Category: News
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Energy advice on Karelia’s campuses during Energy Saving Week!
National Energy Saving Week is celebrated on October 7–13, 2024. A new era of energy use Is the main theme of the week. It encourages us to concentrate the use of electricity at the most favorable moments, and to find even more efficient ways to use electricity. During Energy Saving Week, energy advice is available…
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Karelia UAS Academic Year Opening on 5.9.2024
The 2024–2025 academic year at Karelia University of Applied Sciences officially opens today, Thursday, 05.09.2024. The event, starting at 12:00 PM in the auditorium of the Tikkarinne campus, will feature a keynote speech by Provincial Director Markus Hirvonen, along with greetings from the student union POKA and staff, as well as musical performances. Following the…
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The autumn joint application to higher education begins on August 28, 2024.
The autumn joint application period to higher education begins on August 28 and continues until September 11, 2024. At Karelia University of Applied Sciences, five degree programs in the field of social and health care are available in Finnish, offered as full-time or multi-modal studies: gerontology, public health nursing, social services, nursing, and physiotherapy. This…
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INVEST Receives PHE Star Award at EURASHE 33rd Annual Conference
The INVEST European University Alliance was honored with the PHE Star Award for Applied Research and Innovation at the EURASHE 33rd Annual Conference, held on May 22-23, 2024, at the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences in St. Pölten, Austria. Every year, EURASHE gathers the Higher Education community to discuss and draft a shared path…
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Karelia hosted the kick-off meeting for INVEST Work Package 3
Last week, Karelia University of Applied Sciences (UAS) hosted the physical kick-off meeting for INVEST Work Package 3 – “Student and Staff Journey” at Wärtsilä and Tikkarinne campuses. The event brought together colleagues from the seven universities involved in the INVEST alliance, including those working in coordination, entrepreneurship, mobility, admissions, student involvement, and wellbeing. Karelia…
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The Vice President of Karelia UAS is changing
The Vice President of Karelia University of Applied Sciences is changing, as the current Vice President, Pekka Auvinen, will retire starting from August 1, 2024. In February 2024, the Board of Karelia University of Applied Sciences Ltd. selected Dr. Marjo Nenonen as the new Vice President. Marjo Nenonen will start her duties as Vice President…
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Karelia Entrepreneurship Expo 2024
Karelia University of Applied Sciences organizes the first Karelia Entrepreneurship Expo on 23rd April 2024, in Wärtsilä Campus, Joensuu. The event will showcase a unique selection of live company interviews and local best practices. All colleagues, students, and local representatives interested in entrepreneurship are welcome to join us! At the end of the day, Karelia will award distinguished…
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Karelia University of Applied Sciences passed FINEEC’s audit
Karelia University of Applied Sciences has successfully passed the audit conducted by the National Education Evaluation Centre, FINEEC (Karvi). As a result, Karelia University of Applied Sciences has been awarded a quality label that is valid for six years. The audit team commended Karelia for its well-established quality system within the university community. This system…
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Karelia Launches Language-Supported Nursing Education in Fall 2024
At Karelia University of Applied Sciences, a language-supported nursing education program will commence in the fall 2024. Twenty-five nursing students with an international background will embark on their studies with language support. The primary language of instruction is Finnish, but during the first two years, Russian will be used to facilitate learning. This program is…
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Karelia UAS is looking for International Officer
Karelia University of Applied Sciences is looking for International Officer for the duration of the job alternation leave for 2.4.-10.7.2024. The substitute must be an unemployed jobseeker. Internationality is one of the strategic aims of Karelia University of Applied Sciences (Karelia). Karelia2030 strategy identifies five main areas to work with and develop until 2030 to…