A total of 282 students completed their degree at Arcada during the spring semester, despite the challenging scenario caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation does not seem to have had a significant effect on Arcada’s number of graduating students.
In order to combat climate change, knowledge about environmental impact is crucial for the new generation of engineers. The understanding of circular economy and skills to calculate carbon footprint are essential.
To alleviate the societal effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Arcada will, as of 17 April, offer Open Studies courses for free to the unemployed and temporarily laid-off. All courses will be free of charge until the end of 2020.
What will be the role of the humanoid robot in the Finnish society and on the labor market? How do we deal with the ethical dilemmas that AI and robots bring?
Henrika Franck, Arcada's Vice Rector in charge of research, development and innovation activities, has been appointed Vice Chairman of the national Forum for International Affairs in Higher Education and Research.
