Category: News

  • Free Support Programme for Rural Businesses Launched

    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 UAS is looking for Project Researcher

    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 […]


  • Starck­johann foundation awarded grants for students of Karelia UAS

    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.


  • Joensuu’s Draft Program receives a special mention in promoting European entrepreneurship

    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 but […]


  • Pop up -stand in Pride week in Karelia campuses

    There will be equality and diversity themed pop up -stand on 23rd of September from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in the lobby of Wärtsilä campus and from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the lobby of Tikkarinne campus. At the pop up -stand you can evaluate the Equality and Diversity Plan of Karelia. At the stand you can famil­iarize yourself with the LGBTQI+ themed material (mostly in Finnish).  There will also be Pride flagging […]


  • 23.9. Walk-in corona vacci­na­tions for students and staff members

    Siun Sote and Karelia UAS are arranging a walk-in corona vacci­nation event on Wärtsilä campus, class­rooms 026b and 026c, on Thursday 23th September 2021 as follows:  at 9:00-11:00:              1st and 2nd doses at 12:30-14:30:           1st and 2nd doses In the walk-in vacci­nation event, the vaccines are given without an appointment in the order of arrival. There will be Moderna […]


  • Virtual opening ceremony of Karelia UAS academic year 2021-2022

    Karelia UAS opens its academic year 2021-2022 today, on Thursday, 2nd September 20201online. The live webcast on Karelia UAS YouTube channel starts at 1pm. – Common celebra­tions and rituals in different times of year are important for our students and employees in the process of creating our higher education community. The event provides a fantastic start for […]


  • Walk-in corona vacci­na­tions for students and staff members of Karelia UAS

    Siun Sote and Karelia UAS are arranging a walk-in corona vacci­nation event on Wärtsilä campus, class­rooms 026b and 026c, on Wednesday 8th September 2021 from 9:00 to 14.30 . 1st and 2nd dosesIn the walk-in vacci­nation event, the vaccines are given without an appointment in the order of arrival. There will be 200 Comirnaty vaccines […]


  • Karelia campuses will be opened in August 2021

    We will open the campuses of Karelia in August 2021 and return to in person instruction as widely as possible. We will ensure regular in person instruction to all groups and students. We will in particular stress contact lessons for students beginning their studies this coming autumn and those who began their studies during the […]


  • Record-high student satis­faction at Karelia UAS

    Karelia University of Applied Sciences collects annual feedback from its students. According to the feedback survey conducted this year, the student satis­faction of degree students at Karelia UAS is very good (80 %). The feedback question­naire was answered by first-year, second-year, third-year and fourth-year Bachelor’s degree students and first-year Master’s degree students. – Since all […]