Annual Report 2018

For Arcada, 2018 was in many ways a year of radical change. A new rector in May, a new organisation in August, a new sports hall and a successful fundraising campaign were some of the important events that will carry the school into the future.

Key Figures

2613 Students 172 Staff 500 Graduates
1,4 M € External Research Funding 174 Publications and Productions  

In focus

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Rector's Review

For Arcada, 2018 was in many ways a year of radical change. A new rector in May, a new organisation in August, a new sports hall and a successful fundraising campaign were some of the important events that will carry the school into the future.

Research

During 2018 a renewed emphasis was placed on research and its visibility. This was highlighted by Arcada appointing its first vice-rector Henrika Franck, responsible for RDI, in August.

Education

A new record was set at Arcada in 2018, when a total of 500 students completed their bachelor’s or master’s degrees. Relevance and co-operation were key factors in developing new programmes within further education.

Fundraising

With a result of 6.2 million euro Arcada’s 2018 fundraising campaign surpassed all expectations and all set goals. Arcadas share of the 28 million euro raised by all the universities of applied sciences in the country was 22 percent. In relation to the number of students per school, Arcada was in a league of its own.