Key Figures 2021 | Metropolia UAS

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The entire education offer
Discover our diverse range of studies tailored to help you stay up to date, renew your skills, and supplement your knowledge.

Scholarships for non-EU/EEA students
Metropolia grants scholarships based on Finnish language level test completed during the academic year.

Pathway Studies
The pathways help you build and develop the knowledge and qualifications to meet the Bachelor degree requirements.

Meet us
The best way to get to know us is to come and meet us at fairs either online or offline!

General Information on Studies
Read about studying in Metropolia and living in Finland.

Degree Programmes Conducted in Finnish
Over 50 of our Degree Programmes are conducted in Finnish.
RDI
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Clean and Sustainable Solutions
Clean and Sustainable Solutions innovation hub is founded around the socially significant sustainability crisis.

Future Proof Health and Wellbeing
Creates new innovations and cooperation in the field of Health Care and Social Services.

Smart and Creative City
Together we can bring new solutions to the challenges of urbanisation as well as to grasp new arising opportunities.
Services
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Order Metropolia brand products
In the Metropolia Shop, you can purchase Metropolia brand products, from textiles to coffee mugs and bags.
International Relations
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Incoming Student Exchange
Metropolia offers exchange studies in four fields: Technology, Health Care & Social Services, Business and Culture.
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Strategy
A bold reformer of expertise and an active builder of sustainable future.

Quality
At Metropolia, high quality is an important shared value towards which we strive in all of our operations.

3UAS
Haaga-Helia, Laurea and Metropolia have launched new initiatives to deepen their partnership.

Annual Report 2023
Year of cooperation and international breakthroughs.

See our Sustainability website
We have created a detailed plan to integrate sustainable development into all our activity.

U!REKA European University Alliance
Metropolia collaborates with its partners to educate the professionals of tomorrow in a shift towards climate-neutrality.

Students

Number of students completing Bachelor´s and Master´s degrees and specialisation studies
Attending and absent

Number of students.

At the end of the year number of students were 16,836 students. (2020: 16,709 students).

Applicants to Metropolia

Applicants to Metropolia.

Applicants to Metropolia were 16,323 (2020: 16,015). Student intake were 3990 (2020: 4037). Applicants per study place were 4,09 (2020: 3,97).

Bachelor´s Degrees

Graduates per faculty

Graduates per faculty, Bachelor´s degrees.

The 2,711 students completed a UAS Bachelor's degree (2020: 2,680).

Master´s Degrees

Graduates per faculty

A record number of Master's degree graduated from UAS in 2021. The 516 students completed a UAS Master's degree. (2020: 485)

Graduates per faculty, Master´s degrees.

International student exchange

Long period (over 3 months)

Number of international student exchange 477 (2020: 404 students).

Staff - Number of publications

Number of publications.

Number of publications were 827 (Year 2020: 826).