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Respect and inclusion in focus as Arcada opened the new academic year

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.

Event

Teaching and learning of practical skills in social and health care in challenging times

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.

Pedagogical development work

Arcada's new knowledge centre for future human-centred digital solutions emerging

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.

Fundraising

There is no age limit for saving lives

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.

Education

Nordic co-operation in new course at Arcada

During two weeks, students from Arcada University of Applied Sciences and Kristiania University College in Norway gathered for a new course in Integrated Business Planning. The course is a unique collaboration between the higher education institutions with the aim of exchanging cross-border knowledge in a new subject.

Education