Administration Master's Programme
- 14.06.2021: EUAS successfully passed institutional accreditation
- 13.06.2021: Team Plyke won the green deal category
- 31.05.2021: STARTERtallinn programme winners
- 27.05.2021: Guest lecture "The Psychology of Agile Development" by Meelis Lang held on 25.05.2021
- 26.05.2021: EUAS Student Story: Mamta
- 14.05.2021: Distance learning will continue with some exceptions until the end of the spring semester (updated)
- 06.05.2021: LIVE Webinar: Introduction to EUAS & studying in Estonia, 06.05.2021
- 30.04.2021: Changes in the study process will continue until 10.05.2021
- 27.04.2021: Webinar Three Universities Exchange: Entrepreneurship
- 23.04.2021: “Women in Technology”: Faith, Passion and Courage to Help Break Outdated Stereotypes
- 22.04.2021: Virtual conference
- 14.04.2021: Changes in the study process will continue till 25.04.2021
- 05.04.2021: A joint project between EUAS and Oita University in Japan paves the way for cooperation between Estonian and Japanese students
- 30.03.2021: EUAS Student story: Kazuhisa Noguchi
- 30.03.2021: Changes in the study process will continue till 11.04.2021
- 22.03.2021: Japan x Estonia, Global Business Pitch 2021
- 17.03.2021: International Social Entrepreneurship Competition 2021
- 18.02.2021: Public Online Lecture by Sabine Rau-Oberhuber
- 15.02.2021: Changes in the study process since 16.02.2021
- 10.02.2021: Seminar “Japanese Economy, Market Features and Business Culture”
- 05.02.2021: Welcome to our University!
- 29.01.2021: Digital Cleanup Day
- 27.01.2021: Global Game Jam Online
- 27.01.2021: Workshop by Dr. Robin Lincoln Wood
- 09.01.2021: The graduation ceremony for the 30th graduating class from EUAS
2020
- 23.12.2020: Season's Greetings from Rector
- 11.12.2020: Changes in the study process since 14.12.2020
- 20.11.2020: Application deadline is coming soon!
- 31.10.2020: POSTPONED!! Workshop "Cybersecurity for Entrepreneurs"
- 23.10.2020: Future City hackathon
- 08.10.2020: 8th annual EUAS entrepreneurship conference
- 23.09.2020: sTARTUp Gaming 2020
- 16.09.2020: Entrepreneurship conference will be held on 8 October 2020
- 10.09.2020: Achievement of the Year 2019 – Cleveron Academy
- 08.09.2020: Preventive measures to control the spread of COVID-19
- 04.09.2020: Important information and FAQ about the COVID-19 virus situation for student
- 18.08.2020: The future of the gaming industry in Estonia
- 09.07.2020: 2020 best theses and graduates with honours
- 24.06.2020: The Student World Fair
- 21.06.2020: The Lecturer of the Year 2020 title won...
- 20.06.2020: Virtual Graduation Ceremony of EUAS
- 17.06.2020: Graduation in a new way
- 09.06.2020: Study: Ülemiste City has the fifth-largest economy among Estonian cities
- 28.05.2020: Conference “Entrepreneurship and Innovation: How To Avoid Getting Stuck In Today’s World” - Call for Papers
- 22.05.2020: EUAS student story: Fletima Andrianne Dias
- 21.05.2020: Ülemiste City announces a thesis scholarship competition for the development of a future campus
- 13.05.2020: Eric Kwayisi: Alumni story
- 04.05.2020: Study and work organization from May 4
- 22.04.2020: How we are coping at the hostel with the coronavirus crisis
- 21.04.2020: EUAS #StayHomeChallenge
- 17.04.2020: Applicants invited to apply for Ülo Pärnits Scholarship Fund grants
- 08.04.2020: Digital Challenge Accepted
- 26.03.2020: Measures of blocking the COVID-19
- 18.03.2020: ABB scholarship program candidacy
- 10.02.2020: Opening ceremony for the 2020 academic year
- 31.01.2020: Global Game Jam 2020
- 29.01.2020: Public lecture: FLOW is the New Place - Revolution in the Customer Journey
2019
- 14.11.2019: International Food Tasting: FoodBest
- 16.10.2019: Seminar: Educating your employees in workplace - challenges and opportunities
- 10.10.2019: EUAS Expat Meetup
- 08.10.2019: Ülemiste City Competition for Innovation Award Scholarship
- 08.10.2019: Ülemiste City Competition for Bachelor's and Master's Thesis Scholarship
- 11.09.2019: Opening Ceremony for the academic year 2019/2020
- 15.06.2019: Graduation Ceremony of EUAS
- 05.06.2019: Meet the future of artificial intelligence
- 29.05.2019: Human Football Match
- 09.05.2019: Entrepreneurship conference: Intuitive & Scientific Management & Decision-Making
- 28.03.2019: Study Center's updated opening hours
- 12.02.2019: EUAS Public Lecture
- 25.01.2019: Game Jam Tallinn in EUAS Mainor