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Onboarding internationally educated nurses in the Nordic countries

This blog post reports the findings from a master thesis (Husted, 2024) that explored existing research on onboarding practices for internationally educated nurses in Nordic countries with the aims to identify best practices and recommend guidelines based on global standards and the theory of organisational socialisation.

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A passage into cultural sustainability in Web3

In a time of global crisis, the only thing that is certain is constant change. A multitude of sectors and groups in society are trying to deal with the crisis. One such sector is the cultural heritage sector. Our world is full of cultural heritage that needs to be preserved: artifacts, knowledge, sites, buildings, monuments. Climate change, wars and the sheer volume of heritage that we should preserve makes this into an enormous task.

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Designing and 3D printing a bow thruster propeller

This blog post is by Wilhelm Guarnieri and Robin Calander, students on the Process- och materialteknik programme at Arcada. It follows the journey from a simple idea to a 3D-printed bow thruster tested at sea, showcasing modern design, hands-on engineering, and the challenges of using polymers in marine environments.

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Arcada at EMS2025 conference in Stockholm

For three days, the front dock of the Waterfront Congress Center in downtown Stockholm swarmed with Swedish ambulance units, splashing blue lights onto the high center walls like an urban art show, while emergency professionals walked in and out at a brisk pace. The EMS 2025 congress filled the center halls with sessions on around emergency care, keynotes from Lee Wallis of WHO, and Sofia Iveslätt of Medicines sans Frontiers, who highlighted the need for basic education and working in war-torn areas.

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Artificial intelligence in elderly care: a double-edged innovation?

This blog post summarises key findings of our bachelor’s thesis in healthcare AI-driven Technologies in Elderly Care: Benefits and Challenges (Mitra & Alam, 2025). The thesis aimed to explore recent developments in the use of AI-based tools in elderly care.

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It takes a system to save a life – reflections from EMS2025

The EMS2025 conference in Stockholm in June was jam-packed with content by global and local experts from the European Emergency Medical Services (EMS) field, sparking consideration of some of the main points that EMS will need to consider developing in the future. Based on our perspective, what are some main take-home messages from all of this?

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Conversations of simulation: lessons from SESAM 2025 in Valencia

SESAM conferences have become a crucial keystone in the continuous development and conversations around simulation in healthcare. The Society for Simulation in Europe, or SESAM, is one of the biggest global societies in simulation. This year, SESAM 2025 was hosted in Valencia.

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