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Savonia University of Applied Sciences

Savonia University of Applied Sciences Ltd (Savonia) is one of the largest and most versatile Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland and it has approximately 6300 students. Savonia serves the surrounding work life actively by offering high-quality services and tailor-made solutions to the development needs of the business and work communities.

Savonia School of Health Care, Kuopio, provides 7 degree programmes in health care professionals’ education (nursing, public health nursing, midwifery, paramedic, physiotherapy, medical laboratory technician, dental hygiene). In addition there are three Master’s programmes in health care (health technology, clinical advanced nursing, social and health care management). The other forms of operation include adult education, service activities, as well as research and development activities.

Savonia Unit of Health Care has a solid experience in both national and international project management and has conducted many projects related to using technology and social media in education. PhD Marja Silén-Lipponen has experience in both national and international projects and has worked on the projects as a project manager (e.g. RELATE DE-13-LLP-LdV-TOI-147 640 and SIMULA 00211-EU-A31702).

From the viewpoint of pedagogy, Savonia has developed blended learning during the last 15 years with local enterprises and organizations such as hospitals and health centres in communities. Savonia has one of the best simulations centres in Finland and simulation-learning is practiced as a basic teaching method in all degree educations and also in tailored continuing education. Multi-professional simulations are also organized regularly. Savonia has a deep practical and research collaboration with the University of Eastern Finland (nursing science, medicine, pharmacy, social science), the Savo Vocational and Adult College, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio Primary Health Care Departments and Rescue Institute. The purpose of this regular and continuous collaboration is to provide multiprofessional co-operation through the simulation method, utilizing the curricula of different educational organizations and thus a permanent form of co-operation in health education. Besides variety of simulation education Savonia also offers simulation pedogogy education for teachers and arranges standardized patient courses for simulated patient actors.

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Our key staff

  • Riitta Turjamaa

    Senior Lecturer in Nursing, PhD

    Experience and research topics: simulation pedagogy and education, gerontological nursing, home care for older people, digitalization and robotics in the context of older people’s home care.

  • Miia Nousiainen

    RDI Project Assistant, BBA

    Specialist in international project administration and finances, working knowledge in Erasmus+, H2020, FP7, Leonardo, Interreg IVC, Enpi CBC and ERDF/ESF projects.
    In total, over 15 years of experience in international business.

  • Marja Silén-Lipponen

    Principle Lecturer in Nursing, PhD

    Doctoral thesis 2005: Teamwork in operating room nursing – conceptual perspective in Finnish, British and American nurses' and nursing students' experiences.
    Experience and research topics: international and national projects, simulation pedagogy, nursing education and pedagogy, perioperative nursing and gerontological nursing.

  • Suvi Aura

    Full-Time Lecturer in Nursing, PhD

    Doctoral thesis 2017: Simulation-based pharmacotherapy learning: Assessing educational effectiveness in radiographers’ continuing education.
    Experience and research topics: Simulation pedagogy, nursing education, perioperative and anesthesia nursing, clinical practice development, continuing education

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