Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
Haaga-Helia yrkeshögskola
Haaga-Helia logo
Motto in English
Open doors to future careers
TypeFoundation
Established2007 [1]
PresidentTeemu Kokko
Academic staff
730
Studentsca. 11,000 [1]
Location
Helsinki, Porvoo and Vierumäki [2]
,
Finland
Websitewww.haaga-helia.fi/en
Haaga-Helia's main building in Pasila, Helsinki.

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Finnish: Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu, Swedish: Haaga-Helia yrkeshögskola) is one of Finland's largest universities of applied sciences ("ammattikorkeakoulu" in Finnish). The institution is fully supervised and accredited by the Finnish government through the Ministry of Education and Culture. The university's primary facilities are in Pasila, Helsinki. It has other premises in Haaga, Malmi (all in Helsinki), and in Porvoo and Vierumäki.

Haaga-Helia offers Bachelor and Master level courses in business, information technology, sport and leisure education, hospitality, tourism and event management, journalism, and vocational teacher education. It has about 11,000 students, of whom 1,000 are international students, and about 730 employees, of whom over 400 are full-time teachers.[3] In the field of business, Haaga-Helia is one of the largest educators in the Nordic countries.

Haaga-Helia's Student Union that takes care of student advocacy and social and study-related interests is called Helga.[2]

  1. ^ "Haaga-Helian juuret". Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu. May 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "Helga". helga.fi. Retrieved 2022-02-23.