Laurea University of Applied Sciences

Laurea University of Applied Sciences

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Vantaa, Finland

Laurea University of Applied Sciences believes in interaction and encounters between people; the ability to meet another person is our most valuable capital. Service management is based on understanding people, marketing and sales on understanding customers, nursing and social work on understanding clients, and safety on understanding people and users.

3 Masters
600 Academic Staff
7,800 Students

Top reasons to study here

Laurea focuses on service business, expertise in nursing as well as security, safety and social responsibility.
Laurea has a strong regional development role with the promise "together we are stronger".
The pedagogical model Learning by Developing is based on authentic encounters with the world of work.

Master's Programmes

Business & Management (2)

M.B.A. Leading Transformational Change
M.B.A. Service Innovation and Design

Applied Sciences & Professions (1)

MHC Global Health and Crisis Management

Medicine & Health (1)

MHC Global Health and Crisis Management

Social Sciences (1)

MHC Global Health and Crisis Management

About

History

Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Laurea UAS, formerly Vantaa University of Applied Sciences and Espoo-Vantaa University of Applied Sciences) began operating in Vantaa in 1991 as one of the first universities of applied sciences to be granted an experimental licence in Finland.

Education

Laurea has six different Bachelor's Programmes and three Master's programmes. Find out which one of them suits you best and apply!

Research

Laurea's fields of expertise in RDI activities are sustainable and versatile social and health care, coherent security, service business and circular economy, entrepreneurship as well as pedagogy Co-creation.

Laurea University of Applied Sciences Scholarships

Master Bachelor PhD

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Education Future International Scholarship

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Education Future

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BeArt-Presets Academic Scholarship Program

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Study a Masters in Europe Scholarships

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ACES Scholarships

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ACES Education Fund

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ServiceScape Scholarship

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The Smooth Movers Scholarship

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The Smooth Movers

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Various benefits

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

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U.S. government

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World Universities Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship

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The Ramsay Centre

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Scholarship for students with disabilities

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Anonymous Hope Fund

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Med School Insiders Balance & Wellness Scholarship

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Med School Insiders

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Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship

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The Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship Program

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Ramage Law Group Adopted Child Scholarship

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The Ramage Law Group

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The Crowder Law Firm Scholarship

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The Crowder Law Firm

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The Blossom Law Caregiver Scholarship

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Global Innovation Challenge

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Social Shifters

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Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest

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Ayn Rand Institute

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Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters scholarships

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European Commission

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The Bill Walsh Scholarship

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ACES: The Society for Editing

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Pinsky Law New Venture Development Scholarship

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Dermadry Hyperhidrosis Scholarship

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Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2023

GSSA 2023

The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2023. Universities with a score above 4.0 (out of 5) in any of the 8 award categories, receive Badges of Excellence. Congratulations!

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Services

Student services

The Student Affairs Offices serve the students on all Laurea campuses. They provide advice on issues related to study rights, registration procedures, smooth progress of the studies in general and graduation.

Housing services

A HOAS home will create a good background for your studies and life in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Every year, HOAS provides a safe housing alternative to thousands of students.
For exchange students, HOAS provides furnished flats. This service is tailor-made to ensure that there are furnished apartments available for exchange students who stay in the region for one term or for one full academic year. In the Helsinki region, the rental level is high and it is difficult to find affordable furnished flats for this kind of short term needs.

Student Life

Campus life

Hyvinkää

At the multidisciplinary campus in Hyvinkää you can study among nearly 1000 students to be a Bachelor of Health Care, a Bachelor of Social Services, or a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Leppävaara

In the learning environments of the Leppävaara campus, development projects are implemented together with the students, personnel, enterprises and other collaborative partners.

Lohja

On Laurea's Lohja campus, students are active partners for companies, organisations and public bodies during their studies. The studies are oriented toward the working life.

Otaniemi
Porvoo
Tikkurila

Student Reviews

Good Experience

Shamima Liza rated 4 out of 5 stars

i am only started my study here. i met up with my course teacher and fellows, they are so nice and helpful.

Possibility to choose

Provided by ESN rated 4 out of 5 stars

At Laurea we have the opportunity to be involved in many projects. You can create your own curriculum, which is a big plus. Teachers are always ready to help students with their problems.

Laurea - good UAS

Provided by ESN rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have liked studying in Laurea, its very multicultural and nice.

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