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University of Art and Design Helsinki
Photo: Jefunne Gimpel
Media Centre Lume
Photo: Jefunne Gimpel
Hämeentie 135
Photo: Jefunne Gimpel
Arabianranta
Photo: Harri Ahola
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University of Art and Design Helsinki
www.uiah.fi
The University of Art and Design Helsinki is an international university dedicated to design, audiovisual communication, art education and art. It is the largest university of this kind in the Nordic countries and one of the most highly acclaimed in the whole world. There are some 1 700 students enrolled in the University, 14% of whom come from abroad. The University founded in 1871 is a pioneer in research and education. The uniqueness of the University stems from an ambitious community of creative people and creative will.
Throughout its over 130 years of history, the University has been an integral part of the succeshe s story that is Finnish design. Today the University is actively engaged in the development of not only the cultural but also economic and industrial competitiveness of Finnish society. Close cooperation with the business sector promotes the introduction of innovations and the cross-disciplinary utilisation of research results.
Media Centre Lume
www.lume.fi
Lume is a national education, research, development and production
centre of audiovisual media. Lume combines the disciplines of cinema,
TV, digital media and production set design. The special focus areas of
Lume are cross-media content production and practice-based research
which serves the needs of the content.
Media Centre Lume is part of the University of Art & Design
Helsinki, but serves also other Universities, polytechnics, research
institutions and companies. The Centre has extensive facilities for
film, television, new media and theatrical productions. Moreover,
facilities at Lume are also ideal for organising seminars, meetings,
conferences, galas, festivals, or fairs. The education of the
University, cultural and other projects along with research are
combined in the Media Centre Lume.
Art & Design City, Helsinki Virtual Village,
Arabianranta
www.helsinkivirtualvillage.fi
The University of Art and Design Helsinki is located in Helsinki 's new
project area called "Arabianranta". Arabianranta should soon be an
inner city district with 10 000 residents, 8 000 workers and 6 000
students. It's the last free shoreline area in inner Helsinki.
Design and art are a part of everyday life in Arabianranta. The City of
Helsinki demands that 1-2 % of the construction costs for new buildings
in the area are spent on works of art. Arabianranta has achieved its
goal of being the leading centre of art and design excellence. The
partners in this venture include businesses, the University of Art and
Design Helsinki and 5 other educational institutions as well as
residents of the area. The Helsinki Virtual Village portal and the
fastest and most modern areal network in Finland are among the services
Arabianranta has to offer for residents, companies and students. With
focus in good design, the goal is to make Arabianranta prosper.
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