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  • 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…

  • Karelia University of Applied Sciences awarded the best theses of 2022

    Karelia University of Applied Sciences awarded  the best theses of 2022.  Henna Kiiskinen’s  Master’s Degree Programme in Business Management and Leadership thesis Asiakkaiden näköinen kirjasto: Palvelumuotoilulla kohti uudistuvaa lähikirjastoa (Customer-looking library: Towards a renewing local library) was selected as the best thesis  for the Master’s  degree programme. The thesis was commissioned by Joensuu Regional Library.…

  • The city of Joensuu and Karelia UAS promote biodiversity by taking part in International Tree Planting Day 24 May 2023

    Karelia University of Applied Sciences, the city of Joensuu and the ENO online school will plant trees in an event on Wednesday 24 May 2023 from 9 to 11 am. The venue is the scenic hills of the southern part of Sahaniitynpuisto in Penttilä. It is easy to get there by foot, bicycle or public…

  • Karelia joined the Climate University network of higher education institutions

    Karelia joined the Climate University network of higher education institutions – sustainable development and climate change courses offered online Karelia University of Applied Sciences has joined the Climate University network formed by Finnish higher education institutions. Membership offers students of Karelia UAS the opportunity to participate in courses organized by the network as a part…

  • Uzbekistan university delegation visits Karelia UAS

    On Tuesday 2nd of May 2023 Karelia University of Applied Sciences was proud to host a delegation of 26 Uzbek Deans and Vice Deans and discuss good practices and strategic collaboration in higher education. The delegates represent more than ten Uzbek HEIs and come from various fields of expertise. The visit was organized by Karelia’s…

  • Uzbekistan newspaper delegation visits Karelia UAS

    Xalq So’zi Newspaper Delegation’s official visit to Karelia University of Applied Sciences (Karelia UAS) marks the importance of strategic cooperation between Karelia UAS (Finland) and International Nordic University (Uzbekistan) at institutional, regional and national levels. Thanks to Karelia’s partnership, Nordic International University will become a model university whose university of applied sciences features can be…

  • Preparatory Programme for Higher Education Studies in English for those who have fled war from Ukraine

    In co-operation with eight other UAS’ we provide a Preparatory Programme for Higher Education Studies in English for those who have fled war from Ukraine. In this programme, you familiarize yourself with different fields of study and options for you. You will get the basic skills required in higher education studies and will also receive…

  • Student satisfaction in Karelia is the best in history

    Based on the feedback survey carried out this year, the student satisfaction of students completing a degree at Karelia University of Applied Sciences was 83 %. A total of 1,674 responses were received to the survey, of which 1,610 were from students with a Bachelor´s degree and 64 from students with a Master’s degree. –…

  • Karelia University of Applied Sciences launches extensive educational cooperation with Uzbekistan

    Karelia UAS launches educational cooperation with the new Nordic International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Three international degree programmes of Karelia UAS will be launched at the university so that the teachers are local, but the contents of the education are from Karelia UAS. The cooperation agreement also includes other measures for developing the Nordic International University…

  • The number of applicants for international degree programmes doubled at Karelia UAS 

    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…