JAMK and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences have already engaged in cooperation as a centre of excellence in the field of rehabilitation for a couple of years, funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture. The centre of excellence renews, strengthens and develops rehabilitation education for the benefit of the rehabilitees.
The centre of excellence will grow into a cooperation network for institutes of higher education that provide education in rehabilitation to address the competence needs in the field on a national level. The centre of excellence will engage in close cooperation with upper secondary and university education. The centre also aims at expanding international cooperation in education. The educational offerings in foreign languages and double degrees will be increased by, among other things, strengthening the jointly planned online studies. There are also plans to put together a national education export consortium in the field of rehabilitation.
The centre of excellence also serves as a research and development centre for the rehabilitation field. A cooperation network for research, development and innovation projects can be created around it to generate solutions that support functional capacity and participation among rehabilitation clients. The network efforts are centred around updating the operating models of rehabilitation, prevention, rehabilitation as a multi-party process, and producing digital and technological solutions. The network participates in social debate to strengthen the role of rehabilitation in the reform of healthcare and social welfare services and in educational activities at different levels of education.
JAMK and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences engage in cooperation as a centre of excellence in the field of rehabilitation and develop education as well as cooperation in research and development activities in the field. The centre of excellence engages in cooperation with working and business life and the university, research and development units located in the region. JAMK participates in the development work related to new regional investments, such as the New Hospital and the Hippos area, and in the development of customer-centred service processes. At JAMK, rehabilitation combines expertise from several fields of study.