NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

The largest Swedish-speaking University of Applied Sciences in Finland

About 4000 students and about 300 employees

Novia UAS offers: . Bachelor’s Degree Programmes in Swedish . Master’s Degree Programmes in Swedish . Bachelor’s Degree Programmes in English . Master’s Degree Programmes in English STUDIES AT NOVIA UAS

Studies at Universities of Applied Sciences: . are a practically-oriented alternative to . traditional university education . gives the students an excellent combination of different hands-on skills . give the students a strong theoretical knowledge base.

Bachelor level studies . comprise 210 – 270 credits . last for 3,5 – 4,5 years

Master level studies . comprise 60 – 90 credits . last for 1,5 – 2,5 years (part-time studies)

Yrkeshögskolan Novia - Novia University of Applied Sciences

Novia is located along the Swedish speaking coast of Finland

• Campus Jakobstad (Dean Sören Lillkung)

• Campus Vasa, Seriegatan (Dean Åsa Nyberg-Sundqvist)

• Campus Vasa, Wolffskavägen (Dean Jonas Waller) Jakobstad

Vaasa • Campus Åbo (Dean Thomas Böckelman)

• Campus Raseborg (Dean Eva Sandberg-Kilpi) Turku

Raseborg NOVIA UAS CAMPUSES

Novia is located along the Swedish speaking coast of Finland

Allegro in Jakobstad Dean Sören Lillkung 266 students

Vaasa, Seriegatan Dean Åsa Nyberg-Sundqvist 737 students These two campuses will move together to one big campus in 2017! Vaasa, Wolffskavägen Dean Jonas Waller 1118 students

Turku, Nunnegatan & Hertig Johans parkgata Dean Thomas Böckelman In Turku 1293 students

Raseborg Dean Eva Sandberg-Kilpi 514 students

BACHELOR’S DEGREES IN ENGLISH 2017

VASA - VAASA Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing, 210 ECTS

ÅBO - TURKU Bachelor of Marine Technology, Maritime Management, Captain, 270 ECTS

RASEBORG - RAASEPORI Bachelor of Natural Resources, Sustainable Coastal Management, 240 ECTS *

* Eligibility criteria: 120 ECTS of previous university level studies in a related field.

BACHELOR’S DEGREES IN SWEDISH 2016

CAMPUS ALLEGRO I JAKOBSTAD CAMPUS TURKU, NUNNEGATAN Bachelor of Culture and Arts Bachelor of Health Care Bachelor of Social Services CAMPUS VAASA, SERIEGATAN Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Health Care Bachelor of Beauty and Cosmetics CAMPUS TURKU, AURIGA BUSINESS CENTER Bachelor of Social Services Bachelor of Marine Technology

CAMPUS VAASA, WOLFFSKAVÄGEN CAMPUS RASEBORG Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Natural Resources Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Construction Management Bachelor of Engineering MASTER’S DEGREES IN ENGLISH 2017

ÅBO - TURKU Master of Culture and Arts 60 ECTS/ Master of Business Administration 90 ECTS/ Master of Hospitality Management 90 ECTS, Leadership and Service Design, 60 or 90 ECTS

Master of Engineering (seafaring) / Master of Marine Technology, Maritime Management, 60 ECTS

RASEBORG - RAASEPORI Master of Natural Resources, Natural Resource Management 60 ECTS

VASA – VAASA Master of Engineering, Automation Technology, 60 ECTS

DOUBLE DEGREES & CONTRACT EDUCATION In 2016

DOUBLE DEGREES CONTRACT EDUCATION

CAMPUS VAASA, WOLFFSKAVÄGEN GIGAMARE, Philippines Bachelor of Engineering in cooperation with Bachelor of Engineering (seafaring) Universitat de Lleida – Escola Politècnica Superior (UdL), in Spain.

CAMPUS TURKU, NUNNEGATAN Bachelor of Business Administration in cooperation with University of Applied Sciences Landshut, in Germany

A CERTIFIED ORGANISATION

. Novia UAS is certified by the international standards ISO 9001 for quality management systems. Novia UAS supports all students in their development in becoming conscious about quality and environmental issues.

. The Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council awarded the institution a quality label that is valid for six years beginning on 24 May 2012. The quality system fulfils the national criteria set for the quality management of higher education institutions, and the system corresponds to the European principles and recommendations for the quality management of higher education institutions.

INTERNATIONAL NOVIA

. Our objective is to offer students and personnel an international study environment through internationalization at home and abroad, to promote tolerance and understanding and to develop abilities to work in an international environment.

. Novias main focus areas are the Nordic countries, the Baltic Sea Region and China.

. About 200 international degree students STUDENT MOBILITY

. In 2014, 146 students from Novia went abroad for exchanges lasting over three months, and 261 for exchanges lasting under three months. The most popular countries were Germany, Sweden and Spain.

. 54 exchange students came to Novia for exchanges lasting over three months and 19 students for exchanges lasting less than three months. The most popular countries were Germany, Spain and France. NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

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