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  • Starckjohann foundation awarded grants for students of Karelia

    The grants of the Starckjohann foundation were awarded to the selected students of Karelia University of Applied Sciences, on Wednesday  29 November 2023. A total of EUR 38 700 was awarded this year to 43 students, EUR 900 each. The grants were handed out by the President of Karelia UAS, Petri Raivo and the representative of the…

  • Karelia UAS’s new International Student Ambassadors

    New team of International Student Ambassadors has been selected. Our International Student Ambassadors Anna Abonyi, Ayeman Rahman, Timur Voinov and Wissal El Megouni will share their experiences and provide insights into studying at Karelia University of Applied Sciences and life in Joensuu, Finland. They’re also a great resource for anyone who’s thinking about applying to…

  • National Career Monitoring survey for 2018 graduates 

    National Career Monitoring survey to be launched in October for 2018 graduates  Hello 2018 graduate! You will receive a link from the CSC to the national career tracking survey in your email on 15.10.2023. Please answer the survey by 10.11. You will help us collect important information about how your Karelia degree has met the…

  • Karelia UAS’s new Master’s degree in Sustainability Management responds to growing corporate sustainability needs

    Karelia UAS is launching a new Master’s programme in Sustainability Management in autumn 2024, with applications starting in January 2024. This work-life-related master’s programme offers a cutting-edge engineering curriculum with a sustainability focus to address the needs of businesses to meet increasing sustainability requirements. As a Master of Engineering in Sustainability Management, students take the…

  • Karelia UAS hosted the event “INVEST -Education and Skills for a Sustainable Future” on 19-20 September

    Karelia UAS hosted the event “INVEST – Education and Skills for a Sustainable Future” on 19-20 September 2023 at the Wärtsilä and Tikkarinne campuses. The event was targeted to all Karelia staff members and INVEST partners. The INVEST event was opened by Pekka Auvinen, Vice Rector of the Karelia UAS’s, and Lucia Palšová, INVEST Alliance…

  • Thrash plogging event in the sports afternoon on October 4, 2023

    The University of Eastern Finland, Savonia UAS, Karelia UAS, the SYKETTÄ sports service of higher education institutions and Savo vocational college Sakky and North Karelia’s educational community association Riveria will jointly organize the “Roska liikkuu” garbage collection event in two provinces on October 3-4, 2023. Come and collect trash either alone or in a group.…

  • Eveliina Miikkulainen is the alumnus of the year 2023 at Karelia UAS

    Eveliina Miikkulainen, a year 2018 graduate from Karelia UAS Degree Programme in Business Economics, has been selected as the alumnus of the year 2023.  She has been actively cooperating with Karelia UAS after her graduation. The alumnus of the year has been selected since 2017. The word alumnus (plural alumni) refers to all students graduated from…

  • Karelia UAS opens its academic year 2023-2024 today

    Karelia UAS opens its academic year 2023-2024 today, on Tuesday, 19th September 2023.  Common celebrations and rituals are important for our students and employees in the process of creating our higher education community. The event provides a fantastic start for the academic year for both students and the staff. This autumn, 1000 new degree students…

  • The actions and goals of Karelia’s sustainable development and responsibility have been compiled into a programme for the higher education community 

    The sustainable development and responsibility programme of the Karelia UAS community has been published. Responsibility is one of our three values. The will to act as an employer and as a higher education community responsibly and promoting sustainable development is based on our values ​​and strategy. We have also defined the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals,…

  • Karelia UAS’ academic areas of responsibility audited by business representatives

    The North Karelia Chamber of Commerce has awarded the recognition, which certifies that Karelia UAS has been developing cooperation between working life and education. Karelia University of Applied Sciences is the first higher education institution in Finland to have its academic areas of responsibility audited by business representatives. The audit aims to highlight areas of…