Lahti University of Applied Sciences

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Students are in the focus

Our entire staff and all student and library services are built to enhance and facilitate your learning, your competence development and growth in expertise: professional competences, critical and analytical thinking, problem solving, communication, learning to learn, learning to work

What you need is: Good attitude High motivation Resilience Tolerance Collaborating with fellow students

If there are questions or problems, please take contact and do not try to solve them alone

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Finland

Population of 5.4 million Official languages: Finnish, Swedish and Sami Member of the European Union since 1995 Main industries: forestry, technology and metal industries High quality education: Finnish students are among top PISA performers

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Lahti Region – The Inspiring Environment

Lahti is known for its environmental expertise and for being an internationally renowned design center.

City of Lahti

Population: 100 000 residents 8th largest city in Finland Part of the Helsinki metropolitan area Central location with easy connections to major cities

Helsinki 1 hour and St. Petersburg 2.5 hours by train

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Lahti

The Finnish Education system

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Higher Education in Finland

24 universities of applied sciences focus on cooperation with working life in the region education for professions promote regional development active in research, development and innovation

activities Bachelors and Masters Degrees

14 academic universities

conduct scientific research provide education up to the postgraduate level

(incl. PhD)

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Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council (FINHEEC)

FINHEEC audits the quality of higher education institutions An independent expert body assisting higher education

institutions and the Ministry of Education and Culture. The Council Members represent universities, universities of

applied sciences, students and working life.

FINHEEC conducts three principal types of evaluations Audits of quality systems of higher education institutions

(universities and universities of applied sciences) Thematic evaluations and programme/field-specific

evaluations

NEXT INTERNATIONAL AUDIT IN LAHTI UAS IN 2016

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Structure of Studies at Universities of Applied Sciences

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Lahti University of Applied Sciences

Lahti UAS has two competence areas: Welfare and Business

Wellbeing, Business, Tourism and Hospitality Design and Technology

Institute of Design and Fine Arts, Institute of Music and Drama, Technology

Turnover appr. 40 million euros Over 5 000 students 359 staff members (216 teaching staff), 42 PhDs and Licentiates President, CEO, Dr Outi Kallioinen

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Strategic focus areas and profiles

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Practice-based innovation

Integrated pedagogy

Student entrepreneurship

Design

EnvironmentThe

development of welfare services

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High quality education

Studies at Lahti UAS

Study fields business design and communication social and health care technology and engineering fine arts (no longer student intake) Music (no longer student intake) hospitality management (no longer

student intake)

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• 21 Bachelor’s Degree Programmes• 9 Master’s Degree Programmes • Open university studies • Further education

Number of degree students

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Total number of degree students 5205

Business1385

Tourism and

hospital-ity

350

Culture971

Technol-ogy and

engineer-ing

1299

Social and

health care1200

Vietnam 119

Russia 86 China 48

Kenia 29

European Union 27

other 22

Nigeria 13

USA 7

Kamerun 5 Nepal 5

Japan 4

Ghana 3

Turkey 2

Sierra Leone 2

Bangladesh 2

Uganda 2

Belarus 2

International students at LAMK UAS 29.8.2014

Vietnam 119

Venäjä 86

Kiina 48

Kenia 29

Euroopan unioni 27

Muut 22

Nigeria 13

Yhdysvallat 7

Kamerun 5

Nepal 5

Japani 4

Ghana 3

Turkki 2

Sierra Leone 2

Bangladesh 2

Uganda 2

Valko-Venäjä 2

Russia 27

Vietnam 22

China 19

Nepal 3

Kenia 3Kamerun 2

USA 2

South-Africa 1

Slovakia 1

Italiay1

Argentiina 1 Uganda 1

Australia 1

Ethiopia 1

Viro 1

Israel 1 Great Britain 1Nigeria 1

International students in Degree Programmes starting in 2014

Venäjä 27

Vietnam 22

Kiina 19

Nepal 3

Kenia 3

Kamerun 2

Yhdysvallat 2

Etelä-Afrikka 1

Slovakia 1

Italia 1

Argentiina 1

Uganda 1

Australia 1

Etiopia 1

Viro 1

Israel 1

Britannia 1

Nigeria 1

Degree Programmes in English

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Information Technology

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in International Business

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Nursing

Master’s Degree Programme in International Business Management

Master’s Degree Programme in Environmental Technology

Master's Degree Programme in Social and Health Care Development and Management

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Impact of Lahti UAS

Regional Impact

Sustainable business partnerships and active student involvement in projects.

Participation in regional strategy work and innovation activities

Creation of innovation platforms in the regional areas of focus

design environment development of welfare services

Active in internationalisation of the region.

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Students’ continuous success in national and international competitions.

Faculty of Business Studies students excel in NIBS-competition (Network of International Business Schools).

