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Polar Partners accelerates the world’s transition to 21st century education  - one person, one school and one society at a time.

Polar Partners is a one stop shop for premium quality K-12 education with a proven business model. It helps clients in designing, setting up and developing schools based on Finnish education and 21st century skills ideology with its network of 2000+ Finnish pedagogical experts and partners. Polar Partners has over 20 years of experience in education development. Its first Finnish International School (FIS) was opened in Georgia in 2019, and currently more projects are on the way.

Learning and innovation agency working with Ministries, National Agencies for Education, Corporations, Teacher Training Schools, Universities, the European Commission, UNESCO, Cities, Municipalities and more. We work with (digital) learning and innovation ecosystems, entrepreneurship and innovation processes, accelerating teams and solutions, and offer custom-built solutions for any size challenge. Examples include designing and implementing innovation projects for teacher training schools in Finland and running the Digital Education Accelerator programme for the European Commission.

Business College Helsinki (BC) provides Vocational Qualifications in Business Administration and Information and Communication Technology. BC offers further education and training for companies and organisations as well as adult learners. In addition, BC supports the development of work life via specialized services and global development projects.

Tampere University is a multidisciplinary research university with seven faculties, making it the second largest university in Finland. It is a solid partner for institutions looking for research-based education services.  

Tampere University is particularly experienced in K-12 teacher training in close affiliation with its own Teacher Training School. Its specialty in Educational sciences also includes university pedagogy.

Sumino provides education export solutions and culture exchange forums/events towards the Chinese market on multiple areas, including teacher training, eduvisits, educational forums, student study tours, sister schools, Finnish kindergarten concept export, vocational training on elderly care, university students recruitment/exchange study, joint degree programs between the universities, esports and winter sports education. 

Sumino fully owns and operates one Finnish style kindergarten in China. Sumino also manages an elderly care alliance which unites 100+ universities, vocational colleges, technology companies, hospitals and elderly homes both in Finland and in China.

Learning Scoop is a Finnish company working in the fields of teacher education and pedagogical leadership development. Learning Scoop offers study tours, school visits, online courses, in-service teacher training programs, educational roadshows and consultation of curriculum development and implementation. Learning Scoop has been awarded as the Best Authentic Finnish Travel Products. Their experienced experts empower teachers and education developers around the world. Learning Scoop as well runs Finland Education Shop.

Sanoma Pro Ltd is the number one educational publisher in Finland and the front runner in the development of learning solutions. They provide printed and digital learning content and services, Oppi&ilo early learning products designed to develop skills and increase knowledge, and tutoring services by TutorHouse. Their pedagogically high-quality products inspire teachers and students to improve learning outcomes.

Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, SAMK, is a multidisciplinary, internationally oriented university of approximately 6,000 students from 100 countries. SAMK is located on the west coast of Finland, in the Satakunta region. In its operating area, it is a significant creator of experts as well as a developer, a propeller of internationalisation and a promoter of entrepreneurship. SAMK offers both Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programmes taught in English. At SAMK you can study to become an expert in business, engineering, health care, and tourism.

Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk) educates successful experts and promotes well-being to the northern region. We succeed because we are not afraid to try new things. We learn and challenge ourselves every day. 

At Oamk no one is left alone and we work together for our success. We believe in our dreams and make them a reality. We offer versatile, forward-thinking education and support the development of Oulu and Northern Finland with our research, development and innovation work. 

Our main campus, the Oulu Campus Linnanmaa, is the biggest campus in Europe operating under one roof.

Moomin Language School by Playvation Ltd is a digital language learning service for children aged 3-10 which can be easily and cost effectively adopted by any early learning organization.

This unique immersive learning method is based on research, and it has academically proven results from several countries. The service has been designed by a professional team of linguists, language teachers, early childhood educators and experts of technology.