Established 1992 Phone +358 3 82818 Number of students 5,000 Academic staff 400 | Location Lahti, Finland President Outi Kallioinen Founded 1992 | |
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Address Ståhlberginkatu 10, 15110 Lahti, Finland Notable alumni Susanna Laine, Cheek, Kaisa Leka Similar HAMK Häme University, Laurea University of Applie, Helsinki Metropolia University, Tampere University of Applie, Haaga‑Helia University of Applie Profiles | ||
Lahti University of Applied Sciences (LUAS) (Finnish: Lahden ammattikorkeakoulu) is a multidisciplinary institution of higher professional education, formerly known as Lahti Polytechnic in Lahti, Finland.
Contents
- Briefly about LUAS
- Fields of Study
- Studies in English
- Studies in Finnish
- Member of FUAS
- Student Union
- References
LUAS is located in Southern Finland, 100 km from the capital of Helsinki. The six faculties of LUAS operate in a number of locations in Lahti, with the main central campus rea within a kilometre from the city centre, close to Lake Vesijärvi and the Salpausselkä outdoor recreation area.
Briefly about LUAS
Lahti University of Applied Sciences is owned by the municipalities of the Lahti region through the Lahti Region Educational Consortium. LUAS is an independent commercial undertaking within the Consortium. The head of Lahti University of Applied Sciences is President, Outi Kallioinen.
LUAS is a regional centre of expertise with over 5,000 students and approximately 400 full-time teaching staff. Annually LUAS employs about 70 part-time teachers from other academic institutions, business and industry.
The instruction is given at the Faculties. Within the Faculties there are in many cases Departments, which are responsible for individual degree programmes and main subjects. The head of a Department is normally a Principal Lecturer.
Fields of Study
LUAS operates in the fields of business, design and communication, fine arts, music, hospitality management, social and health care, technology and engineering and technology. LUAS has over 20 degree programmes with over 40 specialisation lines.
The bachelor's and master's degree programmes at LUAS have been designed to respond to the demands and development needs of business and industry. Active collaboration with business, industry and other organisation are an integral part of studies.
Faculties
Studies in English
Two Bachelor's degree programmes and one Master's degree programme are taught entirely in English. In addition, individual study modules and courses are available in English at faculties. Many courses, where instruction is not formally available in English, can be negotiated between the examiner and the student, especially in areas of art, design and music.
Bachelor's Degree Programmes
Master's Degree Programmes
Studies in Finnish
LUAS offers several studies taught in Finnish.
Faculty of Business Studies
Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality
Institute of Design and Fine Arts
Institute of Music and Drama
The Faculty of Technology
Faculty of Social and Health Care
The Ministry of Education and Culture has decided to foreclose the Degree Programmes of Fine Arts, Music and Drama and also Tourism and Hospitality due to the structural development of Universities of Applied Sciences.
Member of FUAS
Finland's largest alliance of universities of applied sciences, FUAS (Federation of Universities of Applied Sciences) came out of a partnership between HAMK, Lahti and Laurea universities of applied sciences. The FUAS institutions have around 21,000 students, representing approx. 15% of Finland's universities of applied sciences' students. It opens new doors for students, employers and the region.
Student Union
Lahti University of Applied Sciences has a very active student union, LAMKO. It has subdivisions at all of LUAS faculties.