Around European rural areas, many companies are in a situation where finding new forms of earning is necessary to enable them to make a living and develop their operations.

Around European rural areas, many companies are in a situation where finding new forms of earning is necessary to enable them to make a living and develop their operations.
This article aims to look at how can global education is a part of teaching at Lapland UAS and how can its results be seen. It provides a case study of former International Project Management specialization study programme and current training within KATOS project aiming to increase EU funded project competence among relevant regional stakeholders.
Knowledge sharing and acquisition forms the foundation for international collaboration during which knowhow is exchanged and new perspectives are gained. Lapland UAS has an established network of international partners and has been involved in various international activities to enhance its global reach and address the strategic issues concerning internationalisation.
Entrepreneurs and organisations can collaborate with International Business students in various ways. For example, they can provide students with thesis ideas and topics, offer practical training positions, and participate in different sorts of events and even lectures.
Tourism companies in Lapland are in many ways trailblazers for internationalisation, when it comes to marketing, serving customers and managing human resources internationally. In this article, we demonstrate how international students can concretely enrich the intercultural competence in local businesses.
Arctic areas, as intrinsically challenging operating areas, require a knowledge of Arctic conditions and the impacts of long distances on activities. In recent years, considerable development work has been conducted in the circular economy field.
Today, networking between individuals and organizations more often takes place digitally. For small firms it is a good way to expand the partnerships and to find new customers. My wish is that also in future, Lapland UAS, together with partners, will look to the future and support cross-border projects and educational programmes where the young generation learns about the opportunities of the European Arctic.
A novel method – Planet-Centric Design – combines service design with systems thinking. The Idea is to increase master degree students’ awareness of sustainability in the design of new services and business concepts. Based on the student feedback, the implementation of the course was successful.
International students often do not seem to be given the chance to actually get acquainted with local Finnish people, as they instead opt to interact and experience local sights with other non-native students in the end. The Culture Bump initiative is to make planners and participants from different countries and cultures interact with one another.
The cooperation between UAS Technikum Wien and Lapland UAS facilitates student and staff exchange and networking. Over the years, the cooperation has evolved over various fields and formats.
Erasmus Goes Green -project finda solutions to reduce the transport-related carbon footprint of higher education students and staff taking part in Erasmus mobility. When it comes to Finland, Lapland and carbon footprint, we cannot change our remote geographical location in Europe. What we can do, however, is to provide exchange students a country with a well working public transportation system.
Health Africa Network comprises of eight Universities of Applied Sciences in the fields of Health Care, Social Work and Nutrition in Finland and two partner universities in Kenya and Uganda. Each year International Services of Lapland UAS provides exchange opportunities for students and staff of health care and social services.
Sosiaalinen pääoma voi olla joko sisään- tai ulospäin suuntautuvaa. Kansainväliset opiskelijayhteisöt edesauttavat ulospäin suuntautuvan sosiaalisen pääoman syntymistä. Suvi Järvensivulla on kokemusta myös vapaaehtoistyöstä Israelissa, mikä oli myös hyvä tapa päästä osaksi kansainvälistä yhteisöä.
At the moment one will find more than fifty different EU Funding programmes. With built EU project management competence among regional actors in Lapland, it is expected that in the future there will be better understanding about EU external funding and how organisations can apply for it.
Älykäs erikoistuminen tarkoittaa alueellista erilaistumista, jossa esimerkiksi Lapin maakunta alueena tunnistaa omat vahvuutensa, kehittämispotentiaalinsa ja voimavaransa sekä yhdistää voimansa. Olet todennäköisesti jo mukana.
BRIDGE-hankkeessa hyödynnetään monipuolisesti digitaalisia etätyökaluja tiedonjakosovelluksista kokonaisvaltaisiin yhteistyöalustoihin jo keväästä 2019 asti ja aivan erityisesti tänä vuonna.