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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 2/2021, Open RDI activities and open education in universities of applied sciences

13.1.2021, 08:2013.1.20210 78

Fostering Autonomous Learning in Universities and Workplaces

9.12.2020, 12:399.12.20200 308

Future-proofing ALL our students and graduates

9.12.2020, 12:379.12.20200 235

Abstracts 4/2020

9.12.2020, 12:309.12.20200 185

Call for papers: 1/2021, Current Issues

3.11.2020, 15:023.11.20200 437

Young people in mountain scenery

Empowering Northern Communities by Boosting Female Entrepreneurship

7.10.2020, 12:1012.11.20200 507

Abstracts 3/2020

7.10.2020, 11:597.10.20200 388

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

14.5.2020, 19:3920.8.20200 1097

Sustainability as a driver of impact creation

14.5.2020, 14:1914.5.20200 1556

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

14.5.2020, 14:1814.5.20200 2037

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

14.5.2020, 14:1214.5.20200 3304

Water protection co-operation between a city and a university

14.5.2020, 14:1014.5.20200 1310

Sustainable community – utopia of our time?

14.5.2020, 14:0814.5.20200 1210

Promoting sustainability by using collaboration tools

14.5.2020, 14:0314.5.20200 1386

Abstracts 2/2020

14.5.2020, 13:5914.5.20200 989

Creative Entrepreneurship in the Arctic

16.3.2020, 10:4116.3.20200 1305

Blueprint for a training program on business opportunity recognition in SDGs

16.3.2020, 10:4016.3.20200 1062

Abstracts 1/2020

16.3.2020, 10:2516.3.20200 807

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

21.2.2020, 08:1621.2.20200 1704

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

20.2.2020, 16:209.12.20200 854

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

26.11.2019, 15:1211.2.20200 1152

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

23.5.2019, 09:3523.5.20190 2284

Abstracts 2/2019

23.5.2019, 09:2515.3.20200 1285

Abstracts No 1/2019

12.3.2019, 11:5712.3.20190 1342

Assets based community participation and place making

4.12.2018, 13:084.12.20180 3002

No 4/2018 Abstracts

4.12.2018, 12:595.12.20180 1478

UAS Journal Workshop in the EAPRIL 2018 Conference

14.11.2018, 15:3714.11.20180 1212

UAS Journal at the EAPRIL 2018 Conference

14.11.2018, 12:2814.11.20180 1375

The Evolvement of an Online Learning Network of Experts

4.10.2018, 10:004.10.20180 1484

No 3/2018 Abstracts

4.10.2018, 09:504.10.20180 1439

Practitioner researchers’ current and future visions of education & learning

27.6.2018, 17:3727.6.20180 2430

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

27.6.2018, 17:3627.6.20180 3551

Risk Competence Training Intervention with Airport Security Professionals

27.6.2018, 17:3527.6.20180 2504

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

27.6.2018, 17:3413.11.20180 5379

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

27.6.2018, 17:3327.6.20180 2061

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

27.6.2018, 17:3214.9.20180 1900

Methods and Tools to Improve Collaborative Lifelong Learning

27.6.2018, 17:3128.6.20180 3487

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

27.6.2018, 17:3019.9.20180 3910

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

27.6.2018, 17:2927.6.20180 3053

Team-Based Learning: Engaging learners & creating team accountability

27.6.2018, 17:2727.6.20180 2984

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

27.6.2018, 17:2627.9.20180 2262

Changing paradigms: moving higher education into the 21st century

27.6.2018, 17:2527.6.20180 3365

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

17.5.2018, 14:4317.5.20180 5173

No 2/2018 Abstracts

17.5.2018, 14:1831.5.20180 2051

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

16.3.2018, 15:3728.3.20180 4021

No 1/2018 Abstracts

16.3.2018, 15:2019.3.20180 25644

Chat – the Future Platform of Finnish Education Exports?

11.12.2017, 10:2611.12.20170 3327

Opportunities in Cleantech Education Export to Kazakhstan

11.12.2017, 10:2411.12.20170 2092

No 4/2017 Abstracts

11.12.2017, 10:2015.1.20180 1606

Redesigning for Student Centricity: A Four-Step Process

6.10.2017, 05:236.10.20170 3488

Collaboration with Industry: Open Innovation Approach

6.10.2017, 05:196.10.20170 1861

No 3 (2017) Abstracts

6.10.2017, 04:0515.1.20180 1498

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

19.5.2017, 09:0919.5.20170 3048

No 2 (2017) Abstracts

19.5.2017, 09:008.8.20170 1671

Digital Solutions in Teacher Education enhance Wellbeing and Expertise

23.3.2017, 11:0423.3.20170 3655

No 1 (2017) Abstracts

23.3.2017, 10:0022.6.20170 1844

No 4 (2016 Abstracts)

