Former names | Kemi-Tornio UAS and Rovaniemi UAS |
|---|---|
| Motto | Pohjoista tekoa |
Motto in English | The Northern Factor |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2014 |
| Budget | EUR 43 million |
| Rector | Riitta Rissanen |
Administrative staff | 460 (2019) |
| Students | 5300 (2019) |
| Location | , , |
| Website | www |
Lapland University of Applied Sciences (Finnish: Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu), in short Lapland UAS (Finnish: Lapin AMK), is a Finnish polytechnic university located in the cities of Kemi, Tornio and Rovaniemi. It was founded on January 1, 2014 as a merger between Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences and Kemi-Tornio University of Applied Sciences. The merger carried over all the features of the previous organizations in an expanded organization form.
The institution has roughly 5000 students and 500 staff working on the three campuses.[1]
Lapland UAS has two distinct schools, the school of Northern Well-being and services, and the school of School of Arctic Natural Resources and Economy.