1. Information of Laurea
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2. Finland in a Nutshell
The second northernmost country in the world, land frontiers: 586 km with Sweden, 727 km with Norway, 1269 km with Russia
Total area 338,145 km2
Population 5,4 million
Population density 17 inhabitants / km2
Capital: Helsinki
Member of the European Union since 1995

3. Finland in a Nutshell Two official languages: Finnish and Swedish
The most studied foreign language: English
Official religions: 85 % Lutheran, 1% Orthodox
Republic - President:
Mr Sauli Niinistö
Finnish Nature: 4 seasons, islands, lakes, 2/3 of the area is covered by forests

4. DESCRIPTION OF FINNISH HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREES
University of Applied Sciences
Master’s degrees
Bachelor’s degrees
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Finnish Education System
The Finnish education system consists of pre-school education, comprehensive school, post-comprehensive general and vocational education, higher education and adult education.
Higher education is provided by 16 academic universities and 25 universities of applied sciences.
Source: Ministry of Education
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5. Laurea – Prime Mover
Laurea is a research-oriented and developmental university of applied sciences.
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6. Operating Environment of Laurea
Laurea operates in the Greater Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which produces approximately 50% of Finland’s gross domestic product.
In its operating environment, Laurea is specializing in service innovations and focusing on regional development of the metropolitan area.
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7. Laurea’s Units
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8. Laurea in Figures Total amount of students (2011) 7620
Average study time (2011)
Young students 4,18 years
Adult students 3,27 years
The employment rate of graduates is the best in the country with 89,9% according to the latest national statistics (2010).
Staff members
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9. The Focus Areas of Laurea
Service operations
Nursing expertise and ability to cope at home
Security, safety and social responsibility
Student entrepreneurship
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10.   Laurea is a Networked, Multi-disciplinary and International Promoter of Students’ Professional Growth.
Laurea offers 17 Bachelor's Degree Programmes and 9 Master's Degree Programmes
Students can supplement their basic studies with optional studies from any other degree programme, in order to build their desired career paths.
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11. Fields of Study at Laurea
Physiotherapy
Nursing
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Beauty and cosmetics
Business Management
Tourism
Facility Management
Correctional services
Social Services
Information Technology
Security Management
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12. Pedagogical Strategy
Laurea’s strategic choice is to integrate its three main tasks: education, regional development and R&D.
Learning by Developing (LbD) is an innovative operating model based on authenticity, creativity, partnership and experiential approach.
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13. Learning by Developing – a Unique Way to Study
The working life oriented learning method Learning by Developing is a pedagogical innovation developed by Laurea.
The LbD -projects are conducted in partnership with the working life.
For students LbD is a new way to get the competence needed in working life: they grow from learners into experts with excellent employment opportunities within their specific fields.
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15. Our role in the project
WP 5, Transfer Two: Experience working with trainers of stage 4 older learners. The workshop is in Finland together with the Slovenian partners.
WP 8, Quality Assurance
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16. mHealth Booster –project
as an example of pedagogical innovations at Laurea
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17. mHealth booster
mHealht booster is an RDI (research-, development and innovation) project of Laurea University of Applied Sciences Started in August 2013 and will be implemented during the year 2014 Funded by the European Social Fund and the Uusimaa Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY) Operated jointly by Laurea’s Otaniemi and Tikkurila units, in cooperation with the cities of Espoo and Vantaa

18. Purpose of the project is to plan and co-create mHealth services
with and for the elderly people living independently in cooperation with professionals and entrepreneurs
with and for young people in order to avoid exclusion
is to establish permanent development environments addressing to the development of mHealth services
is to support the creation of the new jobs for ICT people

19. Development environments
City of Espoo, technology showrooms
Soukka Service Center
Tapiola Health Care Center (Welfare Market Place)
City of Vantaa
Showroom and Technology Library
A mobile application for the youth
Health technology products, solutions and services are tested and developed through Action research and user-driven methods in real life as Living Lab approach

20. An example of a user driven workshop
A musical puzzle testing session
together with
elderly people, the company Mubik Ltd, and the mHealth booster actors

21. Examples of solutions
Mubik-senior (music game) Vega - the GPS safety solution and pracelet Small Circle (video phone service for the elderly) Safera (stove guard) Biisafe – Buddy (safety button) Veloped-walker and many more…