UAS Journal – Journal of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences

The UAS Journal online publication focuses on education, research and development activities in the fields of practice-oriented higher education in Finland. The UAS Journal is published by the Rectors’ Conference of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (Arene) and has been financed by the universities of applied sciences since 2010. The first issue of UAS Journal was published in 2011.

The UAS Journal is open-access, free-of-charge online journal and includes four issues a year. The articles are published mainly in Finnish, with summaries in English.

Please contact:
toimitus(at)uasjournal.fi

Mr. Ilkka Väänänen, Editor-in-chief
e-mail ilkka.vaananen@uasjournal.fi
tel. +358 50 3218 895

Instructions for writers 

Articles on topic: ”In English”

Call for papers: UAS Journal 3/2020, Universities of applied sciences promoting social sustainability

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Sustainability as a driver of impact creation

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New research group wants to promote sustainability of future circular bioeconomy society

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Artificial intelligence for ecological sustainability – New machine learning applications for sorting of plastic waste?

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Water protection co-operation between a city and a university

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Sustainable community – utopia of our time?

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Promoting sustainability by using collaboration tools

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Abstracts 2/2020

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Creative Entrepreneurship in the Arctic

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Blueprint for a training program on business opportunity recognition in SDGs

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Abstracts 1/2020

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Call for papers: UAS Journal 2/2020, Universities of applied sciences promoting ecological sustainability

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Call for papers: UAS Journal 4/2020, Using data from work-related studies

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Call for papers: UAS Journal 1/2020, Current topics

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CampusOnline.fi – The National Portal for Online Studies in the Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences – some results

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Abstracts 2/2019

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Abstracts No 1/2019

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Assets based community participation and place making

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No 4/2018 Abstracts

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UAS Journal Workshop in the EAPRIL 2018 Conference

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UAS Journal at the EAPRIL 2018 Conference

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The Evolvement of an Online Learning Network of Experts

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No 3/2018 Abstracts

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Practitioner researchers’ current and future visions of education & learning

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Insights of brain research in education – music practice and embodiment to enhance learning

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Risk Competence Training Intervention with Airport Security Professionals

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Excellence in Teaching and Learning and how it is manifested in three countries

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How to facilitate development of soft skills in business studies? Description of a Portuguese and a Finnish pilot

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Exploring the concept of a semi-permeable curriculum: Mixed audience masterclasses in teacher education

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Methods and Tools to Improve Collaborative Lifelong Learning

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ePortfolios as a way to empower students and bridge them to future work places

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MOOCs in the continuing vocational training – what motivates employees in MOOCs?

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Team-Based Learning: Engaging learners & creating team accountability

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Enhancing the involvement of children with low socio-economic background at preschool

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Changing paradigms: moving higher education into the 21st century

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Development of project management and multiple work life skills through real life projects – case Arctic Youth Forum

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No 2/2018 Abstracts

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Waste Management Collaboration between Brazilian and Finnish Students in the SCALA project

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No 1/2018 Abstracts

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Chat – the Future Platform of Finnish Education Exports?

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Opportunities in Cleantech Education Export to Kazakhstan

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No 4/2017 Abstracts

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Redesigning for Student Centricity: A Four-Step Process

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Collaboration with Industry: Open Innovation Approach

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No 3 (2017) Abstracts

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Creative activities in an international context contribute to cultural sensitivity, awareness and personal development

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No 2 (2017) Abstracts

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Digital Solutions in Teacher Education enhance Wellbeing and Expertise

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No 1 (2017) Abstracts

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No 4 (2016 Abstracts)

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Bridging the Imaginary Research and Practice Gap by Responsive Learning

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Bridging the research-to-practice gap in education: the design principles of mode-2 research innovating teacher education

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Boundary-crossing competences of educators and researchers in working on educational issues

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Imagined future – elements of a good first-year student experience

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Supporting Communication between Stakeholders Involved in Industrial Doctoral Projects by a Process Steering Instrument

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Contexts and Approaches to Multiprofessional Working in Arts and Social Care

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Strategies for evaluating informal science education: Identifying and measuring meaningful indicators of program effectiveness for a mobile laboratory program

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Developing new models for earning study credits from daily work – challenges in developing competence in nursing education

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Real life solutions to real life problems: Living Labs approach within university of applied sciences pedagogical practice

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Oamk LABs practices for bridging work life 21th century skills and higher education

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‘Do I Have It in Me to Be an Entrepreneur?’ – Entrepreneurial Coaching for Master Level Students

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Dialogic feedback culture as a base for enhancing working life skills in higher education

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Ahonen, pääkuva

Mission Possible: Student Integration through Involvement

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No 3 (2016) Abstracts

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Quality of life in a Kathmandu slum

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The Future Competences for Working with Older People

The Future Competences for Working with Older People

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abstracts 2/2016

No 2 (2016) Abstracts

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kuvituskuva

The Developers of Digital Health and Welfare Services

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Education Technology Transfer to Developing Countries

Education Technology Transfer to Developing Countries

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Aunimo-Alamäki artikkelikuva

