Respon­si­bil­ity

We promote sustain­able well-being, espe­cially in a sparsely popu­lated area. Together with our part­ners, we develop prod­ucts, services, oper­at­ing models and tech­no­log­i­cal solu­tions that support multi­dis­ci­pli­nary sustain­able well-being. We operate actively in provin­cial, national and inter­na­tional networks of the welfare industry.

We imple­ment high-quality and acces­si­ble educa­tional activ­i­ties in our degree courses and contin­u­ous learn­ing. We build a sustain­able future by includ­ing sustain­able devel­op­ment exper­tise in all our degrees. With our train­ing activ­i­ties, we bring know-how and vital­ity to working life. We listen and actively antic­i­pate the needs of working life. We are a wide-ranging devel­oper of the skills of work communities.

We will promote new invest­ments, bold inno­va­tions and exports in our area through product and process devel­op­ment. We aim to be a national leader in climate-smart construc­tion, new energy solu­tions and energy effi­ciency. We will develop green tran­si­tion solu­tions in inter­na­tional networks together with our part­ners in work life and higher educa­tion institutions. 

With our diverse educa­tion activ­i­ties, we promote the train­ing and partic­i­pa­tion in working life of people at differ­ent stages of life. We support the smooth intro­duc­tion of advanced tech­nolo­gies and inno­va­tions to strengthen the growth and compet­i­tive­ness of compa­nies. We renew multi­dis­ci­pli­nary learn­ing, research and inno­va­tion envi­ron­ments for intel­li­gent produc­tion and services. We offer compa­nies the oppor­tu­nity to develop their oper­a­tions in inter­ac­tion with our students.

We imple­ment solu­tions to sustain­abil­ity chal­lenges in our research, devel­op­ment and inno­va­tion activ­i­ties and in our research and learn­ing envi­ron­ments, and we coop­er­ate with compa­nies in the region in the devel­op­ment of these inno­va­tions. We develop new intel­li­gent indus­trial solu­tions and automa­tion of service processes in a multi­dis­ci­pli­nary way with our part­ners in the working and busi­ness world.

We are commit­ted to the low-carbon goals of the city of Joensuu and the province of North Karelia. Climate change and the solu­tions related to combat­ing it, such as the circu­lar economy and resource wisdom, will be part of the teach­ing and activ­i­ties of all our educations.

We work in coop­er­a­tion with the area’s busi­ness life and stake­hold­ers, as well as in inter­na­tional coop­er­a­tion to promote sustain­able devel­op­ment. We will create a truly inter­na­tional and networked higher educa­tion commu­nity in Karelia. With flex­i­ble educa­tion and part­ner­ship coop­er­a­tion, we produce solu­tions to the chal­lenges of diverse work and careers.