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Saimaa University of Applied Sciences () was a
university of applied sciences A vocational university or university of applied sciences (UAS), less commonly called a polytechnic university is an institution of higher education and increasingly research that provides applied professional education and grants academic de ...
in the region of
South Karelia South Karelia (or ''Southern Karelia'', ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia, South Savo and North Karelia, as well as Russia (Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast). Hist ...
,
Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. Before 2009, it was known as ''South Karelia University of Applied Sciences'' (). Its campuses located in
Lappeenranta Lappeenranta (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Karelia. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lappeenranta is approximately , while the Lappeenranta sub-r ...
. Saimaa University of Applied Sciences had had campus in
Imatra Imatra is a city in Finland, located in the southeastern interior of the country. Imatra is located in the region of South Karelia, on Saima, Lake Saimaa and the River Vuoksi. The population of Imatra is approximately , while the Imatra sub-regi ...
, but it closed, and all the functions were moved to Lappeenranta. In January 2020, Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Saimaa University of Applied Sciences merged, establishing the new
LAB University of Applied Sciences LAB University of Applied Sciences (Finnish language, Finnish: ''LAB-ammattikorkeakoulu'') is a Finnish University of applied sciences (Finland), university of applied sciences that operates in Lahti, Lappeenranta and online. LAB started its oper ...
.


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