LAB University of Applied Sciences

LAB University of Applied Sciences is a higher education institution focusing on innovation, business and industry. It operates in Lahti and Lappeenranta and also provides education online.

The strengths of this higher education institution specialising in innovation include the circular economy, design, the commercialisation of innovations and service innovations for health and well-being.

LAB have over 8 500 students, making it the sixth largest university of applied sciences in Finland.

LAB offers a variety of high quality Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programmes in Health Care and Social Services, Technology, Business, Tourism and Hospitality, as well as Design and Fine Arts.

Facts and figures

Web	https://www.lab.fi/en
Year Established	2020
Total Number of Staff	500
Number of Academic Staff	450
Number of Students	8500
Focus Areas	SUSTAINABILITY - Sustainable material cycles • Technical and biological loops • Resource efficiency • Sustainable community • Systemic approaches to the circular economy INNOVATIONS - Solutions for growth-oriented business • Experimental development ecosystems for innovations • Business design and thick value • Renewing and evolving entrepreneurship • New radical initiatives DESIGN - Designing sustainable solutions • Designing sustainable products, services and environments • Smart human-driven design and communication • Design for behaviour change • Arts for radical renewal HEALTH - New service innovations and solutions • Well-being from physical activity and the living environment • Social inclusion and safety in everyday life • Health promotion and smart self-care • Efficient service chains
Web link for international students	https://www.lab.fi/en/exchange-students
Fields of Study Offered	Fine arts Audio-visual techniques and media production Design Business and administration (broad programmes) Environmental science Computing (broad programmes) Engineering and engineering trades (broad programmes) Materials (wood, paper, plastic, glass) Health (broad programmes) Social services (broad programmes) Hotel, restaurant and catering Travel, tourism and leisure