Category: News
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UAS presidents and student unions appeal to students to stop the spread of coronavirus
Finland’s coronavirus situation is rapidly deteriorating, and there are also chains of infection among students at universities of applied sciences. This has led to an increase in distance learning and even to the closure of campuses in different parts of Finland. Many of the infections have originated from events where many students have gathered during…
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Recommendation on the use of face masks at Karelia University of Applied Sciences when social distances are impossible to be kept
Recommendation on the use of face masks in North Karelia and Heinävesi regions given by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare will enter into force on 10th September 2020. In these regions, it is recommended that citizens over the age of 15 wear face masks to protect other people in public transport, where close…
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Karelia UAS awarded students and employees
Karelia UAS awarded the student and student group of the year as well as the employee of the year, team of the year and a pair of employees with certificates of honour and gift tokens at the opening ceremony of Karelia UAS academic year 2020-2021. Student Union POKA has chosen Anssi Kirkinen from the degree…
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Paula Ikävalko is the alumnus of the year 2020 at Karelia UAS
Paula Ikävalko, a year 2018 graduate from Karelia UAS Degree Programme in Physiotherapy, has been selected as the alumnus of the year 2020. Ikävalko, who works as a physiotherapist in Fysioterapia Sulavi, has been actively cooperating with Karelia UAS after her graduation. – Paula has been doing good work in promoting maternity physiotherapy both nationally…
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Students and staff of Karelia UAS will return to campuses in autumn semester 2020 with special attention to restrictions caused by coronavirus
Teaching at Karelia University of Applied Sciences will start in autumn semester 2020 according to the schedules announced previously. New students begin their autumn semester in the last week of August. Students continuing their studies begin their studies at the beginning of September. The aim is to return to as normal activities as possible, but…
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Karelia University of Applied Sciences awarded the best theses of year 2019
Karelia University of Applied Sciences awarded the best theses of year 2019 Karelia University of Applied Sciences has awarded the best theses conducted in 2019. This year, the impact of the thesis was emphasised in the award criteria. The best Bachelor’s thesis was conducted by Bachelor of Engineering (Energy and Environmental Engineering), Ms Mira…