Demola Innovation Course

Nordic Centre, together with Fudan University launched a new course in Spring 2019, in collaboration with the Finnish co-creation platform Demola. Demola brings together students and leading brands. With Demola, global and local organizations challenge university students to create a better future.

The course teaches students how to approach strategic foresight activities by working on a real-life case with a company representative from the Nordic region, in teams of company representatives and students from China and abroad. Program is professionally facilitated by Demola co-creation experts.

2022 Spring Nordic Innovation Practice Course calls for application

In co-operation with Demola, Nordic Centre at Fudan University provides its students with a new kind of course, Nordic Innovation Practice (北欧企业创新创意实践) at Fudan's School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. At Demola projects, university students from different countries work together to solve future challenges set by Demola and the students themselves.

Next semester's Nordic Innovation Practice Course at Fudan University will start at 6:30-8:10 pm (UTC+8), Wednesday, Feb 23-May 18, 2022. Register this course on Fudan online system & apply your ideal challenge topics at www.demola.net before March 6, 2022. Demola Global creative director Mr Jere Wessman will teach the first three weeks' introductory courses, content including design thinking, co-creation process, Nordic innovation tools introduction. After students have applied to projects on the website, they will be selected according to application profiles and start working online with 4-5 teammates for the next eight weeks. A final reflection weekly session will be conducted on week 12 to reflect on what students have gained from this project-based learning experience.

Course name: Nordic Innovation Practice

Course code: INNO115003

Language: English

Credits: Two Fudan credits for undergrad students

Time: Every Wednesday 6:30-8:10 pm, W1-13 (except Chinese national holidays)

Evaluation: Group final report (in English) + peer review + facilitator's review

Grade: Pass/Fail

Application page: www.demola.net

The 12-week Demola process includes weekly meetings, clinic sessions and separate teamwork sessions

First trial lesson February 23, 18:30-20:10 Design thinking

Second trial lesson March 2, 18:30-20:10 Co-creation process

Third trial lesson March 9, 18:30-20:10 Nordic innovation tools introduction

Project application deadline: March 6

Project Kick-off: March 16, 18:30-20:10

Project duration: March 16 – May 11

Mid-term report on April 13, Final report submission on May 11

Final reflection session: May 18, 18:30-20:10

Separate Project Team discussions with facilitator: meeting time per the team's agreement

Here are some Fudan alumni's sharing on the project experience:

• My Summer of 2020 with Demola | Tongyang's Demola Experience

• Demola Online｜Yeji’s Online Demola Experience

FQA list: portal.demola.net/help

If you have any inquiries about this course, please contact Demola Program Manager: Nancy LAI at nancy.lai(at)demola.net or Demola WeChat Assistant, WeChat ID: Demolainchina2019

Previous cases from 2019 Fall:

Elevating Smart City Transformation（Kone）https://applications.demola.net/cases/472

Take care （Kone）
https://applications.demola.net/cases/471

Sustainable Forestry（Raute）https://applications.demola.net/cases/445

Precious Presence (Metso)
https://applications.demola.net/cases/448

Shaking up the sales process（Metso）https://applications.demola.net/cases/449

Reasons to join Demola:
While working with real-life cases, you’ll establish important relations with companies, utilizing Demola as a stepping stone for your career. Demola has also been the seed for various startups, as the team owns the IPR for results of the challenge they worked with.

-Unique innovation challenges
-Recruitment opportunities
-Part of your studies
-Ownership for IP
-10 weeks of teamwork with company partners
-Global Demola certificate

Demola alumni stories:

“Taking a part of the Demola project was one of the best experiences I had in my university life. Through Demola, I’ve had a taste of how my future work-life would look like as well as a grasp of both knowledge and skills that will be necessary and valuable for my future careers. Most importantly, creating something out of nothing with other group-mates came to me as a huge pride and encouragement, helping me to believe in myself more than ever.
—Hyeyeon Kim from South Korea, Student of International Politics”

“Attending the Demola project was a great decision. For the first time during my studies I felt like I could apply my knowledge in something meaningful, and I was glad to learn a lot from my group mates coming from different countries and educational backgrounds. The methods and tools used during the course have turned out to be useful also in my further studies.
—Anni Nykänen from Finland, Student of International Politics”

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HOLe1Rmy3E

Blogs:

KONE tackling the challenge of ageing society in China

My Demola Journey: Professional Development and New Contacts
Demola in Japan: A New Gateway to Asia

Read more: www.demola.net

Stay in touch:

WeChat Account: Demola
LinkedIn: Demola https://www.linkedin.com/company/demola
Twitter: DemolaGlobal @Demolanet

You may contact:
Nordic Centre Programme Manager Veli-Matti Palomäki, veli-matti.palomaki(at)nordiccentre.net
or
Demola Shanghai Facilitator Nancy Lai, nancy.lai(at)demola.net