Solving global challenges needs international and multidisciplinary co-operation in terms of education and capacity building. Therefore, seven Chilean and Finnish universities have created a co-operation network to enhance bilateral capacity building in the field of bioeconomy and sharing the best practices between Chile and Finland. Universities are informing of collaboration by signing Memorandum of Understanding…

Start Me Up business idea competition is waiting for your ideas. This annual competition is organized by Business Joensuu, and Karelia UAS is one of the key partners of the competition. This year the total value or prizes is over 60 000 €! Application period is from 1st of February until 31st of March. Check out…

Universities of applied sciences (UAS) will select students for education starting next autumn in exceptional circumstances. Student admissions for the joint application process starting in March will be implemented through a certificate-based admission and an UAS entrance examination, which will be organised in exceptional circumstances due to the covid-19 pandemic. The exam will be arranged…

The grants of the Starckjohann foundation were awarded to the selected students of Karelia University of Applied Sciences, on Monday 14 December 2020. A total of EUR 36 900 was awarded this year to 41 students, EUR 900 each. The grants were handed out by the President of Karelia UAS Petri Raivo.

The city of Joensuu is now at the accelerating phase of the coronavirus epidemic. This means, for example, that face masks are recommended to be worn in most occasions and higher education institutions will start temporarily implementing studies as distance learning. Karelia UAS complies with these decisions given by the authorities. Consequently, Karelia UAS will…

Data on the employment, working career and satisfaction with the working career and degree is collected with the nation-wide career monitoring survey. All those who have completed their UAS studies five years ago, i.e. the graduates of 2015, will receive the survey. The career monitoring survey collects data on graduates’ employment, career paths and competence…

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…

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…

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…