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Peikko Group Global (English)
Peikko Slovakia works closely with local universities to connect students’ academic learning with real-world construction and manufacturing expertise. One long-term example is the cooperation with the university in Bratislava, where Peikko products such as DELTABEAM®, PSB® Punching Reinforcement, and bolted connections are included in teaching materials and student diploma thesis work. The partnership also supports Peikko’s future talent pipeline, creating a natural connection with structural engineering students and graduates.
The cooperation extends outside of the classroom; students also visit Peikko, meet employees, and see how engineering knowledge is applied in practice. The Bratislava cooperation has included several years of hands-on engagement, including career days, shop floor tours, HR discussions, and direct recruitment results.
Peikko Slovakia also cooperates with the University in Trnava through practical training activities and development projects linked to modern manufacturing. Bachelor’s students in Innovation Management spend two days at Peikko, learning about logistics, safety, production, HR, and daily operations with support from Peikko managers and shift leaders.
The students then prepare improvement ideas and present their analysis to Peikko’s Management Team and to the university officially. The best ideas may be selected for further consideration and possible practical implementation. This cooperation is a strong example of practical engagement, where students work on HR, safety, and production improvement ideas and present their solutions directly to Peikko management.
Another example is Peikko Slovakia’s involvement in the Infra 2 project, an internal project call by MTF STU to develop laboratory infrastructure together with industrial partners. The project, titled Cooperative Reconfigurable Smart Manufacturing System, supports Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 concepts in cooperation with the Institute of Applied Informatics, Automation and Mechatronics.
Peikko Slovakia co-finances the project together with OSRAM, supporting equipment and learning environments related to storage, picking, internal logistics, ergonomics, warehouse records, and digital simulation.
Peikko’s long‑term cooperation partner Yrityskylä is a Finnish learning concept which has been recognized as the world’s best education innovation. They offer school children positive experiences of working life, the economy, and society, as well as they encourage entrepreneurship.
In the Yrityskylä learning environment for ninth‑graders, students compete in managing a company on the global markets. During the game, the teams manufacture and sell their products to customers and head the company for a period of one year. The winning team is the one that has been able to achieve the best reputation in addition to a good operating profit. The game combines digitality and interaction.
RTU is focused on becoming a third‑generation university that provides high‑quality education, but also conducts advanced research and ensures innovation and technology transfer, practically implementing scientific discoveries. Peikko and RTU cooperates in finding research topics for master’s thesis and Ph.D. work for students of RTU, as well as to facilitate internships within Peikko. The long‑term cooperation agreement also includes other activities, such as lectures and building site visits. In addition, the parties intend to deepen the cooperation in the field of research.
