Invest in your­self by explor­ing your interests

I happened to be famil­iar with Karelia UAS already before my engi­neer­ing studies in Indus­trial Manage­ment, as I had completed 2 acad­e­mic years of studies in busi­ness econom­ics here. During the winter of 2020, a new degree program in Karelia was intro­duced in the joint appli­ca­tion system – Indus­trial Manage­ment. The program caught my atten­tion as my expe­ri­ences in working life, before and during my studies at Karelia, were from the manu­fac­tur­ing indus­try and at this point, so was my plans for my future career.

I am orig­i­nally from South­ern Finland and initially I applied to study in Joensuu based on friends’ recom­men­da­tions and a desire to surround myself with a completely new envi­ron­ment. When the oppor­tu­nity to apply to the degree programme of Indus­trial Manage­ment arose, I didn’t think twice on the curricu­lum I saw that this programme had an approach that would benefit me greatly in finding my career path.

Invest in your­self by explor­ing your inter­ests. I believe that the degree programme in Indus­trial Manage­ment is all about this. The approach of our degree chal­lenges us to view topics and prob­lems from many differ­ent points of view such as manu­fac­tur­ing, lead­er­ship, manage­ment, finance and design & devel­op­ment. I find this to be extremely valu­able in build­ing our compe­tence and equally impor­tant in finding those perspec­tives that truly spark passion within us.

In addi­tion to devel­op­ing your­self through studies, prac­ti­cal train­ing and even­tu­ally working on your thesis, you will gain valu­able expe­ri­ence from study­ing in a truly inter­na­tional class! Also volun­teer­ing activ­i­ties such as peer tutor­ing or student union activ­i­ties are a possi­bil­ity that I strongly suggest. I am currently one of the peer tutors for the class of 2021 and based on my expe­ri­ence I can recom­mend this to anyone thinks that peer tutor­ing could be inter­est­ing for them!

I would conclude that seeing your­self taking steps towards your own inter­ests and finding like­minded peers is a very fulfill­ing expe­ri­ence and I find that Karelia has an envi­ron­ment that embraces this to the fullest! Be curious and give your oppor­tu­ni­ties a chance!