Centria University of Applied Sciences

Centria University of Applied Sciences
Centria-ammattikorkeakoulu
TypeAmmattikorkeakoulu Osakeyhtiö
Established1995
RectorTapio Huttula
Studentsn. 4 200 (2023) [1]
Location
Kokkola, Ylivieska, and Jakobstad
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Finland
CampusKokkola, Ylivieska, and Jakobstad
Websitenet.centria.fi/en/

Centria University of Applied Sciences (former name Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences)[1] (Finnish: Centria-ammattikorkeakoulu) is a university of applied sciences (UAS) in Finland.

The name Centria University of Applied Sciences is derived from Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences and officially used from the start of autumn semester 2012. The UAS has three campuses: Kokkola,[2] Jakobstad[3] and Ylivieska.[4]

Centria offers higher education in five fields: engineering, business, social and health care, humanities and culture. Bachelor's degree programmes in English are offered in the fields of engineering, business and health care. Master's degree programmes are offered in the fields of engineering and business. One in five of Centria's 4 200 degree students comes from outside Finland.[5]

  1. ^ "Centria ammattikorkeakoulu". web.centria.fi. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "City of Kokkola : Frontpage". Kokkola.fi. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2014-04-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Ylivieska - Etusivu". Ylivieska.fi. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Centria: About us". net.centria.fi. Retrieved 7 August 2023.