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NORTH KARELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
North Karelia University of
Applied Sciences (NKUAS) is the easternmost University of Applied Sciences in
Finland and the European Union. We operate in North Karelia, which is itself the
easternmost province of Finland. Our goal is to produce a high quality and
efficient response to the demands of modern working life. Maintained by the city
of Joensuu, NKUAS is a higher education institution that receives its funding
from the Ministry of Education. North Karelia University of Applied Sciences
recognises the opportunities open to well-trained experts in the developing
technological, business and cultural environment. In this way it ensures a firm
foundation for the challenges of the future.
North Karelia University of
Applied Sciences is well located, surrounded by innovative enterprises, a
traditional and active cultural life, and unspoiled nature. In addition, its
well-developed know-how concerning EU-programmes makes its position unique when
compared to many other educational institutions in the region.
We have
approximately 4000 students and 400 staff members altogether.
VISION,
MISSION AND OPERATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED
SCIENCES
Vision
The multidisciplinary North Karelia University of
Applied Sciences provides broad-based, high-level and internationally
competitive higher vocational education and further education for the needs of
the changing regional and national industries, commerce and other working life,
as well as research and development which is aimed to benefit both the
University's own activities and the region's working
life.
Mission
The mission of the University of Applied Sciences is
to further the success of the enterprises and other working life in North
Karelia and the rest of Eastern Finland within its recognised areas of strength,
by using clients' needs as a starting point, to actively generate new skills and
abilities in entrepreneurship and professional expertise, and to offer young
people an internationally competitive alternative of higher education in North
Karelia.
Operational Philosophy
North Karelia University of
Applied Sciences operates in an active, client- and result-oriented way for
regional development by producing internationally competitive know-how,
professional expertise and entrepreneurial skills both independently and in
cooperation with industry, commerce and other working life. |
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