In the first joint application of the spring, which ended on January 17, 2024, a total of 2083 applicants from Finland and abroad applied to Karelia UAS. Karelia had four international, English-taught bachelor’s degree programmes, with a total of 125 starting places. The most popular of these was the Degree Programme in International Business, which had 945 applicants.
Applicants to Karelia came from almost 80 countries around the world.
– We are happy that Karelia was of such great interest. With the new international students, our university will become even more internationalized, and we can also respond to the labor shortage in our region better. We hope that the future international experts will find their career paths in North Karelia and integrate into the region, says Petri Raivo, the president of Karelia UAS.
The Master of Engineering in Sustainability Management programme was offered for the first time in the available studies, and it attracted significant interest from around the world. The programme was applied by a total of 379 applicants from 40 different countries.
– We are satisfied with the number of applicants for our new programme. Sustainable development is a globally interesting topic, stressed Raivo.
The second joint application of the spring (January 13-27, 2024) includes degree programmes offered in Finnish.