Tampere

Sara Hilden's museum

There was an exhibition of an American painter, photographer Andy Warhof (1928-1987). The exhibition came from Pittsburg, the USA. 

 He was the leading figure of new movement at that time - pop art. His art covers different themes such as death chamber, animals (a cow), celebrities ( Marilyn Monroe, F. Kennedy, Mick Jagger, Mao Tse Dun), sex (formal, informal orientation), knives, emotional photos and short documentary films, abstractionism, everyday objects, dollar sign, puzzles with numbers to paint, Myth series (Mickey Mouse, witch, Uncle Sam, Mata Hari, Santa, lady from Gone with the wind, Dracula, Superman, Howdy Doody, the Shadow of himself). He used pink and yellow colors a lot, also he liked to show one picture in different colors, shadows, one main color, ex, in blue, in white.

He had great impact on American and world art, brought some new ideas, openness, crazyness to art, design and style. He had mental disease in childhood and it affected a lot on his works. Most of his works are strange, crazy, mad, furious, fearing, disgusting. But some are interesting: Myth series, emotional pictures and video.

TAKK - Tampere adult education centre

Established in 1962

It is a private educational institution but studies are free here. Funding is provided by National board of education, government, companies, Ministry.

4000 students daily.

100 + qualifications

It gives vocational education for immigrants: basic, intermediate, higher.

Qualifications: ICT, security, electricity, metal work, heating,logistics, painting, health care, tourism and catering, management...

Integration and multicultural training in TAKK

Since 1989

250 students daily

30 language teachers

Initial assessment of language level, study path.

Language training is 10 months by 10 week models based on National core curriculum.

Language level is taught till B 1 level.

Literacy training: 5 months+ 5 if necessary

Especially for those adults who cannot read and write

Preparatory training for vocational training

20 + 20 credits. 40 weeks based on National core curriculum.

New internet training course based on Lynk software. You can do video conferences, video lessons online and send them, PPT, excel, word docs, messages online. The programm works on voice. It shows on screen that person who is speaking during the conference for example.

During studies average scholarship is 700 euro per month.

It is enough to live. Country pays 60% of apartment rent. But there is high unemployment among immigrants. The service tries to help with working place. Apartments are given on credit with 0%. But they are expensive. For example, 2 roomed flat costs 200 thousand euro.

We had a talk with studying immigrants from Afghanistan, Russia, Bangladesh, Iraq, Curdistan. They like their studies and life but they are worried about employment.

Sites: 

Kotisuomessa.fi

Takk.fi/en

Private: tornado American roller coaster for the first time!!!