Collaboration with students
Student projects
Our students carry out, in cooperation with companies, various theses and projects. Learn more and develop your company’s operations together with future professionals.
Leverage students’ expertise to develop your operations
Across all fields of study at Laurea, projects are carried out in cooperation with working life, always based on the needs of the partner. Development most often focuses on various business and organisational processes, planning and implementing sales and marketing, market, marketing and customer research, leadership, supervisory work and the development of staff competence.
Development areas might include, for example, your organisation’s
- service processes
- business plans
- safety plans
- new products and services
Collaboration can be implemented as single projects or broader entities involving students from Laurea’s different fields of study, and through various implementation methods, such as workshops, projects, theses and internships. Broader entities offer the opportunity to utilize Laurea’s multidisciplinary expertise.
Suggest collaboration with students
Do you have an idea for collaboration or need help clarifying the topic? Contact us and we’ll consider the project’s subject and how to implement the collaboration together.
For more information, contact
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Ilkka Kurkela
Director
ilkka.kurkela@laurea.fi
+358 40 651 4689
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Pia Haapanen
Key partnership manager
pia.haapanen@laurea.fi
+358 50 356 9872
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Timo Kiippa
Key partnership manager
Examples of student projects
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Lue lisää: International project work builds valuable skills – “This felt like a small internship”International project work builds valuable skills – “This felt like a small internship”
Laurea’s international project with the PIONEER alliance and Peikko Group gave students practical experience in multidisciplinary teamwork and real-world problem solving.
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Lue lisää: UAS Moves Continues to Promote a Movement-Friendly Higher Education CultureUAS Moves Continues to Promote a Movement-Friendly Higher Education Culture
The joint project UAS Moves by Haaga-Helia and Laurea Universities of Applied Sciences launched its new project phase on 1st of August 2025. The…
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Lue lisää: Key partner Varma challenged students to develop services for work ability managementKey partner Varma challenged students to develop services for work ability management
Varma Pension Insurance Company, Laurea’s key partner, was the client of Laurea’s Service Design study unit.
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Lue lisää: Museum and Well-being workshops brought new experiences to foreign language studentsMuseum and Well-being workshops brought new experiences to foreign language students
Nursing and Social Services degree program and exchange students held workshops for people with an immigrant backgrounds at the Vantaa Museum. The day’s purpose…
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Lue lisää: Laurea students developed an app that makes life easier for people who have moved to FinlandLaurea students developed an app that makes life easier for people who have moved to Finland
An international group of students from Laurea created a mobile app called HelpMe! that brings together information for foreigners living in Finland.
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Lue lisää: Students developed the Yliopiston Apteekki online shop and loyalty programmeStudents developed the Yliopiston Apteekki online shop and loyalty programme
Yliopiston Apteekki got new ideas and support for identified development targets from the Laurea student service design project.
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Lue lisää: Bachelor’s thesis developed online sales of second-hand clothing for AarrelabelBachelor’s thesis developed online sales of second-hand clothing for Aarrelabel
Business management student Tanja Nikola completed her thesis as part of the Baltic2Hand project coordinated by Laurea.
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Lue lisää: Students developed new circular economy concepts in 3UAS-projectStudents developed new circular economy concepts in 3UAS-project
During this spring’s 3UAS Circular Economy for Sustainable Growth learning lane students got to develop new circular economy service concepts for K-Rauta.
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Lue lisää: Key partner, StaffPoint: A clearer employer image through social mediaKey partner, StaffPoint: A clearer employer image through social media
Service Business Management students helped develop StaffPoint’s employer image and employee availability.
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Lue lisää: Students participated in developing a more sustainable lunch mealStudents participated in developing a more sustainable lunch meal
Laurea key partner, the Restaurant Factory, challenged Hospitality Management students during the Service Innovations study unit.