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As of 1 January 2018, Lahti University of Applied Sciences is part of the LUT Group. The new consortium comprises three higher education institutions: Lahti and Saimaa Universities of Applied Sciences and Lappeenranta University of Technology, with LUT acting as the head organization. The aim is to develop a highly appealing and diverse higher education cluster of international standing and high quality. The LUT Group's strategy focuses on enhancing educational paths, internationalization, and economic impact. LAMK will contribute to the Group's strategic aims through its activities in alignment with its strategy. The profile of LAMK is based on our focus areas and the concept of entrepreneurship. Internationalization and digitalization are ways for us to regenerate our competence capital, both in our organization and in our local region as a whole. Ecosystems, test platforms, and reference environments facilitate new business, entrepreneurship, and competitiveness in our region. At LAMK, entrepreneurship is viewed as an overarching philosophy and way of doing things. It means identifying and making the most opportunities and converting ideas into action and, ultimately, economic, cultural, social, and societal value. Cooperation with the Lahti UAS does not end with the diploma! After your graduation, you are still vital to us, and we want to keep in touch in the future. Lahti UAS alumni activities are all about active cooperation between alumni, current students, staff, and business life. As an alumnus, you will get contacts of future professionals, current students, and other alumni to enlarge your professional network. Lahti University of Applied Sciences (LAMK or Lahti UAS) is an international multidisciplinary higher education institution located in Lahti, around 100 kilometers away from the capital city of Helsinki. Our fields of study include culture, business and hospitality, social and health care, and technology. We currently have around 5,000 students studying towards a Bachelor's or a Master's Degree. The number of employees is around 400. LAMK was incorporated as a limited company on 1 January 2015. The governance and management system is based on the Polytechnic Act, the Limited Liability Companies Act, and other legislation and agreements. As of 1 January 2018, LAMK is part of the LUT Group, which is formed by three Finnish higher education institutions: Lahti and Saimaa Universities of Applied Sciences and the Lappeenranta University of Technology LUT, with LUT acting as the head organization. The President acts as the Chief Executive Officer of LAMK Ltd. Other core bodies of the institution include the Board, the Examination Board, and the Executive Group. The operational organization of Lahti UAS consists of profit units based on faculties and the supporting services. A Dean manages each faculty. LAMK services provide support and expertise to the whole organization. They are responsible for strategy work, operational planning and quality, financial and HR management, higher education services, pedagogical development, library and information services, communications and marketing services, regional development services, campus development, RDI services, and external coordination services. At Lahti University of Applied Sciences, quality management forms the foundations for our higher education institution's active development. At our university, quality-thinking is based on the principles of continuous development. With various joint quality procedures, we steer our everyday operations and recognize our strengths and weaknesses. LAMK Quality Drivers form the basis for active quality work and enhance our university's quality culture. As a whole, at LAMK, the quality work and the quality system itself are tightly connected to the strategic management and help us reach our strategic vision. Lahti University of Applied Sciences was established in 1992, and quality work has been important from the very beginning. Nowadays, it forms a vital part of all our operations – systematic quality assurance supports our education and operations and enhances our competitiveness in Finland and abroad. The quality system of Lahti University of Applied Sciences is based on the principles of the PDCA quality cycle (Plan - Do - Check - Act), which ensures that the operations are developed systematically with the support of four different phases. At LAMK, all core duties, including education, RDI, and regional development and support services, have been designed a set of quality procedures that help to direct these functions and improve their quality. View full university