Category: Articles
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Souvenirs from Germany: ideas, inspiration and expansion of professional networks
Erasmus+ staff training mobility programme enabled me to visit Karelia UAS’ two long-term partners Hof University of Applied Sciences and Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau 5.-13.4.2025. The internal application process captured the key elements including a short description of my role together with special interests that I had. These included integration and immigration, support…
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From Student Ambassador to Alumni Ambassador: Piloting a new framework for Karelia UAS
During the past years, the student ambassadors of Karelia University of Applied Sciences have been harnessing the enthusiasm and insights of current students to promote the university, engaging with prospective students, and enhancing the overall student experience. In autumn 2024, Talent Hub Eastern Finland project invited two recent Karelia UAS alumni, Saima Haque and Jessica…
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The Importance of Internationalisation and Inclusivity in Social and Health Care Leadership Competence
Social and health care services are becoming increasingly international. In Finland, the quality of leadership in the social and health care sector is at a high level. Specialists are trained for leadership, development, and expert roles in social and health care through diverse and well-profiled master’s-level degree programmes offered by 19 universities of applied sciences.…
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Impact Assessment Tool in Karelia’s CoARA Cascade Project
Karelia University of Applied Sciences is developing research assessment as part of the CoARA consortium, which includes over 800 research organizations as well as key research funders. CoARA (Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment) aims to reform the practices for evaluating research, researchers, and research organizations, with its main goal being to strengthen the quality and…
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STELLA CAELUM – A celebration of our Northern Periphery and Arctic heritage
GLOW2.0 project attempted to pilot STELLA CAELUM – a new northern event about night sky science, auroral tourism and the possibilities of darkness, aimed at providing up-to-date information and multidisciplinary approach to utilizing darkness, to inspire people to embrace darkness and encourage companies to develop new programme services. The goal was to showcase via the…
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Regenerative Tourism for Building Resilient Communities and Preserving the Unique Heritage of the Northern Periphery and Arctic region
Sixteen new projects were approved by the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) Monitoring Committee at the end of the year 2024 (Interreg NPA 2025). REGENERATE – Regenerative Tourism in the Northern Periphery and Arctic for building resilient communities and preserving the unique heritage of the region, was among approved projects under Priority 3 –…
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Enhancing Knowledge Transfers, Skills, and Mindset Change through Learning Journeys – Interreg NPA GLOW2.0 Project
Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) GLOW2.0 – Green Energy Technologies for Tourism Growth project has been supporting enterprises and public organisations in developing tourism flow during the dark autumn and winter months, using darkness of nature and Dark Sky as additional elements for diversifying the tourism package, while effectively communicating light pollution and ways to…
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The Competition–Course Combo as a Learning Experience
In the summer of 2025, I experimented with blending competitions and courses into a single learning experience, aiming to discover whether playful problem-solving could be combined with structured teaching to create a more engaging way of learning. I had a lot of things to learn as well, and am writing this to share my experience.…
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From Joensuu to Reims: A Journey of Innovation, Forest Mysteries, and Future Collaboration
In late May 2025, a delegation from Karelia University of Applied Sciences (Karelia UAS) embarked on a journey to Reims, France, to deepen academic and research collaboration with the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA). What unfolded was more than a formal exchange; it was a rich, multi-sensory experience that blended nature, science, and shared ambition.…
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EcoSuPM 2025: Redefining Erasmus+ Project Management Through Sustainability and Ethics
Nestled between Switzerland and Austria, Liechtenstein is the 4th smallest countries in Europe and 6th smallest in the world—yet full of surprises starting from landscape, food, and hospitality. With just over 42,000 residents, zero airports, and zero highways, this alpine microstate is a powerhouse of innovation and environmental stewardship. The only university of Liechtenstein is…