Arcada University of Applied Sciences

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Arcada is a multi-professional university of applied sciences (UAS) with campus located in Arabianranta, Helsinki. We offer high quality practice-oriented higher education at both Bachelor’s and Master’s levels as well as further education in Swedish and English within, Business Administration, Sports, Media, Culture, Social and Health Care, Technology. Arcada was last audited in 2011 by Th...e Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council. You can read more about Arcada"s Management System here.
Innovative thinking for the sustainable development of society. Arcada is a Swedish university of applied sciences that promotes a bilingual Finland, offers demand-oriented professional education and conducts applied research. We co-create relevant solutions for a sustainable society.
The Arcada University of Applied Sciences is maintained by Arcada University of Applied Sciences Ltd. on the basis of a licence granted by the government in plenary session. Arcada University of Applied Sciences Ltd. is wholly owned by the Arcada Foundation.
The general framework for Arcada’s activities is defined in Arcada’s instructions. Arcada’s activities are also regulated by, current legislation relating to universities of applied science and limited liability companies, Arcada’s operating licence (granted by the government in plenary session), instructions from the Ministry of Education and Culture, The articles of association of the Arcada University of Applied Sciences Ltd. and Arcada’s internal policy documents, Arcada’s strategy, operational plan and the Finnish Corporate Governance Code, Arcada’s senior administration consists of the Board and rector of Arcada University of Applied Sciences Ltd.
Arcada strives for a continuous development of its activities and to be a nationally and internationally attractive and competitive institution of higher education. This is done by developing methods and routines of continually evaluating the relevance, effect and impact of the education and research activities.
Arcada"s quality management system is based on the PDCA-model or the so called Deming cycle. The purpose of the system is to create and establish improvement in everything we do by four steps: Plan – Do – Check – Act.)
The Arcada quality culture is based on result awareness, individual taking of responsibility and an open climate/dialogue and interaction with the environment. Everybody – both students as well as staff – contributes to Arcada" reaching the goals by taking personal responsibility, common activity and an open communication.
The direct communication between heads, lecturers, instructors, tutors, researchers, students and administrative staff constitute an important ingredient in the Arcada quality structure. The personal contact areas are of the greatest relevance when collecting information on the contents of the studies and study environment.
The quality in the activities is monitored with the support of annual quality reports and in two internal quality discussions with the departments and units. The Management group regularly follows up on how Arcada’s operations are running and how the development work is actualized.
The Quality Teams of the departments develop and continuously follow up on the quality of the education, and under the direction of the head of department are responsible for seeing that the student reconnection works and that the information/data is used to improve quality.
The Board of the University follows up on how the functions are developed in accordance with the strategy of the university and how the functions are adapted to changes in the operational environment.
Arcada"s operative activities are split up into the teaching departments, the studies" support functions, administrative functions and financial functions. The cooperation between the departments is characterised by open communication, a focus on results and the aim to maximise the benefit for the whole of Arcada.
Arcada offers vocationally oriented university education and engages in research and development to assure the availability of a Swedish-speaking workforce and contribute to a vital bilingualism. The educational activities are organised in four departments for awarding degrees. The degree programmes in the same sector cooperate in clusters.
The research and development activities are an integrated part of the education and are focused on strategically selected profile fields, where research and development take place in teaching teams lead by a principal lecturer. Research and development is run in networks of research institutes and other universities nationally and internationally.
The operational activities are organised into four educational departments

• Department of Business Management and Analytics
• Department of Energy and Materials Technology
• Department of Health and Welfare
• Department of Culture and Communication

Each educational department is under the leadership of a Head of Department.