Arcada University of Applied Sciences

Arcada University of Applied Sciences
Arcada – Nylands svenska yrkeshögskola
Established	1996 (1996)
Type	University of applied sciences (polytechnic)
Rector	Henrik Wolff
Students	2,700
Location	Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland 60°12′05″N 24°57′55″E / 60.20139°N 24.96528°E / 60.20139; 24.96528Coordinates: 60°12′05″N 24°57′55″E / 60.20139°N 24.96528°E / 60.20139; 24.96528
Website	www.arcada.fi

Arcada University of Applied Sciences (Swedish: Arcada – Nylands svenska yrkeshögskola) is a university of applied sciences (a polytechnic) in Helsinki, Finland.

Arcada was established in 1996 as a merger of the Swedish Institute of Health Care Education (Sjukis), the Swedish Institute of Commercial Education (Lilla Hanken), the Institute of Technology (Verket) and the Folkhälsan Institute of Social Education. It is owned and maintained by the Arcada Foundation.

It offers education mostly in Swedish, but also in English. Since 2004, it is located in the campus in Arabianranta, Helsinki. Before 2004, it was located in three campuses: two in Helsinki (in Alppila and Lauttasaari) and one in Espoo (in Pohjois-Tapiola).

The students' union is Arcada Student Union (ASK) which is a member of the Union of Students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (SAMOK), Erasmus Student Network (ESN), the regional organisation Opiskelijan Uusimaa – Studerandes Nyland, and Swedish-speaking organisation Svenska Studerandes Intresseförening (SSI).

See also

• HAMK
• TAMK

References

External links

• Official website

Universities of applied sciences in Finland Åland Arcada Centria Diaconia Haaga–Helia HAMK HUMAK JAMK Kajaani Kymenlaakso Lahti Lapland Laurea Metropolia Mikkeli Karelia Novia Oulu Police University College Saimaa Satakunta Savonia Seinäjoki Tampere Turku Vaasa

Higher education in Uusimaa, Finland List of universities in Finland List of polytechnics in Finland Universities Aalto University University of Helsinki Specialised universities University of the Arts Helsinki Hanken School of Economics National Defence University Polytechnics (UAS) Arcada Diaconia1 Haaga–Helia1 HUMAK1 Laurea Metropolia Novia1 1 Has at least one campus outside Uusimaa.