PULSE » Pulse: Internationalisation
Karelia UAS is an international and networked university community. Karelia enchances internationalisation by strenghtening education-based immigration and works together with international partners in various research and development activities.
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The Value of International University Cooperation: A Look at Three Key Visits
Karelia UAS’s Business Academy (Y-akatemia) is proud to host international visitors throughout the academic year. This past spring was no different, as the Business Academy was glad to host three…
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Embracing the Finnish Work Culture as a Talent Hub Eastern-Finland -project’s RDI-trainee: My Experience at Karelia UAS
As a final year International Business student at Karelia University of Applied Sciences, I have experienced a blend of academic knowledge and practical experience, all in my role as an…
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Internationalising Student Union POKA
The Student union POKA of Karelia University of Applied Sciences is strongly involved in the Cultural Diversity of Study Paths project. For POKA, the project is developing: The first step:…
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Entrepreneurship education and ecosystem in Cordoba, Spain
I spent a week in Cordoba, Spain in March (18.-22.3.2024) as a visiting teacher supported by Erasmus mobility program. My host was University of Cordoba (UCO), which is a new…
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Yosra Yahya has found her place in North Karelia
Yosra Yahya, a student at Karelia University of Applied Sciences, will soon graduate as an engineer from the Industrial Management degree programme. The young woman who moved from Saudi Arabia…
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INVEST Teacher’s Handbook – a tool for systemic piloting and implementation of INVEST specialisations
How to get started with INVEST pedagogy? Where to find information on teacher mobility? Who to contact when you have problems with Moodle? A new lecturer starting to teach on…
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Piloting Sustainable Communities in Energy Transition -specialisation studies in international collaboration
Karelia University of Applied Sciences piloted the INVEST BSc specialisation Sustainable Communities in Energy Transition during semester 2022-2023 for a small group of international and Finnish students. The specialisation included…
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Joint curriculum development: an iterative and incremental process
This article describes some elements of the joint curriculum development process of the bachelor and master degree programs of the European University Alliance INVEST (INnoVations of REgional Sustainability: European UniversiTy).…
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From templates to classroom – Plan, Do, Check, Act of Curriculum Development in International Teams
10 joint Bachelor programmes (Specialisation years), four Master Programmes and a PhD programme. All developed in just three years’ time in an international network that had just been established under…