14.12.2016, 07:0012.1.20170 2184

Bridging the Imaginary Research and Practice Gap by Responsive Learning

14.11.2016, 10:3015.11.20160 5816

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

14.11.2016, 10:1514.11.20160 9123

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

14.11.2016, 09:3515.11.20160 4703

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

14.11.2016, 09:3015.11.20160 13083

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

14.11.2016, 09:2515.11.20160 3544

Contexts and Approaches to Multiprofessional Working in Arts and Social Care

14.11.2016, 09:2015.11.20160 5372

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

14.11.2016, 09:1515.11.20160 5490

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

14.11.2016, 09:1315.11.20160 4805

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

14.11.2016, 09:0915.11.20160 3662

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

14.11.2016, 09:0715.11.20160 7730

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

14.11.2016, 09:0515.11.20160 3529

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

14.11.2016, 09:0015.11.20160 5173

Ahonen, pääkuva

Mission Possible: Student Integration through Involvement

11.10.2016, 09:1811.10.20160 3181

abstract_paakuva

No 3 (2016) Abstracts

11.10.2016, 08:352.11.20160 2405

Quality of life in a Kathmandu slum

21.5.2016, 10:3821.5.20160 9090

The Future Competences for Working with Older People

The Future Competences for Working with Older People

21.5.2016, 10:3721.5.20160 6019

abstracts 2/2016

No 2 (2016) Abstracts

21.5.2016, 10:0030.5.20160 3319

kuvituskuva

The Developers of Digital Health and Welfare Services

14.3.2016, 13:0022.3.20160 5972

Education Technology Transfer to Developing Countries

Education Technology Transfer to Developing Countries

14.3.2016, 12:0322.3.20160 6577

Aunimo-Alamäki artikkelikuva

Designing and Prototyping Digital B2B Sales Tools with Students

14.3.2016, 11:3222.3.20160 4630

No 1 (2016) Abstracts

9.3.2016, 06:2224.3.20160 3466

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

10.12.2015, 09:3010.12.20170 1211

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

8.10.2015, 10:058.12.20170 1319

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

8.10.2015, 10:008.12.20170 2072

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

8.10.2015, 09:558.12.20170 1487

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

8.10.2015, 09:508.12.20170 1330

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

8.10.2015, 09:458.12.20170 1131

Finnish-Chinese cooperation development – International cooperation development project

8.10.2015, 09:408.12.20170 1193

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

8.10.2015, 09:358.12.20170 1152

CARPE – The European strategic network in higher education

8.10.2015, 09:308.12.20170 1296

Training of Trainers -project in Nepal

8.10.2015, 09:258.12.20170 1333

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

8.10.2015, 09:208.12.20170 1260

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

8.10.2015, 09:158.12.20170 1074

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

8.10.2015, 09:108.12.20170 1113

Internationalisation of UASes needs an up-to-date approach

8.10.2015, 09:058.12.20170 1214

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

8.10.2015, 09:008.12.20170 1179

Continuous self-evaluation of intensive projects

22.5.2015, 10:118.12.20170 1313

An online international learning project around global health promotion

22.5.2015, 10:108.12.20170 1215

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

22.5.2015, 10:058.12.20170 1514

Pedagogical experiment: Applying the P3P model for learning entrepreneurial mindset

22.5.2015, 09:458.12.20170 1135

Nordic transdisciplinar adventure education for sustainable development

9.3.2015, 10:153.12.20170 1191

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

9.3.2015, 09:403.12.20170 1106

Nordic higher education institutions joined forces to support sustainable development

9.3.2015, 09:353.12.20170 1169

How sharing promotes sustainability

9.3.2015, 09:203.12.20170 1619

Interdisciplinary expertise as a goal in universities of applied sciences

12.12.2014, 10:302.12.20170 1113

Healthcare logistician – New profession, new education

12.12.2014, 09:502.12.20170 1216

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

11.10.2014, 10:301.12.20170 1114

Overlook to onboard emission measurements

11.10.2014, 10:251.12.20170 1514

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

11.10.2014, 10:201.12.20170 1293

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

11.10.2014, 10:151.12.20170 1315

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

11.10.2014, 10:101.12.20170 1109

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

11.10.2014, 10:051.12.20170 1283

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

11.10.2014, 10:001.12.20170 1271

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

11.10.2014, 09:551.12.20170 1159

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

11.10.2014, 09:501.12.20170 1205

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

11.10.2014, 09:451.12.20170 1349

New business model for an interior architecture company

11.10.2014, 09:401.12.20170 4774

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

11.10.2014, 09:351.12.20170 1210

Innovation – when students meet reality

11.10.2014, 09:301.12.20170 2205

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

11.10.2014, 09:251.12.20170 2533

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

11.10.2014, 09:201.12.20170 1819

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

11.10.2014, 09:151.12.20170 2461

Education export – what does it mean?

11.10.2014, 09:101.12.20170 4515

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

11.10.2014, 09:051.12.20170 1243

SAMK having co-operation on land and sea in Namibia

11.10.2014, 09:001.12.20170 1209

PRACTICE FUTURE – Creating an Open Innovation Business and Students Network

21.5.2014, 10:1529.11.20170 1174

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

21.5.2014, 10:0529.11.20170 1183

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

21.5.2014, 10:0029.11.20170 1216

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

21.5.2014, 09:1029.11.20170 1448

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

25.3.2014, 10:1029.11.20170 1130

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

10.12.2013, 10:3024.11.20170 1279

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

10.12.2013, 10:2024.11.20170 1051

How to keep young people in the Barents region

10.12.2013, 09:4024.11.20170 1085

The development actions of the UAS Journal in a nutshell

14.10.2013, 10:2523.11.20170 1085

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

17.3.2013, 10:1514.11.20170 1140

Feevale Campus and the Concert Hall in Brazil

17.3.2013, 09:3514.11.20170 1229

Health promotion in adolescence: what about the social media?

16.12.2012, 09:209.11.20170 1505

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

12.10.2012, 09:051.11.20170 1384

Finnish Perspectives from the European Level

18.5.2012, 10:051.11.20170 1148

Formulating belongingness scale for higher education students – a pilot study

18.5.2012, 09:3520.10.20170 1754

Mobile Augmented Teleguidance-based Safety Navigation Concept for Senior Citizens

18.5.2012, 09:1020.10.20170 1252

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

13.12.2011, 09:1519.9.20170 1588

Internationalisation in companies in North Karelia

13.12.2011, 09:1019.9.20170 1339

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

13.5.2011, 09:557.9.20170 1154

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

13.5.2011, 09:357.9.20170 1342

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

13.5.2011, 09:105.9.20170 5808

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

16.3.2011, 10:1331.8.20170 1298