Karelia Univer­sity of Applied Sciences passed FINEEC’s audit

Karelia Univer­sity of Applied Sciences has success­fully passed the audit conducted by the National Educa­tion Eval­u­a­tion Centre, FINEEC (Karvi). As a result, Karelia Univer­sity of Applied Sciences has been awarded a quality label that is valid for six years.

The audit team commended Karelia for its well-estab­lished quality system within the univer­sity commu­nity. This system provides valu­able infor­ma­tion that is widely utilized, espe­cially in the manage­ment of the institution.

Over the years, Karelia has dili­gently devel­oped processes and tools for knowl­edge manage­ment. These resources are actively employed in both strate­gic plan­ning and day-to-day lead­er­ship. Accord­ing to Pres­i­dent Petri Raivo, having up-to-date infor­ma­tion enables Karelia to respond quickly to any neces­sary changes in its operations.

In addi­tion, the audit team high­lighted Karelia’s strengths in align­ing educa­tional plan­ning and research activ­i­ties (TKI) with the univer­sity strat­egy and regional devel­op­ment. The audit report recog­nises Karelia as a signif­i­cant educa­tor of the region’s work­force and profes­sion­als, offer­ing contin­u­ous learn­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties. The univer­sity lever­ages collab­o­ra­tion with the busi­ness world to shape its educa­tional offer­ings. Karelia’s soci­etal impact is achieved through success­ful strate­gic deci­sions and well-executed core func­tions, includ­ing degree educa­tion, research, and contin­u­ous learning.

The success­ful audit demon­strates that Karelia Univer­sity of Applied Sciences meets both national crite­ria and Euro­pean quality assur­ance stan­dards for higher educa­tion insti­tu­tions. The audit focuses on the university’s proce­dures for main­tain­ing and enhanc­ing the quality of educa­tion, research, soci­etal inter­ac­tion, and impact.

Pres­i­dent Petri Raivo expressed grat­i­tude to the entire staff, student body, and part­ners for their dedi­cated efforts in improv­ing the institution’s operations.

Karelia’s quality system now stands as a testa­ment to its commit­ment to excel­lence.

The audit report is avail­able on FINEEC’s audit plat­form.