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Helia
Helsinki
Business
Polytechnic,
Helia
is
a private
polytechnic
that
offers
Bachelor
degree
programmes
in
Finnish,
Swedish
and
English,
and
prepares
students
for
expert
roles
in
business
and
administration,
information
technology,
tourism,
administrative
professions,
and
vocational
education.
The
polytechnic
was
founded
in
1992,
with
facilities
in
Helsinki
and
Porvoo.
Helia
has
300
staff
members
and
at
present
over
5,000
students
study
at
Helia.
The
number
of
students
admitted
annually
is
1,200.
As
students
from
the
different
degree
programmes
often
work
together,
negotiation
and
group
work
skills
are
also
a key
priority
at
Helia.
Teaching
methods
focus
on
project
and
workplace
learning,
up-to-date
course
content
and
workshop
training.
Students
can
also
complete
part
of
their
studies
online.
There
are
both
day
and
evening
courses
on
offer
at
Helia.
Helia
is
also
an
international
polytechnic,
with
foreign
students
studying
in
the
degree
programmes
or
taking
courses
as
part
of
exchange
programmes.
Helia's
students
can
study
abroad
in
over
70
partner
schools
or
participate
in
international
research
projects.
They
can
also
study
for
dual
degrees.
In
addition,
Helia
provides
teaching
in
twelve
different
languages
and
students,
can
complete
up
to
20
credit
units
in
one
of
the
major
languages.
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International
activities
Helia's
mission
is
to
train
its
students
to
be
sought-after
experts
in
professional
life,
to
build
an
internationally
recognised
high-quality
learning
environment
and
to
contribute
to
the
development
of
teaching,
vocational
pedagogy
and
workplace
practices
through
its
R&D
activities.
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