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Kati Komulainen has been elected as the new CEO and Rector of Diak. She will take up her duties on 1 August 2025.
Opin.fi is a joint service of Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences with a diverse selection of open higher education studies on a single site. The new service is now available to everyone interested in developing their competence. Opin.fi has already been joined by 29 Finnish higher education institutions.
Diak’s Helsinki Campus and its services, including the library and campus restaurant, are closed on Wednesday and Thursday, April 9–10, 2025, due to staff Read more
Diak has published principles for a safer space. A safer space means a community, event or place in which everyone has the freedom to be themselves and feel safe and respected.
The first joint application of the spring ended on Wednesday 22 January 2025.
Elina Juntunen, CEO and Rector of Diaconia University of Applied Sciences, has been appointed CEO of the Deaconess Foundation as of August 1, 2025. The Deaconess Foundation is one of Diak’s largest owners.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences (Diak) seeks to counter polarisation in society. The goal of its new strategy is to put an end to inequality in Finland.
Edwin Renatus Mwacha from Tanzania has been studying nursing at Diak for the autumn semester. Exchange at Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has been transformative when it comes to both learning and gaining intercultural competence. Edwin recommends Finnish students to apply for exchange in his home university in Tanzania.
There are 80 study places in two bachelor’s degrees conducted in English at Diaconia University of Applied Sciences.
Anna-Maija Ohlsson has been appointed as the Director of Strategy and Impact at Diak. Ohlsson will begin in her new role on January 13, 2025.