Designing and Prototyping Digital B2B Sales Tools with Students

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No 1 (2016) Abstracts

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Big Data Analytics, a research project in the complex digital era

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Cooperation and long term partnership between Karlsruhe, Laurea and Saimaa University of Applied Sciences based on business simulation joint course

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Brazilian VET teachers´ strategies to transfer their learning in a Finnish-Brazilian teacher education programme

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Developing Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in an International Project

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Business with impact through strategic co-operation and research work in Namibia – SAMK and Polytechnic of Namibia heading for urban development in Africa

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Multicultural competence in higher education and labor market – Improving foreign student’s guidance in practical placements

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Finnish-Chinese cooperation development – International cooperation development project

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Networking to Bridge the European Regional Innovation Systems – The Case of METNET Knowledge-Based Innovation Network

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CARPE – The European strategic network in higher education

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Training of Trainers -project in Nepal

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Internationalisation Opportunities for Non-teaching Staff – Case Study: Metropolia Staff Week

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Strengthening the quality management by international cooperation – Cooperation of FUAS and KU Leuven Association

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International strategic partnerships – The human factor: It is after all individuals who work together, not institutions

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Internationalisation of UASes needs an up-to-date approach

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Strategy-based international partnership of higher education institutions – Partnership practices and results

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Continuous self-evaluation of intensive projects

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An online international learning project around global health promotion

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Applied learning and reflective practice: A discussion and evidence from students’ work

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Pedagogical experiment: Applying the P3P model for learning entrepreneurial mindset

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Nordic transdisciplinar adventure education for sustainable development

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Baltic University Programme – A network joining students, teachers and researchers in the Baltic Sea Region

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Nordic higher education institutions joined forces to support sustainable development

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How sharing promotes sustainability

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Interdisciplinary expertise as a goal in universities of applied sciences

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Healthcare logistician – New profession, new education

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If You Can Make It There You Can Make It Everywhere – Triumph of the Metropolitan Area Cooperation

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Overlook to onboard emission measurements

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Guidance and counseling process supporting the assessment of gained competence in RDI projects

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Online co-creation – Facilitating User-engagement in “Elävä Lappi“ Living Labs

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Meeting point for businesses and emerging creative talents – Creative Steps as a networking platform

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Benchmarking Learning and Teaching – International case study from the Oulu University of Applied Sciences and the Fontys University of Applied Sciences

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Exploring interactive gameplay for well-being enhancement – How an international cooperation involving a multi-disciplinary team are developing state-of-the-art 3D computer games for special-needs users

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Higher Education Institutions Excellence for Society – case Lahti University of Applied Sciences

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A Feedback System created with students on display on World Library and Information Congress – Presenting student co-operation on international level

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The Joint Higher Education Library in Lahti – Supporting the Development of Information Literacy from Upper Secondary School to Higher Education

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New business model for an interior architecture company

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Networking as a way for innovation in SME organizations: The case of the Chech Republic

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Innovation – when students meet reality

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Cross Functional Supply Chain Management – How to recognise the need for it and how to implement it?

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CSR management and communication upstream a supply chain; an intermediary SME approach

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Impact of the Summer Olympics and FIFA World Cup on micro and small enterprises in Brazil

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Education export – what does it mean?

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North South Co-operation of Lahti aims to turn African waste to value

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SAMK having co-operation on land and sea in Namibia

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PRACTICE FUTURE – Creating an Open Innovation Business and Students Network

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Bridging the Skills Gap – Competency Development and Entrepreneurship Coaching with ’Xing’

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Boat Racing with Solar Power: Midnight Sun KYAMK – Solar Boat Team

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Lavia – Green Longboards: How UASes can aid young startups to takeoff

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FUAS Research Review – An evaluation of research, development and innovation activities at FUAS institutions

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Learning of Institutional Quality Assurance System in Higher Education in Finland – Visit to FINHEEC and to Finnish higher education institutions in October 2013, Erasmus Programme

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Cooperation with Universities of Applied Science in Finland is one of the important issues of international cooperation of SPbSPU

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How to keep young people in the Barents region

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The development actions of the UAS Journal in a nutshell

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Cross-cultural Understanding on the VET and Vocational Higher Education – Ammattikoulutuksen ja ammattikorkeakoulutuksen tutkimuspäivät 2012

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Feevale Campus and the Concert Hall in Brazil

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Health promotion in adolescence: what about the social media?

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Changes in Finnish nursing students’ learning approaches between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s

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Finnish Perspectives from the European Level

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Formulating belongingness scale for higher education students – a pilot study

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Mobile Augmented Teleguidance-based Safety Navigation Concept for Senior Citizens

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Promoting Entrepreneurship in Social and Health Care Sector – International Joint Development

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Internationalisation in companies in North Karelia

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Towards Innovation Pedagogy – A new approach to teaching and learning for universities of applied sciences

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International R&D at Oulu University of Applied Sciences – practices from Raahe

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Current Status of Waste-to-Energy Utilisation in some parts of Baltic Sea Region

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Notes on the Developing R&D Integrated Learning in Regional Knowledge Production

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