Lapland University of Applied Sciences information
Lapland University of Applied Sciences (UAS)
Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu (AMK)
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
Kemi, Tornio, Rovaniemi
,
Lapland
,
Finland
Website
www.lapinamk.fi/en
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.
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