Category: Announcements

  • Sustainability Management programme most attractive in the first joint application of the spring

    In the first joint application of the spring, which ended on January 17, 2024, a total of 2083 applicants from Finland and abroad applied to Karelia UAS. Karelia had four international, English-taught bachelor’s degree programmes, with a total of 125 starting places. The most popular of these was the Degree Programme in International Business, which…


  • Joint application to English-taught bachelor’s and master’s is open 3-17 January 2024

    Joint application to English-taught bachelor’s and master’s is open 3-17 January 2024. Karelia University of Applied Sciences has four English-language programmes open for application: Industrial Management, International Business, Information and Communication Technology, and the Sustainability Management programme, which is included in the application process for the first time. In the Sustainability Management programme students study…


  • Apply to Karelia UAS webinar

    Apply to Karelia UAS webinar on Thursday 14 December 2023 Come and join our webinar on Thursday 14 December 2023 at 10 AM (GMT+2).In this webinar you will hear important information about studies, Finland and Joensuu as study place, the working life connection of UAS studies, and much more. Meet our students and staff and…


  • The higher education institutions of Eastern Finland are intensifying their education export cooperation by launching the Finland University website

      The University of Eastern Finland together with Karelia and Savonia Universities of Applied Sciences use the well-known education export brand in business-to-business marketing. The University of Eastern Finland, Karelia University of Applied Sciences and Savonia University of Applied Sciences will introduce the well-known Finland University brand in their education export cooperation. Previously, Finland University…


  • 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.…