Strategies
Strategic Intent
In 2015 Laurea will be an internationally acknowledged university of applied sciences specialising in future
expertise and regional development in the metropolitan area.
Laurea's values
Sense of community | Social responsibility | Creativity
Strategic Choices
- LbD: Generating Future Expertise Competence and Service Innovations and Promoting Student and Growth Entrepreneurship
- Developing the Greater Helsinki Metropolitan Area
- Internationally Acknowledged, Productive R&D&I
Laurea’s profile in the Finnish higher education system comprises:
1) service innovations and value networks
2) internationally acknowledged and productive research, development and innovation activity
3) an operating model that promotes the development of working life by integrating learning and R&D (Learning by
Developing)
Laurea’s focus areas, as derived from the strategy, are:
1) Service Innovation and Design
2) expertise in nursing and coping at home, in the form of general nursing education
3) security and social responsibility
4) student entrepreneurship
Download Laurea Strategy 2010 - 2015 (pdf)
Laurea's strategy is defined in more detail in the
- Pedagogical Strategy (2007),
- Research and Development Strategy (2009), and
- Regional Development Strategy (2005).
