Laurea University of Applied Sciences

LAUREA University of Applied Sciences

Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
Ratatie 22,
01300 Vantaa, 
FINLAND

 

ERASMUS Code: SF VANTAA06

Website: https://www.laurea.fi/en

Telephone: +358 9 88687400

 

Number of inhabitants in the city: 200 055

Number of students in the university: 7 500

 

Programme: Business and Administration

Academic calendar:

Spring semester:   First week of January to last week of May

Autumn semester: Last week of August to mid December

Courses:

Use the link below to see the courses taught in English.

https://soleops.laurea.fi/opsnet/disp/en/ops_TotsuHaku/tab/fet/sea

 

Accommodation: Laurea does not have its own student dormitories or other housing for students. Student accommodation is available with student housing associations.

 

Useful information:  

  • Vantaa is a city that is located in the inner core of the Finnish Capital Region and is therefore in close proximity to Helsinki – it is also the 4th biggest city in Finland
  • LAUREA University has a Student Union that organises events, trips and parties for students; There is also a gym for weight lifting training available
  • The costs of living will be between 700€ and 900€ per month
  • The city offers a lot of opportunities for recreation – there are hiking routes and exercise trails all over the city and you can go fishing in the fishing areas; The city is home to several public swimming pools as well as sports halls and fields and other locations and facilities for various sports
  • The city has several theatres, both professional and amateur, as well as four cinemas; There are several museums and also the science centre Heureka; Several shopping centres and many different shops and boutiques are available for the ultimate shopping experience
  • The city has a very good developed infrastructure and public transportation system; Helsinki Airport is located in Vantaa

Courses

Semester

ECTS

Bachelor's Thesis 

Autumn 2016-2017

15

Basic Finnish 1 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Basic Finnish 2 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Building internet enabled markets 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Business Game 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Business Game 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Business Models and Entrepreneurship 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Business Operations 

Autumn 2016-2017

10

Business Simulation 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Capabilities in International Business 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Capital Investment Analysis 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Career Planning 

Autumn 2016-2017

2

Change Leadership and

Service Culture 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Corporate Social Responsibility 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Cross-Cultural Issues in

Service Development 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Current Topics in Service Design 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Customer-oriented Marketing 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Deep Customer Insights

through Ethnographic Research 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Design Thinking 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Development towards

Professional Expertise and Interaction 

Autumn 2016-2017

10

E-Commerce Developer

and Specialist 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Electronic Business and

Its Development  

Autumn 2016-2017

10

English for Managers

and Professionals 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

English for Service Development 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Entrepreneurship in Service 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

eServices and Their Development  

Autumn 2016-2017

15

Futures Thinking and

Foresight Methodologies 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Global Operating Environment 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Global Operating Environment 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Intermediate Finnish 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Management Accounting and

Control in Service 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Management of Business Networks 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Managerial Work and

Effective Communication in Organization 

Autumn 2016-2017

10

Master's Thesis 

Autumn 2016-2017

10

New Service Development

and Innovative Business Models 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Oral skills in Swedish 

Spring 2016-2017

0

Organizational Management

and Leadership 

Autumn 2016-2017

10

Placement 1 

Autumn 2016-2017

15

Placement 2 

Autumn 2016-2017

15

Pricing in Service Business 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Professional Communication in English 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Profitable Business 

Spring 2016-2017

10

Research and Development Methods 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Research Communications

and Project Management Skills 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Service as Business 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Service Design in Digital Context 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Service Design Process and Methods 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Service Innovations 

Autumn 2016-2017

10

Service Logic-Based

Strategic Management 

Autumn 2016-2017

5

Service Marketing and Selling 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Social Innovation and

Social Responsibility 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Tools for Professional Development 

Autumn 2016-2017

2

Tools for Visual Communication

in Service Design 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Visual Research Methods in Design 

Spring 2016-2017

5

Working Life Competences 

Autumn 2016-2017

1

 

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