3. Lahti
Lahti is a city of design and a pioneer in environmental expertise
and one of the leading winter sports venues in the world. The
lively cultural life and diverse ridge and lake scenery of the region
makes Lahti a unique destination. Surrounded by the beautiful
and unspoiled nature, it offers a stimulating and safe studying
environment for both Finnish and international students.
City of Lahti
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Population over
120.000
The 8th
biggest city in Finland
4. 5000 students
410international
degree
students
400employees
200incoming
exchange
students
250outgoing
exchange
students
9 Master’s degree
programmes 2 in English
16 Bachelor’s degree
programmes 3 in English
Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Lahti UAS, is a multidisciplinary
higher education institution located in the southern part of Finland with
around 5000 students and 400 employees.
Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes have been designed
to respond to the demands of the future working life. Integrative
pedagogy as a frame leads students’ way towards authentic learning
environments. The practice based research and development activities
are closely integrated to students’ learning processes.
Lahti University
of Applied Sciences
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5. Inspiring Learning
Environment
The broad range of learning environments at Lahti UAS support self-guided
development, which creates a basis for comprehensive learning of multiprofessional
competences: projects, simulations, student cooperative, e-learning and work-related
learning. The final thesis is closely connected to RDI and working life.
Experiments,
protos and demos
Transformative
learning
Entrepreneurship
6.
7. 7
Business Information Technology ENG
International Business ENGProcess and Materials Engineering: wood
technology, polymer and fiber technology
FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY
Mechanical Engineering: mechatronics
Information and Communications
Technology: media technology, software
engineering, data networks
Energy and Environmental Engineering:
environmental engineering, urban and rural
planning
Business Administration
FACULTY OF BUSINESS
Business Logistics
International Trade
Service Management
Tourism and Hospitality Management
Nursing ENG
FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE
Physiotherapy
Social Services
Design: fashion design, furniture design,
industrial design, interior architecture,
jewellery design, packaging design and
branding, vehicle design
INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
Media: graphic design, media content
design, photography
Urban Sustainability ENG
Digital Technologies
Smart Industries and New Business
Concepts
International Business Development
ENG
Business Management and Regenerative
Leadership
Social and Health Care Development and
Management
Promoting Welfare of Children and
Young People
Social and Health Care Digitisation
and Business Expertise
Regenerative Design and Media
Competence
BACHELORMASTER
ENG = The degree programme is in English.
Flexible Professional Studies
8. 8
Dynamic International
Cooperation
Teacher and staff exchange
Exhibitions and competitions
Research and development projects
200 partner universities in 46 countries
Student exchange 200+incoming students
250+outgoing students
Practical training abroad
300+incoming students
Summer School & Winter School
& International courses 300+outgoing students
9. 9
Global Education
Services
We offer tailored training and consulting services worldwide. Our
educational products are focused on capacity building as well as
offering expertise and educational services for organizations and
educational institutions.
Tailored further
education solutions
Development of
degree programmes
Consulting in education
reforming
10. RDI for Local and
Global Challenges
Lahti University of Applied Sciences is an innovative partner in applied research,
development and innovation (RDI). One of our statutory task is to conduct RDI activities
for the benefit of the employment sector, regional development and Lahti UAS
education. We promote the regional competitiveness in close cooperation with the local
employment sector and provide our students with multidisciplinary real-life business
and industry projects to work on. This means that the RDI activities are work-related
and aimed at finding, developing and producing new or improved products, production
systems, methods and services for the region’s needs.
Smart industry
Design Wellbeing and
regenerative growth
Clean and dynamic
environment
FOCUS AREAS
11. Pre-primary education, 6 years’ olds
Basic education, 7–16 years’ olds
Comprehensive school
Marticulation
examination
General upper
secondary schools
Bachelor’s degrees
Universities
Bachelor’s degrees
University of Applied Sciences
Master’s degrees
Universities
Doctoral degrees
Licentiate degrees
Universities
Master’s degrees
University of Applied Sciences
Vocational Institutions
Work experience
Work experience 3 yearsWork
experience
3 years
Vocational
qualifications
Further/special
vocational
qualifications
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FINNISH EDUCATION SYSTEM