Institute of Design students succeed in Nokia Nokia Lumia 820 Design Challenge http://nokia.ly/dc

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Research, Development and Innovation

Get employed! –projectEnhancing international students’ employment in Finland

Target group: international degree students studying at Lahti University of Applied Sciences

Aims:

1) To support the development of working life skills;

2) To develop career services for this particular target group;

3) To market international students and their know-how to local employers, and

4) To develop and improve the local cooperation.

Get employed! aims at genuinly supporting the employability of our foreign students!

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What activities?

Mentoring Programme Career Events, linking with business Working life skills course (5 op) Alumni network and model for tracking our

international alumni Marketing material and activities to local

employers Global Lounge working clinic Friendship Family Programme Developing career services

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RDI - In the heart of design, environment and the development of welfare services

Lahti UAS participates actively in research co-operations which support teaching, working life and the development of the region.

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RDI volume (Million €) 6,6

RDI integrated credits 44 315

Publications 339 (incl. 89 artistic work)

Personnel man-years in RDI 63,7

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RDI Projects at Lahti UAS

Our RDI is based on an applied research and a scientific approach. Our areas of focus are design, environment and development of welfare services. with a special focus on student entrepreneurship and innovation activities.

Measurable outcomes RDI euros RDI integrated credits Work placement credits Thesis credits Reports, articles, scientific papers

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Project examples

Outdoors Finland SOUTH The project aims to improve the quality and accessibility of routes for

cycling, trekking and canoeing for independent tourists from both Finland and abroad, and for business.

Student Entrepreneurship During the past years Lahti UAS has been very active and successful in

promoting student entrepreneurship in innovative ways and through many development projects. Entrepreneurship in the wellbeing sector is one of the focus areas.

Foresight Lahti UAS is using foresight studies also in projects to anticipate the future

needs and challenges especially on two sectors: structural changes on regional development and labour market skill needs.

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Cleantech in LUAS As a part of cleantech community in Lahti region Lahti UAS has started

intensive work to strenghten and focus its applied R&D&I activities in cleantech sector. This will enhance knowhow, awareness and attraction of Lahti UAS for students, companies and other stakeholders.

Moving towards wellbeing The project aims to develop entrepreneurship co-operation in social and

health care and entrepreneurship education at the participating institutions in Päijät-Häme, Kymenlaakso and the Leningrad region (Vyborg) and St. Petersburg.

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Modern Learning Facilities

Learning Environment

The learning experience is enhanced by informal atmosphere, modern facilities and small study groups.

Versatile practice based teaching methods are used to create innovative learning outcome.

Integrative pedagogy is implemented throughout the learning process: students, staff and partner organisations learn together.

Fellmannia - a meeting place for learners

www.fellmannia.fi

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Niemi Campus

New spaces and facilities Modern spaces and modern educational technologies

Unity All faculties will be functioning under the same roof, which strengthens

unity and fellowship Multidisciplinarity

Cooperation between Lahti UAS faculties and with University of Helsinki, Aalto University and Lappeenranta University of Technology

Connections with companies Companies located at the campus enhance efficient student interaction

with working life. There are approximately 50 companies at Lahti Science Park at Niemi.

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Active International Co-operation

International Activities

190 partner universities in 44 countries International research and development activities Multilateral projects and courses International exhibitions, competitions and excursions Joint intensive courses with partner institutions

Student and staff mobility (2013)• 239 outgoing students• 158 incoming students

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Active in international networks

ATLAS - Association for Tourism and Leisure Education BusinessPlus - a Joint Nordic Programme Businet - Network for the Development of Business Education Programmes CDIO™ INITIATIVE (Conceiving — Designing — Implementing — Operating) CILECT - International Association of Cinema and Television Schools CIRRUS - Nordic Baltic Network of Art and Design Education CUMULUS - International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and

Media EAIE - European Association for International Education ELIA - European League of Institutes of the Arts ENPHE - European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education FESET - European Social Educator Training Florence Network (Nursing, Midwifery and Health Care Institutions of Higher Education) MPI - Meeting Professionals International NIBS - Network of International Business Schools NordplusMusic SITE - Society of Incentive & Travel Executives

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Member of the FUAS Strategic Alliance

Federation of Universities of Applied Sciences

FUAS is a strategic alliance formed by HAMK, Lahti and Laurea Universities of Applied Sciences.

The strategic intent is to be an internationally respected alliance that strengthens the international competitiveness of the greater Helsinki metropolitan area, offering all the higher education, research and regional development services required by the area's business life and population.

The strategic goals of FUAS are implemented in practise through joint projects and working groups and in the future also with the help of a common strategic guidance operations model.

The three universities of applied sciences have 21 000 students and 1 700 staff members.

www.fuas.fi

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