Outgoing student exchange
About 400 Laurea students go on exchange or traineeship abroad every year. Laurea also receives about 300 international exchange students from abroad annually.
Internationality at Laurea
In today's working environment professional expertise has to include international knowledge and an understanding of different cultures. Internationalisation is an essential part of the competence of any professional regardless of whether one is working in Finland or abroad. Laurea's aim is that the student will acquire skills that are competitive both in Finland and overseas while studying at Laurea.
Student exchange and traineeship at Laurea's partner institution
During studying at Laurea it is well worth applying to study or train abroad. International experience teaches problem solving skills, develops language, cooperation and professional skills and improves understanding of cultures.
About 400 Laurea students go on exchange or traineeship abroad every year. Laurea also receives about 300 international exchange students from abroad annually.
Laurea has a network of almost 250 exchange destinations around the world and read more details in the SoleMOVE system. Traineeships as usually arranged by the students themselves but there is plenty of help offered for searching traineeship positions.
Generally students can go on an exchange after the first year of study. So it is well worth to start planning for a student exchange already at the beginning of the studies. Laurea has cooperation agreements within e.g. Erasmus+ and Nordplus programmes as well as bilateral agreements e.g. to America, Asia and Australia. Students can also find their own exchange place, this is called a free mover exchange.
It is possible to get a grant for both a student exchange as well as traineeship abroad.
Double degrees
Double Degree means that a student will graduate from both Laurea and from a partner institution, provided that the student fulfils the requirements for graduation at the home institution as well as the additional requirements of the host institution. There is always a compulsory exchange semester included in the double degree.
At Laurea you can complete a Double Degree in two degree programmes.
Nursing:
USA: Transatlantic Dual Degree in Nursing with Nazareth University https://www2.naz.edu/
More information: niina.glerean@laurea.fi
Business Management:
Austria: University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Steyr school of Management https://www.fh-ooe.at/en/steyr-campus/
Belgium: https://www.ucll.be/en
More information: kaija.koivusalo@laurea.fi