Arcada University of Applied Sciences was established in Helsinki in 1996. Arcada University of Applied Sciences, originates from three different institutions: The Swedish Commercial College, Swedish Institute of Technology, Helsinki and Helsinki Swedish College of Nursing and Health Care. The owner of Arcada University of Applied Sciences is the Arcada Foundation.
Regardless of whether this is the first step in your career or if you are already well immersed in working life, Arcada offers education and courses that will ensure that you are fully equipped to tackle future challenges.
Arcada provides an innovative environment with a focus on research-based innovation in the business and public sectors, and with a strong interaction between teaching and research. The need for continuous and deep collaboration between education and research is needed, e.g. to prepare students for a knowledge-based, rapidly changing working life, where students also need to have the capability and knowledge to create their own workplaces.
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Learn more about the Global Student Satisfaction AwardsArcada's Administration Office prepares and implements decisions that are taken by the Rector or Arcada's collegiate administrative bodies, takes responsibility for Arcada's and Human Resources Administration. Recruitment of staff is also among the tasks of the Administration Office.
Arcada's Administration Office is under the leadership of the Administrative and HR Director. The Administrative and HR Director has the right to attend and express an opinion at all of Arcada's collegiate administrative bodies. The Administrative and HR Director is a member of the Management Group.
Almost 500 student apartments are found on Arcadas campus. As an Arcada student you are welcome to apply for accommodation on campus.
Students at Arcada often find an apartment through HOAS, the Foundation for Student Housing. HOAS maintains approximately 10 000 student apartments in the metropolitan region.You can also visit the HOAS Facebook page for more information.
The HOAS apartments usually consist of private rooms with a common kitchen and bathroom. Most of the apartments are unfurnished, but there is a small number of furnished flats with essential furnishing (table, chair, bed, not including linen or kitchenware!).
Arcada’s library, located in block C2, offers library and information services for Arcada’s students and staff.
The IT unit is responsible for the operation and development of Arcada's information system and IT infrastructure as well as operating IT-support.
The Head of the IT unit is responsible for the management, comprehensive development and operational plan of the unit.
The Arcada campus, built in 2004, is quite unique in Helsinki as it is a complete campus, with the university of applied sciences, student housing and the student union house close by. The campus is perfectly situated combining its own personal milieu with excellent transportation to the city centre and onwards. You reach the city centre in 20 minutes by bus or tram, and the closest metro stop isn’t far away either. Next to the student housing is a shopping mall, which offers everything you need in your daily life and the surrounding area offers excellent opportunities for leisure activities.
There are great opportunities to exercise and do sports at Arcada. As a student you can gain access to the Arcada hall.
At Arcada you will find four associations for students:
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Arcada University of Applied Sciences is one of the best Applied Sciences University in Finland. International Business is a bachelor degree. studied in English. My choose of major and minor are logistics and marketing.
Arcada UAS has been chosen as the best UAS in Finland in a couple of years now, so it’s a good place to study at. The teacher are friendly and helpful, and the classes are usually small so it’s easy to ask and start discussions during class. The campus is small, and there are cheap student dorms right next to the university building.
