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Team Academy is now 15 years old. Started in 1993 by inspirational marketing teacher, Timo Partanen, Team Academy offers a Business Administration degree with a difference - students leave the course having learned how to be an entrepreneur. Rather than have traditional lectures and assignments, students work in teams to create and run a real company that sells products and makes money. They have to learn what they need to make the company a success. They are guided by coaches, but need to learn what they need to know from their own experience of being part of the company. They are graded on their business success and on the feedback from their clients. They don’t sit down and do a 3 hour exam!

Inspiration for the Team Academy’s philosophy and values come from Peter Senge’s book Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization.

A model for educational change - for those who have seen the future!
” A shared vision is the prerequisite for every successful organization! ”
- Peter Senge