NPA funding for utilizing technology in social and healthcare education

The RemoTED (Digital and Technological Social and Healthcare Education in Remote Areas - Challenges and Opportunities) preparatory project has received funding from the Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic program.

In the RemoTED project, the aim is to create a new perspective on how technology and digital solutions can enhance social and healthcare education. The project collects information on the needs of stakeholders in social and healthcare, as well as the vision of technology companies. It also identifies teaching strategies, as well as digital and technological solutions with the most potential.

To envision future possibilities, surveys, phone and online interviews, workshops, and meetings are conducted in Lapland, North Karelia, and Ireland. The gathered information and understanding will be used when preparing the main project around this topic.

Hannele Kauppila, manager of Future Health Services Expertise Group at Lapland University of Applied Sciences, is pleased that funding has been secured for the development of this internationally important topic.

- We aspire to be an international expert in digital solutions for the well-being sector. At the national level, remote nursing services and mobile services are also at the core of our operations, she says.

Investing in the development of digital solutions in sparsely populated areas is an effective strategy for advancing expertise in social and healthcare. Especially in rural and remote areas, cost-effective, technology-based opportunities are needed. The RemoTED project will conduct a preliminary study on the needs and possibilities of utilizing technology, seek additional partners, and prepare the actual project application.

According to Tuomas Lappalainen, who works as the Head of Education at Karelia University of Applied Sciences, the RemoTED project aligns well with Karelia’s strategic choice of “Sustainable Well-being.”

- The project’s goal is to support the adoption of new technological solutions in social and healthcare services and enhance this expertise in regions with long distances. The project examines the possibilities of utilizing digitalization from both the perspective of social and healthcare services and education, in international collaboration. This project provides an excellent opportunity to explore new perspectives on these themes.

Project Information:

• Project Name: Digital and Technological Social and Healthcare Education in Remote areas - Challenges and Opportunities (RemoTED)
• Funding Source: Interreg Northern Periphery and Arctic program and Lapland Regional Council
• Duration: December 1, 2023, to November 30, 2024
• Partners: Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Karelia University of Applied Sciences, and Atlantic Technological University (Ireland)
• Total Budget: €99,846.77
• NPA Funding: €64,900.39

For more information, you can contact the project manager, Eeva Helameri, at Lapland University of Applied Sciences:
• Email: eeva.helameri(a)lapinamk.fi
• Phone: +358 (0)40 619 5662