In the first joint spring application period, which ended on Wednesday 18th January 2023, nearly 4300 applicants from Finland and abroad applied to Karelia UAS. There were almost 2000 more applications than in the previous year. Karelia UAS offered three international degree programmes taught in English, for a total of 125 study places. The most popular…

The grants of the Starckjohann foundation were awarded to the selected students of Karelia University of Applied Sciences, on Monday 12 December 2022. A total of EUR 36 000 was awarded this year to 40 students, EUR 900 each. The grants were handed out by the President of Karelia UAS Petri Raivo.

Mervi Nygren, a year 2007 graduate from Karelia UAS Degree Programme in Nursing, has been selected as the alumnus of the year 2022. Nygren, who works as a nurse in Siun Sote, has been actively cooperating with Karelia UAS after her graduation. The alumnus of the year was now selected for the fifth time at…

Karelia UAS opens its academic year 2022-2023 today, on Thursday, 8th September 2022 . – 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, states Communications Manager Rauno. This…

In response to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine, Karelia University of Applied Sciences offers extra services and study opportunities for those who have been granted or applied for and waiting for a decision for temporary protection in Finland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive.  If you have a valid right to study at Ukrainian…

INVEST Training of Trainers workshop – Boost for INVEST specialisations and services! was held last week at Karelia UAS. The three-day event brought together colleagues from Bulgaria, Greece, Netherlands and Slovakia to discuss and develop the modern European University for a sustainable future. Here are some impressions form last week’s workshops! Read more about INVEST

Rural businesses can create tenfold increases in their audience size, with digital marketing technologies like virtual reality and 360° video. That’s according to Digi2Market, an EU programme who today launched a new campaign offering free marketing and networking support to rural and small-scale businesses. The campaign is also staging a #ruralbusiness day on social media…

Karelia University of Applied Sciences is looking for PROJECT RESEARCHERTo work in Sustainable Building Technologies – Community of Practise (SBTCP) research project. The full-time, fixed-term position is available for the period of 1.2.2022-30.6.2024. The SBTCP project is carrying out a research project together with Austrian and German partners. The aim of the research project is…

The grants of the Starckjohann foundation were awarded to the selected students of Karelia University of Applied Sciences, on Wednesday 8 December 2021. A total of EUR 35 100 was awarded this year to 39 students, EUR 900 each. The grants were handed out by the President of Karelia UAS Petri Raivo.

The Draft Program – an entrepreneurship programme by the Karelia University of Applied Sciences – was given a special mention in the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA). The Joensuu-based project was recognised for its innovation and creativity in disseminating local good practices to other entrepreneurs starting in the area. The Draft Program is a small…