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Professor Mona Forsskåhl takes office as rector and CEO of Arcada University of Applied Sciences

“My vision is that Arcada will establish itself as Finland’s leading university in relation to its size,” says Forsskåhl, who takes office on 15 May.

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The Swedish Cultural Foundation donates one million euro to Arcada

The Swedish Cultural Foundation has announced that it will donate one million euro to Arcada. The funds will be added to Arcada’s basic capital and the returns on the capital will be used to develop Arcada’s operations.

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Arcada students renewed Buddyschool’s brand

Kaverikahvila became Buddyschool in the hands of Arcada students Emilia Leino and Josefin Rönnqvist, both studying online media at the Department of Culture and Communication. The project focuses on peer instruction in comprehensive schools and older pupils helping to teach younger ones.

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Arcada has received 2 million euro in donations

Arcada University of Applied Sciences is now launching the fundraising campaign ”Tomorrow’s heroes – Made by Arcada”. Since the beginning of the year Arcada has raised 2 million euro in donations.

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A significant increase in students graduating from Arcada during 2017

2017 saw a significant increase in students graduating from Arcada. A total of 457 students graduated from Arcada’s bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes in social and health care, sports, technology, business, media and culture.

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Arcada ranked first among Finnish UASs second year running

Arcada once again placed first in the yearly comparison of universities of applied sciences in Finland.

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Big Data Analytics – a new highly relevant master’s degree programme at Arcada

Starting autumn 2018 Arcada offers a new master’s degree programme for engineers in Big Data Analytics – a field with a drastically increasing demand for newly educated experts.

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Professor Mona Forsskåhl new rector and CEO at Arcada University of Applied Sciences

FD Mona Forsskåhl, professor in Nordic languages at the University of Helsinki, has been chosen as the new rector and CEO for Arcada University of Applied Sciences Ltd. Forsskåhl assumes her new position on 15 May 2018.

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Unique solutions – Arcada UAS builds student accommodation with a highly equipped sports hall in Arabianranta

In August Arcada University of Applied Sciences will start building new student housing facilities with its own sports hall in Hermannin rantatie in Helsinki. The combination of student apartments and sports facilities makes this a one-of-a-kind building in Helsinki.

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