At Turku School of Economics, innovations are regarded more comprehensively than the traditional technology-based kind. An abundant amount of research connected with innovations is done here, related instruction is given, and we are involved with company development operations. All this activity is business-oriented.
Research topics and themes are
- innovation environments and systems
- open innovations
- creative economics
- innovations and foresight
- innovations management
- service innovations
- design innovations
- user innovations
- business to business innovations
- innovative marketing.
Those who research and teach innovations at TSE have sizeable national and international cooperation networks behind them. Both national and international financing has been obtained for research. Financiers have been, among others,
- various EU financing sources
- Tekes – Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
- Academy of Finland
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
- Regional Council of Southwest Finland
- Regional Council of Satakunta
- City of Turku
- various foundations.
Examples of business-oriented innovation activities:
Turku School of Economics is actively involved in cooperation with the University of Turku and other actors in the development of a regional innovation system. The designation Turku Innovation Platform (TIP) is used for this function.
Turku School of Economics has an ample offering of instruction connected with innovation management. TSE was one of the first universities of the economic sciences that launched an international innovation management programme on the Master's level, the Global Innovation Management (GIM) Master’s degree programme.