Karin Künnapas
KARIN KÜNNAPAS on viimased 10 aastat tegutsenud idufirmade alal ja saanud seeläbi tuttavaks nii äriarenduse kui ka investeeringute valdkonnaga. Ta on õppinud Stockholmi Kõrgemas Majanduskoolis Riias, samuti on tal kraad ajaloos Tartu Ülikoolist. Lisaks eelmainitule on Karin töötanud Eesti Äriinglite võrgustikus ja Euroopa Innovatsiooniakadeemias, kus korraldas üle 1000 esinejale aastas rahvusvahelisi programme, mille eesmärgiks oli arendada ideest iduettevõte. See ettevõtmine osutus populaarseks üle kogu maailma: programmid toimusid Portugalis, Itaalias, Kataris, Hong Kongis ja Hiinas ning mentoreid kaasati nii Silicon Valley’st, Euroopast kui ka Eestist.
Hetkel juhib Karin kood/Jõhvi’t ehk uutmoodi programmeerimiskooli, mis on alguse saanud erasektorist ning töötab iseõppe põhimõttel ja õpetajateta. Hariduse edendamine on Karinile alati südamelähedane olnud ning seega on kood/Jõhvi arendamine talle siiani suurt põnevust pakkunud, kuna tegemist on innovatsiooniga Eesti haridusmaastikul. Koolis õpib hetkel ligi 500 erineva taustaga inimest, kellest noorim on 18-aastane ning vanim 62-aastane. 2031. aastaks soovib Karin näha kood/Jõhvi’t iga aasta vähemalt 2000 õppijat harimas.
Karin on ka ligi 10 aastat teinud heategevust läbi LEO-klubi Tallinna ning seda nii Eestis kui ka rahvusvahelisel tasandil. Näidetena läbiviidud projektidest võib välja tuua heategevuskampaania vähekindlustatud peredele suuhügieenitoodete ostmiseks või iga-aastane Lapsed Kooli kampaania, mille raames kogutakse koolitarbeid paljulastelistele peredele.
Hobidena meeldib Karinile väga reisida ning siiani on ta külastanud 42 riiki üle maailma. Samas tunneb ta, et veel on piisavalt kohti, mida avastada ning seega proovib ta iga kuu kusagil ringi rännata. Ta on ka väga aktiivne lugeja ning ei piira ennast seejuures kindla žanriga. Kui pidevast ringisagimises on aga vaja paus teha ja ajul puhata lasta, siis meeldib talle puslesid kokku panna, mida peab ühtlasi nii lõõgastavaks kui ka väljakutset esitavaks tegevuseks.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunnapas/
Kood/Jõhvi – kood.tech
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For the past 10 years, KARIN KÜNNAPAS has been active in the field of startups and has thus become acquainted with business development and investing. She has studied at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and, in addition to that, has an academic degree in history from her studies at the University of Tartu. Karin has also worked in the Estonian Business Angels Network and in the European Innovation Academy, where she organised international programmes for more than 1000 speakers annually. The aim of these programmes was to develop an existing idea into a startup. This undertaking turned out to be popular around the world: programmes were held in Portugal, Italy, Qatar, Hong Kong, and China; the mentors were from the Silicon Valley and Europe (including Estonia).
At the moment, Karin is leading kood/Jõhvi: a new type of coding school which has its roots in the private sector and functions without teachers, relying on independent studying. Since educational development has always been an important topic for Karin and kood/Jõhvi is an innovative phenomenon on the Estonian educational field, the development of such a project has given her a lot of excitement. Right now there are about 500 people from different fields of life studying in the school. The youngest of them is 18 and the eldest 62 years old. By the year 2031 Karin would like to see kood/Jõhvi educating at least 2000 students per year.
Karin has also been an active philanthropist (both in Estonia and on an international level) for the past decade through LEO Club Tallinn. For example, she has been part of the charity campaign that provides dental hygiene products for underprivileged families, and the annual Lapsed Kooli (Children to School) campaign which aims to collect school supplies for multi-child families.
As for her hobbies, Karin really likes to travel: even though she has already visited 42 countries around the world, she feels that there are still enough new places she would like to discover. Hence, she tries to travel every month. She is also a fervent reader and does not like to limit herself to one specific genre. But when she needs a break from the constant buzz of her everyday life and wants to let her brain rest for a bit, she simply focuses on solving jigsaw puzzles: it is an activity she finds to be both relaxing and challenging.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunnapas/
Kood/Jõhvi – kood.tech
