▁context s . ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁City ▁become ▁an ▁international ▁benchmark ▁for ▁innov ation ▁driven ▁future ▁city ▁development . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁visible ▁role ▁in ▁renew ing ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁university ▁system ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁" father " ▁of ▁the ▁Hels ink i ▁In nov ation ▁University ▁project , ▁named ▁A al to ▁University , ▁which ▁started ▁operating ▁on ▁ 1 . 1 . 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁S ot ama a ▁has ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁and ▁Dan ish ▁national ▁design ▁policies , ▁the ▁EU ▁User ▁D ri ven ▁In nov ation ▁Policy ▁and ▁the ▁rein for cement ▁of ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁design ▁in ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁In nov ation ▁System . ▁ ▁S ot ama a ▁has ▁held ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁expert ▁positions . ▁S ot ama a ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁C UM UL US , ▁the ▁International ▁Association ▁of ▁Univers ities ▁and ▁Colleg es ▁of ▁Art , ▁Design ▁and ▁Media ▁( 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 7 ). ▁C um ulus ▁is ▁today ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁global ▁association ▁to ▁serve ▁art ▁and ▁design ▁education ▁and ▁research . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁forum ▁for ▁partners hip ▁and ▁transfer ▁of ▁knowledge ▁and ▁best ▁practices . ▁C um ulus ▁consists ▁currently ▁of ▁ 2 9 9 ▁members ▁from ▁ 5 6 ▁countries . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Institute ▁in