LAB Focus blog
LAB Focus publishes articles on research, development and innovation activities and the development of education at LAB University of Applied Sciences.
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The LAB publication series publishes reports, monographs and compilations based on the RDI and higher education teaching activities at LAB.
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Facilitating organizational change through innovative management practices: a case of Framery
Speed and informal decision-making help young companies grow. As they scale, the same habits can start shifting work onto other teams without anyone deciding that they should. This article looks at how that happened in a Finnish growth company, why both sides of the conflict acted sensibly, and what managers can do before a late change reaches the people who must absorb it. Source
From strategy to practice: building research capacity through junior researcher positions
What happens when a strategic objective of a higher education institution becomes part of an individual employee’s career path? This article explores how strengthening research capability is put into practice at LAB University of Applied Sciences and what it means to develop from a professional expert into a researcher through a new type of research career pathway. Source
Bridging the gap: creating real connections between Finnish and international students
At campuses like LAB University of Applied Sciences in Lahti, international and Finnish speaking students use the same buildings, libraries and restaurants. However, they do not necessarily interact much in their everyday lives. Casual encounters are quite rare, and joint activities often attract mainly international students. Finnish students tend to stay within their own circles. Source
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Why Circular Bioeconomy Matters for Sustainable Cities?
Walk through any European city and you will see bins filled with biowaste awaiting collection. Food scraps, coffee grounds and garden waste are often treated as waste despite containing valuable nutrients, organic matter and energy. As cities seek more sustainable resource management, recovering value from biowaste has become a priority. The CITISYSTEM project explores how […] The post Why Circular Bioeconomy Matters for Sustainable Cities? appeared first on LAB Focus.
Building stronger connections between Finnish entrepreneurship societies
Entrepreneurship societies (ESes) are student-led organisations connecting students to professional networks and activating early-stage ideas. However, due to the rising challenges in the Finnish labour market, ESes need to look beyond local levels. Recent discussions have highlighted the importance of stronger cooperation between organisations to share knowledge, coordinate activities and strengthen their impact on the […] The post Building stronger connections between Finnish entrepreneurship societies appeared first on LAB Focus.
Building local trust helps international students to be employed
Heikki Korpela (2026), a researcher at the VATT Institute for Economic Research, noted that recent media coverage of the unemployment situation may convey an overly negative picture of the employment outcomes of higher education graduates. When employment is examined from the perspective of earnings, 85.4% of graduates from universities of applied sciences earned more than […] The post Building local trust helps international students to be employed appeared first on LAB Focus.