Studies for Ukrainians
Laurea University of Applied Sciences expresses its support for Ukraine and to those fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Here Ukraina -project
The project “HERE Ukraine! – Helping to Rebuild Ukraine by Educational means: Social, Psychological and Physical Aspects” aims to promote and to develop higher education studies for people under temporary protection in Finland. Most of the courses are suitable for everyone.
In addition to gaining new knowledge and learning new skills, you can apply the courses you have completed to be recognized as part of your higher education degree in your own university.
All the courses are free of charge!
Check the courses available in Here Ukraina -project.
Oodi-studies
New skills and guidance for temporary protection beneficiaries in Finland.
Check the courses at Laurea
New competence and guidance in the software sector and digital skills for beneficiaries of temporary protection staying in Finland
Enrol for higher education studies in Finland by completing modules that can be used as accreditation for a degree in either Finland or Ukraine. Laurea offers AMKosaaja courses free of charge also for Ukrainians who have fled the war in their home country. All courses can be completed independently online. No previous knowledge is required. Courses will last 8-10 weeks and they will take about 2-6 hours weekly work. All courses are in English.
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Courses will be published later.
Business project studies
Bachelor level Business studies in business projects
Laurea's free Open UAS courses
Laurea is providing its Open University of Applied Sciences courses taught in English free of charge to Ukrainians who have fled the war in their home country.
All the courses are implemented in English and topic of the courses are business, marketing and IT. All of the courses are fully online, free and you can study independently or with schedule. Applicants must have sufficient academic (written + oral) English language skills as to manage successfully in their studies.
How to proceed?
- See the courses below and check course information from the links
- Fill in the application ''Enroll now to open UAS courses''
- It takes about 1-3 days to process your information. After that, you will get a confirmation email and instructions to start the courses.
Free courses:
Enroll now to open UAS courses
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
- Entrepreneurship as a Part of Career
- Corporate social Responsibility
- Digital Marketing and Sales
- Internet Business Models
- MASTER'S: Introduction to Data Economy
- MASTER'S: Working in Smart Cities
BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- Basics of Digital Service
- Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
- Fundamentals of Software Testing
- Modelling a Digital Service
- Programming with Python
- Programming with C
- Basics of Programming with C++
SAFETY, SECURITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
- Basic Theory of Corporate Safety, Security and Risk Management
- Identifying Human Trafficking in Security, Safety and Correctional Services
SOCIAL SERVICES
Separate study right at Laurea University of Applied Sciences for Ukrainians
You can get a separate study right at Laurea University of Applied Sciences, if you are studying in University / Academy / Higher Educational Institution in Ukraine (validation needed from the respective university). Studies will start at the beginning of year 2023.
Application period: 1.11-30.11.2022
Scope : ECTS 120 credits, 2 years