On the basis of Tampere University of Applied Sciences and the new foundation university, we are building a community of higher education institutions that creates new kinds of thinking. Tampere University of Technology and the University of Tampere will merge into a foundation university, and Tampere University of Applied Sciences will move under the ownership of this new university. The founders of the new foundation will comprehensively represent the focus areas of the future university, becoming a significant advantage and support structure for the new higher education institution community. Finland will gain a nationally and internationally notable, multidisciplinary community of 35,000 students and 5,000 employees.