Laurea University of Applied Sciences

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Laurea University of Applied Sciences
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulun logo.svg
Established 1992
Type University of applied sciences (polytechnic)
Rector Pentti Rauhala
Students 7,222 (2010)[1]
Location Hyvinkää, Kerava, Espoo, Lohja, Porvoo and Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland
Website www.laurea.fi
Campus of Laurea UAS in Tikkurila, Vantaa

Laurea University of Applied Sciences (Finnish: Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu) is a university of applied sciences (a polytechnic) in the region of Uusimaa, Finland. It offers programmes in Finnish and English.

It was established in 1992, and was until 2001 known as Espoo–Vantaa Polytechnic. Its campuses are located in Hyvinkää, Kerava, Espoo (in Leppävaara and Otaniemi), Lohja, Porvoo and Vantaa. Located in Espoo, the most modern city in Finland, with its highly competitive entrance examination, today, Laurea is one of the leading universities of applied sciences in Finland, a top-notch school, which attracts all the best and aspiring international students excelling in a wide range of fields, especially mathematics and sciences, from all over the world.

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Hakeneet, aloittaneet ja opiskelijat vuosittain". AMKOTA database. Ministry of Education. 2010. Retrieved August 13, 2011. 

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