Haaga-Helia's strategy 2026–2030

Our mission is to provide the keys to competence excellence

Haaga-Helia’s mission is to provide the keys to competence excellence. It highlights Haaga-Helia’s diverse role in society. We are a university of applied sciences that creates the most suitable competencies for different needs. 

Our profile refines it by positioning us in the field of higher education: Haaga-Helia is an international university of applied sciences specialising in business, service industries, emerging technologies and higher education pedagogy.

Vision: Leading the way

Our vision highlights Haaga-Helia's pioneering position and strong connections to working life. We want to lead the way in renewing competences and businesses. Our impact is built on high-quality education, applied research that benefits business, internationalization, regional influence, and responsibility.

Towards the vision with our goals

We have three strategic goals:

• The excellent learning experience and competences can be sought, for example, in solutions for pedagogy, RDI, guidance and continuous learning. 

• Future-oriented and sustainable solutions are related to, among other things, value creation and thought leadership in national and international networks, RDI as a catalyst for companies' competence, foresight and knowledge-based management, as well as profitable operating models and a stable economy. Sustainability also refers to a responsible way of operating.

• A thriving higher education community includes the well-being of both students and staff. We work for the benefit of students, as a community that learns and cares together.

Four important values

Curiosity is a prerequisite for learning

We want to learn and develop, as individuals and as a community. We are open to new ideas. We ask, listen and build understanding of both society and students’ everyday lives. We approach change as an opportunity and focus on finding solutions.

Courage creates forerunnership

We carry out bold experiments and seek new opportunities to develop our operations. Mistakes are made for learning. We let go of what no longer works. We act openly and address even difficult issues constructively. We accept incompleteness.

Collaboration is the cornerstone of our community

We build collaboration within the higher education community and beyond. We help each other succeed and share our expertise. We involve others and commit together to what has been agreed. We strengthen trust, a sense of community and team spirit.

Caring supports succeeding together

We take each other into account in everyday interactions and treat one another with respect. We cherish diversity. We take care of others and ourselves. We offer help and know how to ask for it. We act in the best interests of students. We recognise our responsibility for people, the environment, the economy and society as a whole.