Information of Laurea

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Finland in a Nutshell

The second northernmost country in the world, land frontiers: 586 km with Sweden, 727 km with Norway, 1269 km with RussiaTotal area 338,145 km2

Population 5,4 millionPopulation density 17 inhabitants / km2

Capital: HelsinkiMember of the European Union since 1995

Two official languages: Finnish and SwedishThe most studied foreign language: EnglishOfficial religions: 85 % Lutheran, 1% OrthodoxRepublic - President: Mr Sauli NiinistöFinnish Nature: 4 seasons, 30 000 islands, 200 000 lakes, 2/3 of the area is covered by forests

Finland in a Nutshell

DESCRIPTION OF FINNISH HIGHER

EDUCATION

DEGREES

University of Applied Sciences

Master’s degrees

University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor’s degrees

Finnish Education System

The Finnish education system consists of pre-school education, comprehensive school, post-comprehensive general and vocational education, higher education and adult education.Higher education is provided by 16 academic universities and 25 universities of applied sciences.

Source: Ministry of Education

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Laurea – Prime Mover

• Laurea is a research-oriented and developmental university of applied sciences.

• www.laurea.fi

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Operating Environment of Laurea

• Laurea operates in the Greater Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which produces approximately 50% of Finland’s gross domestic product.

• In its operating environment, Laurea is specializing in service innovations and focusing on regional development of the metropolitan area.

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Laurea’s Units

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Laurea in Figures

• Total amount of students (2011) 7620

• Average study time (2011)• Young students 4,18

years• Adult students 3,27

years

• The employment rate of graduates is the best in the country with 89,9% according to the latest national statistics (2010).

• Staff members 518

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The Focus Areas of Laurea

1. Service operations2. Nursing expertise and ability to cope at

home3. Security, safety and social responsibility4. Student entrepreneurship

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 Laurea is a Networked, Multi-disciplinary and International Promoter of Students’ Professional Growth.• Laurea offers 17 Bachelor's Degree

Programmes and 9 Master's Degree Programmes

• Students can supplement their basic studies with optional studies from any other degree programme, in order to build their desired career paths.

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Fields of Study at Laurea

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• Physiotherapy• Nursing• Hotel and

Restaurant Management

• Beauty and cosmetics

• Business Management

• Tourism• Facility Management• Correctional services• Social Services• Information Technology• Security Management

Pedagogical Strategy

• Laurea’s strategic choice is to integrate its three main tasks: education, regional development and R&D.

• Learning by Developing (LbD) is an innovative operating model based on authenticity, creativity, partnership and experiential approach.

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Learning by Developing – a Unique Way to Study

• The working life oriented learning method Learning by Developing is a pedagogical innovation developed by Laurea.

• The LbD -projects are conducted in partnership with the working life.

• For students LbD is a new way to get the competence needed in working life: they grow from learners into experts with excellent employment opportunities within their specific fields.

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Our role in the project1) WP 5, Transfer Two: Experience working

with trainers of stage 4 older learners. The workshop is in Finland together with the Slovenian partners.

2) WP 8, Quality Assurance

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mHealth Booster –project

as an example of pedagogical innovations at Laurea

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mHealth boostermHealht booster is an RDI (research-, development and innovation) project of

Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Started in August 2013 and will be implemented during the year 2014

Funded by the European Social Fund and the Uusimaa Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY)

Operated jointly by Laurea’s Otaniemi and Tikkurila units, in cooperation with the cities of Espoo and Vantaa

Purpose of the projectis to plan and co-create mHealth services

1. with and for the elderly people living independently in cooperation with professionals and entrepreneurs

2. with and for young people in order to avoid exclusion

is to establish permanent development environments addressing to the development of mHealth services

is to support the creation of the new jobs for ICT people

Development environmentsCity of Espoo, technology showrooms

▶ Soukka Service Center ▶ Tapiola Health Care Center (Welfare Market Place)

City of Vantaa▶ Showroom and Technology Library▶ A mobile application for the youth

Health technology products, solutions and services are tested and developed through Action research and user-driven methods in real life as Living Lab approach

An example of a user driven workshop A musical puzzle testing

sessiontogether withelderly people, the company Mubik Ltd, and the mHealth booster actors

Examples of solutions

Mubik-senior (music game)Vega - the GPS safety solution and praceletSmall Circle (video phone service for the

elderly) Safera (stove guard)Biisafe – Buddy (safety button)Veloped-walkerand many more…