Once upon a time, there was a society that rapidly digitally transformed. Digital services and tools became an important part of people's lives - in everyday life, work and school. Artificial intelligence came, not just to visit, but to settle down in the society. Who was this new inhabitant and how ethically reliable was it, people asked themselves?
Arcada University of Applied Sciences grants full scholarships to asylum seekers, refugees and persons who have applied for temporary protection in Finland. By covering all education costs, Arcada aims to improve access to higher education.
The academic year 2023-2024 started traditionally with the opening of the academic year on Wednesday 6 September at Arcada's campus. This year, the opening of the academic year also included the inauguration of the new education and research environment, Arcada Health Tech Hub.
Our everyday environment is far from accessible to everyone. How is the environment perceived by a person with visual impairment? How are different disabilities experienced in everyday activities? At Arcada, the end user is placed at the centre when these questions are answered and new health technology is developed.
When communities worldwide were closed in the spring of 2020 as the COVID-19 disease pandemic hit the world, the consequences for higher education in Europe were extensive. In a flash, higher education activities were moved online without enough time for neither preparation nor planning. Both students and the universities' staff had to adapt to major changes in daily life. Follow-ups and evaluations showed that the universities coped with the change surprisingly well, but also that the challenges in teaching and learning were many, both for students and staff – this shows the newly Arcada and Ditepract published Best Practice Guide on the topic.
Arcada’s investment in the new learning and research environments is making strong progress in response to the rapid digital development in society. The support from foundations, companies and private persons has been great and thanks to this, the environments have come a long way, some almost to the finish line.
At Arcada, a knowledge centre is emerging, where digital business and service solutions are developed and tested towards the goal of making them safe and accessible to everyone. The centre will be a meeting platform for students, researchers and business representatives, with curiosity and knowledge as keywords.
Being able to recognise an emergency, call for help and start resuscitation can be the difference between life and death in a sudden cardiac arrest. Arcada University of Applied Sciences participates in the Kids Save Lives project that teaches children how to act in emergency situations.
