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Joint forces against the pandemic

A high vaccination rate is one of our main weapons against the ongoing corona pandemic. Among Arcada's staff, students and alumni, there are a number of heroes who volunteer as vaccinators in their spare time. All in order to end the pandemic.

Category: News

Arcada builds a unique knowledge centre with focus on health tech

The new learning environment, Arcada Health Tech Hub, offers students, professional occupational therapists and physiotherapists, researchers and companies a space where they can come together around health technology. The centre is built with the support of donations to the fundraising campaign Arcada 25 launched in celebration of Arcada’s 25th anniversary. 

Category: Press release

Arcada participates in the campaign I am anti-racist 24.1–6.2

The Ministry of Justice and The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman are today launching an anti-racist campaign aimed at young adults. Arcada participates in the campaign by raising these issues in our channels and encouraging students and staff to share their thoughts and experiences of racism.

Category: News

Application to Arcada’s master’s degree programmes and Nursing is open 5–19.1.2022

The application period for the bachelor’s degree programme Nursing and our English-language master's degree programmes has now begun. The application is open until 19 January 2022 (3 p.m. Finnish time). Find out more about the programmes by clicking on the links below. Bachelor level:

Category: Education

Rector Mona Forsskåhl elected to Arene's board

Arcada's Rector Mona Forsskåhl has been elected to the Board of the Rectors’ Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences Arene. The new board took office on 1 January.

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Apply to Arcada's Bachelor's Degree Programmes in English 15.12.2021–25.2.2022

The application period to Arcada's bachelor's degree programmes International Business and Mechanical and Sustainable Engineering has now begun, and will remain open until 25th February 2022.

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Unique project teaches Arcada’s students soft skills for the future

Soft skills are essential in the workplace of the future. To accommodate this need, Arcada together with a group of partners from institutions in the Nordic and Baltic regions is developing a new project helping students to train the required skills.

Category: Research

Ditepract, Erasmus+ project

The Ditepract project began with a kick off meeting in April this year. The project has started quickly and efficiently in accordance with the project plan.

Category: Pedagogical development work

New project to prevent problems with acid sulphate soils using a mobile app

The new HaSuRiski project draws up risk maps of acid sulphate soils in Finland. Within the project, a prototype for a mobile application will be developed. The app uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to model the risk maps and will help experts plan land use in high-risk areas.

Category: Press release