In the 2024 admission to the English-taught bachelor's programmes International Business and Mechanical and Sustainable Engineering, Arcada uses the Dutch OMPT test as a selection method. Fee-paying applicants who are accepted through OMPT receive a discount on the first year’s tuition fee.
Nina Brännkärr-Friberg is the engineering alumna whose life took a different direction. As Alumna of the Year 2023 at Arcada University of Applied Sciences, she wants to remind everyone that things don't always go as planned, but it usually turns out fine anyway.
Once upon a time, there was a society that rapidly digitally transformed. Digital services and tools became an important part of people's lives - in everyday life, work and school. Artificial intelligence came, not just to visit, but to settle down in the society. Who was this new inhabitant and how ethically reliable was it, people asked themselves?
Arcada University of Applied Sciences grants full scholarships to asylum seekers, refugees and persons who have applied for temporary protection in Finland. By covering all education costs, Arcada aims to improve access to higher education.
The academic year 2023-2024 started traditionally with the opening of the academic year on Wednesday 6 September at Arcada's campus. This year, the opening of the academic year also included the inauguration of the new education and research environment, Arcada Health Tech Hub.
Our everyday environment is far from accessible to everyone. How is the environment perceived by a person with visual impairment? How are different disabilities experienced in everyday activities? At Arcada, the end user is placed at the centre when these questions are answered and new health technology is developed.
