Working Life

The university of applied sciences produces multi-faceted expertise and high-level training for the needs of industry and working life. The university of applied sciences' strength is cooperation with industry and commerce, and the forecasting of the needs of working life, research and regional development operations, as well as flexible reactions to changing needs.

Raahe School of Engineering and Business offers

Student trainees
Thesis
Various services, such as IT services, free teaching material, technology and expert services, and premises for rent
Development projects
Supplementary education services
Professional workers

The activities of the alumni of Oulu University of Applied Sciences and the Pehr Brahe Foundation, through its support for education and research activities in the Raahe area, also function as links between students and working life.

The university of applied sciences' students network with working life already during their studies. Through the students' internship, employers gain access to motivated and knowledgeable employees and the latest information and skills in the field. In addition, students carry out project work and thesis work directly in response to the needs of working life. At the same time, this boosts the vocational skills of students. Interaction with working life promotes the level of expertise of the population of the region, boosts employment and general welfare, and the competitiveness and performance of companies.

For more information about cooperation between working life and the school, please get in touch with the contact persons indicated in each separate section.