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Beamline Accelerator • APR 03, 2026 • 5 min read
Spinner: two years of helping young people from Ida-Virumaa take their first career steps
In regions undergoing rapid economic transformation, the future often depends on one simple factor - whether young people have a real opportunity to try themselves in the modern economy. Spinner is exactly that kind of opportunity - one we set out to create.
Spinner 2026 at W3N
Over the past two years, together with our partners - Baltic Innovation Agency and Ida-Viru Loomemajanduskeskus - we have implemented a program that helped young people from Ida-Virumaa not only gain new skills, but also enter a professional environment and take their first steps in their careers.
What Spinner is
Formally, Spinner is an educational program. In reality, it is a bridge between Northeast Estonia and new opportunities. The program was built around three key elements:
Formally, Spinner is an educational program. In reality, it is a bridge between Northeast Estonia and new opportunities. The program was built around three key elements:
- developing in-demand skills
- working on real-world challenges
- internships in companies
Spinner 2024-2026
In 2026, participants from Ida-Virumaa were hosted by:
- MarkeDroid
- Knowzilla
- SafePAS
- Latitude59
- Energy Discovery Centre / Energia avastuskeskus
- Hertwill
For many students, this was their first experience in a professional environment - with real tasks, deadlines, and expectations. Participants began to see themselves not as “students,” but as professionals capable of creating value.
The results reflect this progress. While in the previous year only one participant secured a full-time position after the internship, in 2026 two Spinner participants were hired by Knowzilla.
Why this matters
Ida-Virumaa is currently going through a complex period of transformation. Traditional industries are giving way to new ones, and the labor market is evolving rapidly. In such conditions, traditional education often struggles to keep pace with reality.
Spinner addresses this gap.
Participants gain not only skills, but also an understanding of how modern work operates, confidence in their own abilities, real professional connections.
And this is perhaps the most important outcome.
Behind every successful project is a strong team. In the case of Spinner, it is a group of dedicated professionals who, over the course of two years, consistently developed, refined, and delivered the program:
Jana Budkovskaja, Triinu Hansen, Krista Meinarde, Merey Beisembayev, Anton Ossipovski, Elisabeth Tõnisson, Indrek Kelder, Mart Veliste.
The Spinner project was implemented by three partners: Baltic Innovation Agency, Beamline Accelerator, and Ida-Viru Loomemajanduskeskus. Project No. 2021-2027.6.01.24-0372.
The project was co-funded by the European Union’s Just Transition Fund.
Ida-Virumaa is currently going through a complex period of transformation. Traditional industries are giving way to new ones, and the labor market is evolving rapidly. In such conditions, traditional education often struggles to keep pace with reality.
Spinner addresses this gap.
Participants gain not only skills, but also an understanding of how modern work operates, confidence in their own abilities, real professional connections.
And this is perhaps the most important outcome.
Behind every successful project is a strong team. In the case of Spinner, it is a group of dedicated professionals who, over the course of two years, consistently developed, refined, and delivered the program:
Jana Budkovskaja, Triinu Hansen, Krista Meinarde, Merey Beisembayev, Anton Ossipovski, Elisabeth Tõnisson, Indrek Kelder, Mart Veliste.
The Spinner project was implemented by three partners: Baltic Innovation Agency, Beamline Accelerator, and Ida-Viru Loomemajanduskeskus. Project No. 2021-2027.6.01.24-0372.
The project was co-funded by the European Union’s Just Transition Fund.
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