Lahti University of Applied Sciences focuses on design, the environment, and developing welfare services. It has two main competence areas: welfare and business, and design and technology. The university offers 21 bachelor's and 9 master's degree programs across fields like business, design, fine arts, music, hospitality, healthcare, and technology. It has over 4,800 degree students. The university participates actively in research collaborations to support teaching, working life, and regional development, with over 6 million euros in annual RDI volume. Its strategic focus areas are practice-based innovation, integrated pedagogy, student entrepreneurship, design, the environment, and developing welfare services.

1. ENPHE-conference 2013ENPHE-conference 2013
Lahti, FinlandLahti, Finland
OPENING WORDS
Dr. Outi Kallioinen, President of LUAS
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2. Lahti University of Applied Sciences
Mission
 The mission of Lahti University of Applied Sciences is to educate experts
and real professionals for different sectors with a proactive and productive
approach, and help to regenerate the region's competence base.
Lahti UAS has two competence areas:
 Welfare and Business
Faculty of Social and Health Care, Faculty of Business Studies,
Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality
 Design and Technology
Institute of Design and Fine Arts, Institute of Music and Drama,
Faculty of Technology
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3. Studies at Lahti UAS
Study fields
business
design and communication
fine arts
music
hospitality management
social and health care
technology and engineering
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• 21 Bachelor’s Degree Programmes
• 9 Master’s Degree Programmes
• Professional specialisation studies
• Open university studies
• Further education
• 5 Degree Programmes in English
• 21 Bachelor’s Degree Programmes
• 9 Master’s Degree Programmes
• Professional specialisation studies
• Open university studies
• Further education
• 5 Degree Programmes in English

4. Number of degree students
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Total number of degree students 4834

5. 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 €) 6,4
RDI integrated credits 37 098
Publications 234 (incl. 82 artistic work)
Personnel man-years in RDI 73,9
2012

6. Our focus areas are design, environment
and the development of welfare services
Focus areas
Design, environment, and the development
of welfare services according to the Lahti
region strategy for competitiveness and
economy.
Profiles
Our profiles are integrated pedagogy,
practise-based innovation, and student
entrepreneurship.

7. Strategic focus areas and profiles
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Practice-based innovationPractice-based innovation
Integrated pedagogyIntegrated pedagogy
Student entrepreneurshipStudent entrepreneurship
DesignDesign
EnvironmentEnvironment
The
development
of welfare
services
The
development
of welfare
services

8.  New products, spaces, services, experiences and systems are developed
through design thinking, in cooperation with users and businesses
 A good example of a cross-disciplinary competence area is service design,
which introduces design thinking into service development in different fields.
 Lahti region aims to become the leading cleantech cluster for environmental
research, education and business.
 By 2017, Lahti University of Applied Sciences will be a nationally and
internationally recognised educator, developer and research organisation in
environmental technology and cleantech competence.
6. lokakuuta 20138
ENVIRONMENT
DESIGN
FOCUS AREAS:

9.  In the Europe 2020 Strategy, innovation partnerships are identified as key
methods for solving societal challenges.
 LUAS is focused on the welfare of the aged and families, the prevention of
exclusion, the service and management system reform, the production of e-
welfare services, and the promotion of service entrepreneurship.
 Lahti region is a mega-province in sports, and exercise as a health-
promoting activity is highlighted in the region's strategy for competitiveness
and the economy.
 A joint objective is to turn the Lahti region into a centre of excellence for
research, competence, education and business in health-promoting
exercise.
DEVELOPING WELFARE SERVICES

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Lahti Region – The Inspiring Environment