Projects
Strengthening the agency of Refugee Youth
Refugee youth are often denied basic human rights and essential services due to structural financial, legal, and societal constraints. Social workers play a crucial role in supporting refugee youth in this context. This research investigates how international social workers can build alliances with refugee youth so they can navigate these structural constraints.
UP University
The European UP University network has strengthened its cooperation by signing a five-year agreement on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk). With this agreement, the network’s eleven partner institutions from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Spain, Romania, Italy, Slovenia, Albania, and Ukraine commit to enhancing their academic, scientific, and professional relationships, as well as promoting educational and research collaboration and increasing international mobility for both staff and students.
Reduce and use landfill methane
Can methane resources such as landfills and small digesters that are currently (partially) unused be used to produce valuable materials? That is the goal of this Biotech booster project.
Early Drug Discovery Education Track (EDD-Track)
Strengthening the current pharmaceutical training offering with innovative Early Drug Discovery (EDD) life-long learning courses
Kombucha and biobased leather from one process
Kombucha fermentation delivers more than a drink. This project converts a waste stream into a bio-based, leather-like material and connects sustainable food production with circular material innovation.
Connecting Fibers
To help the building industry to become fully biobased, this project aims at the development of a biobased adhesive or binder based on biomasses like miscanthus, bamboo, fiber hemp or pruning wood for use in panel boards like CLT or particle board.
Capability Cards
How to start a conversation which is meaningful? Which invite the conversation partner to articulate values and wishes? The Capability Cards enable this kind of conversation!
Training in Responsible Research
Here you will find an overview of responsible research training courses at universities of applied sciences. We offer basic training for researchers, team training and training for students. The training courses contribute to awareness of the importance of research integrity. You will learn what exactly we mean by research integrity in applied research. You will also be given tools to recognize and discuss research integrity in your work.
Educational Equality
Educational equality. Every child deserves a good start as the foundation for a healthy and happy life. However, pupils’ social backgrounds still strongly predict their educational attainment. It's high time to draw attention to this wicked problem.
