At Karelia, we are committed to developing your skills through pedagogical principles that we follow in the planning, implementation, assessment and development of teaching. These principles guide your learning and the work of our staff, for your benefit.
As a learner, you are at the centre
As a Karelia student, you are an active learner: you identify your competence needs and set goals for your learning. You are independent, active and take responsibility for your learning and professional development.
We promote your learning through dialogic teaching, assessment and feedback. At the same time, we boost your motivation, well-being and progress in your studies. We build flexible learning pathways for you.
Did you know? Karelia graduates appreciate that the co-operation with their teachers is collaborative, proactive, fair and equitable.
A community that supports your learning
Karelia is a higher education community where you can feel you belong and where we encounter you as an individual. Our community is approachable with a personal touch, safe and diverse.
We actively support the formation of student communities in face-to-face and online environments. Collaborative learning is relevant to developing the skills you will need at work in the future. We emphasise internationalisation and responsibility in our activities. The student body and each of us plays a big role in building a student community.
Did you know? Karelia graduates particularly value the support they receive from their student community and the development of their own teamwork, interaction and presentation skills in their studies.
Together with work life
We work in close cooperation and interaction with local companies and other partners. We identify changing and future skills needs and support the renewal of work life and society.
We prepare you to work in your future profession, to apply theory to practice, to experiment and to innovate. We build on your existing knowledge and networks in the work life. We help you build personal professional networks and support your smooth transition from studies to work life. We encourage you to develop sustainability and well-being at work and in society at large.
Did you know? Karelia’s graduates particularly value the work life knowledge of Karelia’s experts. During their studies, the graduates developed a good understanding of their own opportunities in work life. They were particularly satisfied with the skills they acquired during their practical trainings and the future employment opportunities they would have in the future.
Aiming for smooth and purposeful learning
We support your self-direction, learning to work in a goal-oriented and responsible way, and progressing in your studies and graduating. We challenge and prepare you for deep and meaningful learning.
We use working methods that are appropriate to the subject being studied. We make active use of new technologies and practical and inspiring learning environments. The joy of learning, curiosity and enthusiasm for continuous learning are important to us.
Did you know? Our graduates particularly value learning environments that are suited to different learning situations and e-learning opportunities.
Curiosity and the joy of learning. Together.
The graduates’ opinions are extracts from the results of Karelia’s AVOP 2023 questionnaire. The AVOP questionnaire is a feedback questionnaire that is sent annually for the University of Applied Sciences graduates.