Centria University Of Applied Sciences

Centria University of Applied Sciences is a multidisciplinary, dynamic and inter­national higher education institution. We pride ourselves with offering students and staff an environ­ment that is innovative, caring and multicultural. Centria University of Applied Sciences is a young higher education institution, with 3,000 students and 300 staff members, we offer student centred teaching with plenty of practical experience. Centria University of Applied Sciences offers degree programmes in five different fields. Our fields of education are: Technology, Business, Social Services and Health Care, Culture and Humanities and Education. Eight of our bachelor programmes and one of our master’s programmes are taught in English. With over 500 international students, both degree-seeking and exchange students, internationaliza­tion is one of our core values. Over ten percent of our degree-seeking students are international students, coming from around 40 different countries. Beside education goes research, development and innovation services. The main function of Centria University of Applied Sciences' R&D is to create possibilities for the development of the region’s enterprises and communities. Centria University of Applied Sciences has the use of the know-how of the whole university staff, the laboratory services and the eager students, who significantly complement the experts’ work contribution to the profit of the region’s enterprises.