Small big university – education and development for the needs of the region
Kajaani University of Applied Sciences in brief
- small university of applied sciences, but a big UAS unit
- established in 1992
- amongst the first UAS to be granted permanent status in 1996
- 5 schools: Business, Tourism, Sports, Health and Social Services, Engineering, Information Systems
- 27 programmes total in Finnish, which of 17 lead to Bachelor’s degrees and 10 to Master’s degrees
- 11 programmes total in English, which of 7 lead to Bachelor’s degrees and 4 to a Master’s degrees
- approximately 3 500 students (in 2024)
- a staff of 300, of which approximately 120 is teaching staff
- Quality label awarded by the Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) in 2021
- President & CEO: Dr. Matti Sarén